Surveillance Photo of Piccadilly Cafeteria Civil Rights Protest

Black and white photographic print of an unknown African American man at a June 1964 civil rights protest at the Piccadilly Cafeteria on Commerce Street in downtown Dallas. The image shows the man standing in front of a Piccadilly Cafeteria menu posted in a window stating, "Today's special; Meatballs and Spaghetti". Stamped in red ink on back of photo is the date "Jun 5 1964". This is one of many surveillance photos taken by the Dallas County Sheriff's Department during the month-long civil rights protest at the Piccadilly Cafeteria in Dallas, Texas, in 1964.
Date: June 5, 1964
Creator: Dallas County Sheriff's Department
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Surveillance Photo of Piccadilly Cafeteria Civil Rights Protest

Black and white photograph of a crowd of people participating in a June 1964 civil rights protest at the Piccadilly Cafeteria on Commerce Street in downtown Dallas. An unknown African American woman is in the center of the frame, facing the viewer. The doors to the cafeteria are visible behind her, being blocked by a white employee of the cafeteria. Several other white men are behind and next to the African American woman, and part of an African American man is visible at the left edge of the frame in the background. The date "Jun 4 1964" is stamped in red ink on the back of the photograph. This is one of many surveillance photos taken by the Dallas County Sheriff's Department during the month-long civil rights protest at the Piccadilly Cafeteria in Dallas, Texas, in 1964.
Date: June 4, 1964
Creator: Dallas County Sheriff's Department
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Phil Willis Slide #2

Original 35mm color slide taken by assassination witness Phil Willis showing Chief Jesse Curry's car on Main Street approaching Houston Street. The Old Red Courthouse is visible on the right while the Dallas County Records Building is visible on the left.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Willis, Phil
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Phil Willis Slide #4 (Willis 2)

Original 35mm color slide taken by assassination witness Phil Willis showing the Presidential limousine in the motorcade turning onto Houston Street. The Kennedys and Connallys are visible in the limousine while Lyndon Johnson can be seen in one of the following cars on Main Street. Crowds greet the Kennedys as the motorcade passes. This image is commonly known as "Willis 2" by assassination researchers.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Willis, Phil
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Phil Willis Slide #6 (Willis 4)

Original 35mm color slide taken by assassination witness Phil Willis showing the Presidential limousine in the motorcade on Elm Street. Nellie Connally and Jacqueline Kennedy are looking to their left while Governor Connally and President Kennedy are both touching their heads. The Texas School Book Depository Building is visible in the background, along with a crowd gathered to greet the Kennedys as the motorcade passes. This image is commonly known as "Willis 4" by assassination researchers.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Willis, Phil
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Phil Willis Slide #8 (Willis 6)

Original 35mm color slide taken by assassination witness Phil Willis showing the end of the motorcade right after the Kennedy assassination. Several males can be seen running west on the south side of Elm Street, towards the triple underpass. A number of vehicles can be seen, including the front end of the White House press bus on the right edge of the image. A station wagon is stopped on Elm Street with the driver's side rear door open. This image is commonly known as "Willis 6" by assassination researchers.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Willis, Phil
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Phil Willis Slide #13

Original 35mm color slide taken by assassination witness Phil Willis showing the area around the Texas School Book Depository building following the Kennedy assassination. The image is blurry and features several unknown Dallas police officers and onlookers with their heads cropped off.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Willis, Phil
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Phil Willis Slide #15 (Willis 9)

Original 35mm color slide taken by assassination witness Phil Willis showing a crowd of people in front of the Dal-Tex building at the intersection of Elm Street and Houston Street, looking north on Houston, after the Kennedy assassination. A man on the right is holding a 16mm camera while others appear to be standing around talking. This image is commonly known as "Willis 9" by assassination researchers.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Willis, Phil
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Phil Willis Slide #17

Original 35mm color slide taken by assassination witness Phil Willis showing the intersection of Elm Street and Houston Street, looking north on Houston Street, after the Kennedy assassination. A police car and several Dallas Police officers can be seen on the left, while a fire truck can be seen on the right, directly in front of the Dal-Tex building.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Willis, Phil
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Phil Willis Slide #19

Original 35mm color slide taken by assassination witness Phil Willis showing Dallas police officers, police vehicles, and motorcycles at the southwest corner of Elm Street and Houston Street, looking north on Houston Street, after the Kennedy assassination. The rear of a white car is visible on the left in front of the Texas School Book Depository building while the Dal-Tex building is visible in the background on the right of the image.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Willis, Phil
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Phil Willis Slide #21

Original 35mm color slide taken by assassination witness Phil Willis showing Dallas police officers, police cars, and motorcycles outside the front entrance of the Texas School Book Depository building from the southwest corner of Elm Street and Houston Street.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Willis, Phil
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Phil Willis Slide #24

Original 35mm color slide taken by assassination witness Phil Willis showing Dealey Plaza and the Texas School Book Depository building from Main Street west of Houston Street. The back of the Houston Street peristyle is visible on the right while several figures can be seen standing next to police cars along the north side of Elm Street.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Willis, Phil
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Phil Willis Slide #26 (Willis 12)

Original 35mm color slide taken by assassination witness Phil Willis showing Dealey Plaza and the Texas School Book Depository building from Main Street west of Houston Street. The Hertz sign on top of the building reads the temperature of 68 degrees. The Houston Street peristyle is visible on the right, the hood of a red car is in the foreground, and several Dallas police officers are visible along Elm Street. This image is commonly known as "Willis 12" by assassination researchers.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Willis, Phil
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Phil Willis Slide #28

Photograph of the Eastman Kodak building at 3131 Manor Way in Dallas, TX. The Eastman Kodak building is visible behind a chainlink fence on the right while a dark red vehicle is parked on the left.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Willis, Phil
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Scene of Officer J.D. Tippit's murder]

Original black and white photographic negative taken by Dallas Times Herald and United Press International photographer Darryl Heikes. This image shows Dallas Police Sergeant Roy Shipley guarding the site at 404 E. Tenth Street where Officer J.D. Tippit was shot and killed in Oak Cliff, about 45 minutes after the assassination of President Kennedy. The dark spot on the street near Shipley's foot is stained with Tippit's blood.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Heikes, Darryl
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lee Harvey Oswald at Dallas Police headquarters on November 22, 1963]

Original black and white photographic negative taken by a Dallas Times Herald staff photographer. This image shows Lee Harvey Oswald, being escorted back to his jail cell by Dallas Police, in the elevator of the Dallas Police Department on the evening of November 22, 1963.
Date: November 22, 1963
Creator: Dallas Times Herald
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History