[Criminal Intelligence Report to Captain W. P. Gannaway, January 24, 1964] (open access)

[Criminal Intelligence Report to Captain W. P. Gannaway, January 24, 1964]

Criminal Intelligence Report from Detective R. W. Westphal to Captain W. P. Gannaway through Lieutenant Jack Revill regarding Nat Jaffers, an associate of Jack Ruby.
Date: January 24, 1964
Creator: Westphal, R. W.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Intelligence Report to Captain W. P. Gannaway, January 24, 1964] (open access)

[Intelligence Report to Captain W. P. Gannaway, January 24, 1964]

Intelligence Report from Detective D. N. Boyd to Captain W. P. Gannaway through Lieutenant Jack Revill regarding the criminal and personal history of Ralph Paul
Date: January 24, 1964
Creator: Boyd, D. N.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Captain Fritz, January 24, 1964] (open access)

[Letter to Captain Fritz, January 24, 1964]

Letter to Captain Will Fritz regarding laboratory tests on Ruby's gun and bullets.
Date: January 24, 1964
Creator: Tisdale, Joel
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Dallas fire] (open access)

[News Script: Dallas fire]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a fire at Dallas' Medical Arts Hospital.
Date: January 24, 1964
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Firefighter Coiling a Fire Hose]

Photograph of a firefighter (wearing a firefighting suit with the letters 'J' and 'L' on the right sleeve) bent over and recoiling a fire hose next to a large pile of wooden debris and a bright lamp. There are two ladders propped up against the side of the tall, multi-story building on the right. There is a fire-escape attached to the side of the building. In the background, another tall, multi-story building with many illuminated windows is barely visible in the dark. On the back of the photograph are two stamps and a handwritten note giving information about the photo.
Date: January 24, 1964
Creator: Young, John
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Chef Observes Damage to Burnt Cabinets]

Photograph of a man in a chef's toque and uniform kneeling down beside a burnt and charred counter. His right hand rests on a pile of ash on top of the counter, and he's looking at a smoky wine glass on the counter. The cabinet doors under the counter and falling apart and falling off the the hinges. The floor beneath the man's feet is covered in ashes. On the back of the photograph are two stamps giving the photographer's name, the name of the printer, and the date.
Date: January 24, 1964
Creator: Grant, Clint
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Firefighters Climb Ladders into Second Story of Burnt Building]

Photograph of firefighters in firefighting suits climbing up and standing below two ladders leading up to two large holes in the second story of a building damaged by fire. Other firefighters and a man with a camera and a tape recorder stand in the space beneath the second-story. There are fire hoses on the ground and draped over the edge of the second-story floor. A large pile of fire-damaged wooden furniture lays on the left. On the back of the photograph are two stamps and a handwritten note giving information about the photo.
Date: January 24, 1964
Creator: Young, John
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Firefighters Climb Into Fire-Damaged Medical Arts Building]

Photograph of firefighters inside the second-story of the fire-damaged, gaping side of the Medical Arts Building. A firefighter on the ground holds one of two tall ladders propped up against the exposed second-story floor. Two large, burnt piles of rubble sit on either side of the ladders, and there are several firefighting hoses lying coiled in the foreground. A man wearing a white coat and white hard-hat stands behind the ladder on the left, just inside the building. On the back of the photograph are extensive notes about the fire that damaged the building, a portion of a torn-off label, and a stamp identifying the photographer.
Date: January 24, 1964
Creator: Hanson, Andy
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Officers and Injured Man on Gurney in a Street]

Photograph of a street crowded with three police cars, a fire engine with a ladder on top, three police officers, and other people (in the street and on the side of the far side of the street, watching). A man with a bandage covering one of his eyes is laying on a gurney being pulled and pushed by a man in a suit and a firefighter. The ladder on top of the fire engine has "Dallas Fire Department, Snorkel No. 2" on the side. There are two partially visible multi-story buildings and a neon pharmacy sign in the immediate background. On the back of the photograph are two stamps and a handwritten note giving information about the photo.
Date: January 24, 1964
Creator: Grant, Clint
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Emergency Vehicles Outside Medical Arts Hospital]

Photograph of six vehicles (facing left) in front of the Medical Arts Hospital, a stone and brick building that is more than six stories tall and has many windows. The name of the hospital is visible above the large entrance. A group of people, mostly civilians, line the sidewalk in front of the entrance to the building. Five of the six vehicles have lights on the roofs, and on the back of the sixth car (in the middle of the group of cars), a door on the back of the vehicle hangs open. On the back of the photograph is part of a torn off label with information about the photo, and handwritten text partially visible beneath the label.
Date: January 24, 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to J. W. Fritz by J. D. Chastain, January 24, 1964] (open access)

[Letter to J. W. Fritz by J. D. Chastain, January 24, 1964]

Letter addressed to Captain Will Fritz of the Dallas Police Department. In the letter, J. D. Chastain states that bullets and a revolver were submitted to the laboratory.
Date: January 24, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Report to W. P. Gannaway by R. W. Westphal. January 24, 1964] (open access)

[Report to W. P. Gannaway by R. W. Westphal. January 24, 1964]

Photocopy of a report addressed to Captain W. P. Gannaway of the Dallas Police Department. The report, which was submitted by detective R. W. Westphal, states that Nat Jaffers is a known associate of Jack Ruby. Ruby is a salesman for Larck Hobbies.
Date: January 24, 1964
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter by Joel Tisdale to Captain J. W. Fritz, November 24, 1963 #1] (open access)

[Letter by Joel Tisdale to Captain J. W. Fritz, November 24, 1963 #1]

Letter from Chief Joel Tisdale to Captain of Police J. W. Fritz informing him of the results of laboratory tests on Jack Ruby's revolver.
Date: January 24, 1964
Creator: Tisdale, Joel
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter by Joel Tisdale to Captain J. W. Fritz, November 24, 1963 #2] (open access)

[Letter by Joel Tisdale to Captain J. W. Fritz, November 24, 1963 #2]

Letter from Chief Joel Tisdale to Captain of Police J. W. Fritz informing him of the results of laboratory tests on Jack Ruby's revolver.
Date: January 24, 1964
Creator: Tisdale, Joel
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joel Tisdale to Captain J. W. Fritz, January 24, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from Joel Tisdale to Captain J. W. Fritz, January 24, 1964]

Letter from Joel Tisdale to Captain J. W. Fritz, regarding laboratory tests on Jack Ruby's gun and bullets.
Date: January 24, 1964
Creator: Tisdate, Joel
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Firefighters Push a Covered Gurney]

Photograph of several firefighters pushing a covered gurney next to a sidewalk. The firefighters are leaning over the gurney, tending to the patient. One man in the background looks directly at the camera.
Date: January 24, 1964
Creator: Young, John
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Dallas fire] captions transcript

[News Clip: Dallas fire]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a fire at Dallas Medical Arts Hospital.
Date: January 24, 1964
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Voting] captions transcript

[News Clip: Voting]

Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about the 24th amendment to the Constitution being ratified and abolishing the poll tax for Federal elections.
Date: January 24, 1964
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Dallas Craftsman (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, January 24, 1964 (open access)

The Dallas Craftsman (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, January 24, 1964

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes news and information concerning the labor movement along with advertising.
Date: January 24, 1964
Creator: Reilly, Wallace
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History