[Monkey Cage at Marsalis Zoo]

Photograph of young people and children lining the sides of a cage where small, dark monkeys sit.
Date: June 4, 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of House on San Pedro Parkway in Dallas]

Photograph of a house on the corner of San Pedro Parkway and Santa Clara Drive in Dallas, Texas.
Date: March 4, 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Intersection in Forest Hills]

Photograph of a house on the corner of San Pedro Parkway and Santa Clara Drive in Forest Hills, a neighborhood in Dallas, Texas.
Date: March 4, 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Intersection in Forest Hills]

Photograph of the intersection of San Pedro Parkway and Santa Clara Drive in Forest Hills, a neighborhood in Dallas, Texas.
Date: March 4, 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Samuell at Mesquite Park]

Photograph of one man named Samuell and an unidentified man at Mesquite Park. The back of the photo states that the two men were doing a "143 Acre sprigging job." Both men are on the sprigging machine in an open field. A stamp on the back names the image as an official photo from the city of Dallas.
Date: April 4, 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Render of Dallas Memorial Auditorium]

Photograph of a render / concept drawing of the Dallas Memorial Auditorium.
Date: April 4, 1957
Creator: Dahl, George L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clippings about Candy Barr] (open access)

[Newspaper Clippings about Candy Barr]

Newspaper clippings about Juanita Dale Phillips, also known as Candy Barr. The headlines are "Candy's Record Studied; Case Continued 1 Year", "Candy Barr Awaits Grand Jury Action" and "Word to Candy: No Parole."
Date: 1957-11-04/1962-03-10
Creator: Dallas Times Herald
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Kiest Park Celebrating Independence Day]

Photograph of an aerial view of Kiest Park celebrating American Independence Day. Cars are parked throughout Kiest Park along the street lined with trees surrounding the oval shaped field featuring eight (8) baseball fields. A carnival has been set up in a parking lot with rides next to a flower garden.
Date: July 4, 1962
Creator: Squire Haskins Photography
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report of Conversation Between Jack Ruby and Lee Harvey Oswald at Carousel Club #2] (open access)

[Report of Conversation Between Jack Ruby and Lee Harvey Oswald at Carousel Club #2]

Carbon copy of a typed report describing an alleged conversation which occurred between Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby at the Carousel Club on October 4th, 1963. It is stated that Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby discussed a plan to assassinate the governor of Texas. Ruby was going to pay Oswald to shoot him.
Date: October 4, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit In Any Fact by Julia Postal #1] (open access)

[Affidavit In Any Fact by Julia Postal #1]

Affidavit In Any Fact by Julia Postal, a witness to the arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald. Postal states that she worked at the Texas Theater and saw a man duck inside as a police car drove by. She suspected he was running from them, so she called the police who came to the theater and arrested the man. She later learned that he was Lee Harvey Oswald.
Date: December 4, 1963
Creator: Snyder, George F.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit In Any Fact by Julia Postal #2] (open access)

[Affidavit In Any Fact by Julia Postal #2]

Affidavit In Any Fact by Julia Postal, a witness to the arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald. Postal states that she worked at the Texas Theater and saw a man duck inside as a police car drove by. She suspected he was running from them, so she called the police who came to the theater and arrested the man. She later learned that he was Lee Harvey Oswald.
Date: December 4, 1963
Creator: Snyder, George F.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit In Any Fact by Seth Kantor] (open access)

[Affidavit In Any Fact by Seth Kantor]

Affidavit In Any Fact by Seth Kantor, regarding a conversation with Jack Ruby at Parkland Hospital on November 22, 1963. Kantor describes the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald and states that he knew Jack Ruby but did not see him prior to the shooting. He also states that when he saw Ruby at Parkland Hospital he seemed very upset.
Date: December 4, 1963
Creator: Bock, Frances
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit in Any Fact by Seth Kantor] (open access)

[Affidavit in Any Fact by Seth Kantor]

Affidavit in any fact of Seth Kantor, typed by Frances Bock. Kantor's statement concerns a conversation with Jack Ruby at Parkland Hospital on November 22, 1963, and additional information about his assignment on November 24, 1963.
Date: December 4, 1963
Creator: Bock, Frances
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit in Any Fact - Statement by Julia Postal, December 4, 1963 #1] (open access)

