[Arresting Officers' Report of Prior Arrest of Jack Ruby] (open access)

[Arresting Officers' Report of Prior Arrest of Jack Ruby]

Report regarding a prior arrest of Jack Ruby, which took place in 1953. The report states that Ruby was carrying a snub nose revolver and a tear gas pen.
Date: July 26, 1953
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Blood Alcohol Report on Lee Harvey Oswald] (open access)

[Blood Alcohol Report on Lee Harvey Oswald]

Blood Alcohol Report on Lee Harvey Oswald, by an unknown author. The report found Oswald negative.
Date: November 26, 1963
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Case Report on Lee Harvey Oswald by J. R. Leavelle #1] (open access)

[Case Report on Lee Harvey Oswald by J. R. Leavelle #1]

Case Report of Lee Harvey Oswald for the murder of Officer J. D. Tippit, by J. R. Leavelle. Includes a list of witnesses and summaries of their statements.
Date: November 26, 1963
Creator: Leavell, J. R.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Case Report on Lee Harvey Oswald by J. R. Leavelle #2] (open access)

[Case Report on Lee Harvey Oswald by J. R. Leavelle #2]

Case Report of Lee Harvey Oswald for the murder of Officer J. D. Tippit, by J. R. Leavelle. Includes a list of witnesses and summaries of their statements.
Date: November 26, 1963
Creator: Leavelle, J. R.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City Hall Basement]

Photographs of the reconstruction of the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald, showing basement of City Hall, looking towards the southeast door to the jail office.
Date: November 26, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City Hall Basement]

Photographs of the reconstruction of the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald, showing the basement of City Hall and the parking lot, where several cars are parked.
Date: November 26, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City Hall Basement and Entrance Ramp]

Photographs of the reconstruction of the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald, showing the City Hall basement and the Commerce Street entrance ramp.
Date: November 26, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City Hall Basement and Main Street Ramp]

Photographs of the reconstruction of the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald, showing the basement of City Hall, looking towards the southeast door to the jail office. Part of the Main Street Ramp is also visible.
Date: November 26, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City Hall Basement and Parking Lot]

Photographs of the reconstruction of the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald, showing the basement of City Hall looking towards the southeast door to the jail office, and a parking area where a Dallas police car is parked.
Date: November 26, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[City Hall Basement Doors]

Photographs of the reconstruction of the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald, showing the basement of City Hall looking towards the southeast door to the jail office, and the doors to the basement lobby.
Date: November 26, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Commerce Street Exit]

Photographs of the reconstruction of the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald, showing the City Hall basement taken from the Commerce Street exit.
Date: November 26, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Crime Scene Section Form] (open access)

[Crime Scene Section Form]

Crime Scene Section Form listing evidence that was released to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Date: November 26, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Crime Scene Section Form by an unknown author] (open access)

[Crime Scene Section Form by an unknown author]

Crime Scene Section Form by an unknown author releasing slugs to United States Secret Service Agent Thomas J. Kelley.
Date: November 26, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[From the Top of Main Street Ramp]

Photographs of the reconstruction of the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald, taken from the top of the Main Street entrance ramp.
Date: November 26, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Halfway Down Main Street Ramp]

Photographs of the reconstruction of the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald, taken halfway down the Main Street entrance ramp. A Dallas Police car is parked in the lot to the left.
Date: November 26, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Homicide Report by C. N. Dhority] (open access)

[Homicide Report by C. N. Dhority]

Homicide Report regarding the assassination of President Kennedy. The location of the assassination was Elm St. in Dallas.
Date: November 26, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Intelligence Report by W. L. House] (open access)

[Intelligence Report by W. L. House]

Intelligence report by W. L. House concerning gambling on Ross Avenue and a possible connection to Jack Ruby. A photocopy of an article from the Dallas Morning News describing inquiries by the Federal Bureau of Investigation is included, which concludes that evidence did not support a strong link between Jack Ruby and this instance of organized crime.
Date: April 26, 1972
Creator: House, W. L.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Intelligence Report - Egyptian Lounge, April 26, 1957] (open access)

[Intelligence Report - Egyptian Lounge, April 26, 1957]

Intelligence report to Lieutenant J. M. Souter concerning the Egyptian Lounge. Detective Gandy observed Morton Kaufman, James Campist, and Johnny Patrono at the Egyptian Lounge on April 25, 1957.
Date: April 26, 1957
Creator: Gandy, G. D.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Jail Office]

Photographs of the reconstruction of the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald, showing the jail office looking east from the front of the jail elevator. A man sits next to another man who stands on the far right side of the photo.
Date: November 26, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter concerning J. D. Tippit, November 26, 1963] (open access)

[Letter concerning J. D. Tippit, November 26, 1963]

Letter from Dr. Rose concerning the autopsy report on Officer J. D. Tippit.
Date: November 26, 1963
Creator: Rose, Earl F.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from an unknown author to Henry Wade, November 26, 1963] (open access)

[Letter from an unknown author to Henry Wade, November 26, 1963]

Letter from an unknown author to Henry Wade, concerning the attendance of Lee Harvey Oswald at a meeting in Philadelphia for the Fair Play for Cuba Committee.
Date: November 26, 1963
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Earl F. Rose to Judge Pierce McBride, November 26, 1963] (open access)

[Letter from Earl F. Rose to Judge Pierce McBride, November 26, 1963]

Letter from Earl F. Rose, M. D. to Judge Pierce McBride, concerning the autopsy of Lee Harvey Oswald. Rose states that the cause of death was found to be hemorrhage, secondary to a gunshot wound in the chest.
Date: November 26, 1963
Creator: Rose, Earl F.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. Lee Rankin to J. E. Curry] (open access)

[Letter from J. Lee Rankin to J. E. Curry]

Letter from J. Lee Rankin to Chief J. E. Curry. Rankin attached a list of staff members to be interviewed by the Warren Commission and thanked Curry for his cooperation.
Date: May 26, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mr. and Mrs. James Black, November 26, 1963] (open access)

[Letter from Mr. and Mrs. James Black, November 26, 1963]

Letter from Mr. and Mrs. James Black on November 26, 1963. In the letter, Mrs. Black requests an address for the Tippit family so that she can send Christmas gifts to the children. Mrs. Black explains that she nearly lost her husband recently and wants to help.
Date: November 26, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History