[Detective Brown in Backyard With Rifle #1]

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Photographs of Detective B. C. Brown standing in the back yard of 214 West Neely Street in Dallas, Texas, with a rifle in one hand and paper in another.

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3 photographs : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm.

Creation Information

Dallas (Tex.). Police Department. 1963.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: John F. Kennedy, Dallas Police Department Collection and was provided by the Dallas Municipal Archives to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 323 times, with 4 in the last month. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Dallas Municipal Archives

Since 1985, the Archives have kept more than 2,000 cubic feet of materials open to the public by appointment. These materials include departmental documents, manuscripts, maps, photographs, and much more; they document historical events like the Kennedy assassination and Clyde Barrow gang's activities.

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Description

Photographs of Detective B. C. Brown standing in the back yard of 214 West Neely Street in Dallas, Texas, with a rifle in one hand and paper in another.

Physical Description

3 photographs : b&w ; 10 x 13 cm.

Notes

Part of the Dallas Police Department Collection.

Additional historical information: Marina and Lee Harvey Oswald were renting the upstairs apartment of this duplex when he allegedly assassinated President John F. Kennedy.

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John F. Kennedy, Dallas Police Department Collection

These photos document the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and its aftermath. They depict landmarks, people, and important events from before, on, and after November 23, 1963.

John F. Kennedy Memorial Collection

This collection contains newspapers, correspondence, legal documents, police reports, photographs, and video footage documenting the weekend of President Kennedy’s assassination as well as the subsequent investigations into both Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby.

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[Detective Brown in Backyard With Rifle #2] (Photograph)

[Detective Brown in Backyard With Rifle #2]

Photographs of Detective B. C. Brown, of the Dallas Police Department, recreating a photo of Lee Harvey Oswald. He stands in the backyard at 214 W. Neely St., in Dallas, Texas, holding a rifle in one hand and a paper in the other. The envelope that contains the photograph is also pictured.

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[Detective Brown in Backyard With Rifle #2], DSMA_91-001-12A57002-XXXX, ark:/67531/metapth338417

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  • 1963

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Added to The Portal to Texas History

  • Sept. 29, 2013, 11:29 p.m.

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  • March 17, 2020, 1:07 p.m.

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  • 32.75067846021482, -96.82588190000001

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Dallas (Tex.). Police Department. [Detective Brown in Backyard With Rifle #1], photograph, 1963; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth339116/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Municipal Archives.

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