[Affidavit in Any Fact - Statement by Julia Postal, December 4, 1963 #1]

Transcription of a statement by Julia Postal in which she describes the arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald.
Date: December 4, 1963
Creator: Snyder, George F.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit in Any Fact - Statement by Julia Postal, December 4, 1963 #2] (open access)

[Affidavit in Any Fact - Statement by Julia Postal, December 4, 1963 #2]

Transcription of a statement by Julia Postal in which she describes the arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald.
Date: December 4, 1963
Creator: Snyder, George F.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit in Any Fact - Statement by Julia Postal, December 4, 1963 #3] (open access)

[Affidavit in Any Fact - Statement by Julia Postal, December 4, 1963 #3]

Transcription of a statement by Julia Postal in which she describes the arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald.
Date: December 4, 1963
Creator: Snyder, George F.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Intelligence Report - Mr. Waters' Heart Attack, December 4, 1963] (open access)

[Intelligence Report - Mr. Waters' Heart Attack, December 4, 1963]

Intelligence report to Captain W. P. Gannaway through Lt. Jack Revill concerning information from Los Angeles Police Department regarding a heart attack suffered by a Mr. Waters at the time Ruby shot Oswald.
Date: December 4, 1963
Creator: Brumley, M. H.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memo Regarding Photos] (open access)

[Memo Regarding Photos]

Memorandum which reads: "2 sets photos (11 each set) given Paton Glasscach of DPS - NW Highway ps Chief Curry via chief GLL. Lt Day. 12-7-63 6 sets given to Chief Lunday by K. P. Knight."
Date: 1963-12-04/1963-12-07
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Microfilm Copy of Supplementary Offense Report] (open access)

[Microfilm Copy of Supplementary Offense Report]

Microfilm copy of a supplementary offense report which clears the murder of Oswald with the arrest of Jack Ruby.
Date: December 4, 1963
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report concerning a radio interview with Eva Grant] (open access)

[Report concerning a radio interview with Eva Grant]

Report to Chief J. E. Curry by J. H. Sawyer concerning a radio interview with Eva Grant, sister of Jack Ruby, by Joe Long of Radio Station KLIF on Sunday, November 24, 1963. Grant stated the she did not want anyone to blame the Dallas Police Department, and that she thought her brother had gotten a press pass somehow and went momentarily insane when he shot Oswald.
Date: December 4, 1963
Creator: Sawyer, J. H.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report concerning an interview by Joe Long with Eva Grant] (open access)

[Report concerning an interview by Joe Long with Eva Grant]

Report to Chief J. E. Curry by O. A. Jones concerning an interview by Joe Long of KLIF Radio with Eva Grant. Jones states that Grant's interview was approximately three and a half hours and that she did not allow a record of the entire interview but allowed a recording of a prepared speech. Jones states that he questioned Long regarding the reasons Grant gave for believing her brother Jack Ruby had a press pass, and Long stated that she described an incident at the State Fair of Texas where Ruby had some kind of "Operations" pass that granted him admission.
Date: December 4, 1963
Creator: Jones, O. A.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report concerning interviews with Jack Ruby] (open access)

[Report concerning interviews with Jack Ruby]

Report to Chief J. E. Curry by Lieutenant Jack Revill concerning interviews with Jack Ruby while in custody. Lieutenant Revill describes the questioning of Ruby after the shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald.
Date: December 4, 1963
Creator: Revill, Jack R.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report concerning the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald] (open access)

[Report concerning the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald]

Report to Chief J. E. Curry by R. E. Swain concerning officer's assignments and the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald. Swain describes his duties, activities, and observations on the day of the shooting.
Date: December 4, 1963
Creator: Swain, R. E.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report from Bob K. Carroll to Chief J. E. Curry, concerning the arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald #1] (open access)

[Report from Bob K. Carroll to Chief J. E. Curry, concerning the arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald #1]

Report written by Bob K. Carroll to Chief J. E. Curry concerning the arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald. Carroll describes searching the Texas Theater for the suspect in the shooting of Officer J. D. Tippit and locating him on the lower floor. Lee Harvey Oswald was apprehended and taken from the theater, during which onlookers were shouting at him. Carroll then brought Oswald to the City Hall.
Date: December 4, 1963
Creator: Carroll, Bob K.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History