[The "three tramps" being escorted to the Sheriff's office]

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Original black and white photographic negative taken by Dallas Times Herald staff photographer William Allen. This image shows three men (front to back, Harold Doyle, John Gedney, and Gus Abrams who is hidden behind Gedney) being escorted to the Sheriff's office by Dallas Police officers, Billy Bass in the front and Marvin Wise in the rear, on November 22, 1963. The Texas School Book Depository is visible in the background.

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1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 35 mm.

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Allen, William November 22, 1963.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2011 and was provided by the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 33899 times, with 233 in the last month. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza first opened its doors in 1989 on the sixth and seventh floors of the building formerly known as the Texas School Book Depository in Dallas, the site of the infamous assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

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Description

Original black and white photographic negative taken by Dallas Times Herald staff photographer William Allen. This image shows three men (front to back, Harold Doyle, John Gedney, and Gus Abrams who is hidden behind Gedney) being escorted to the Sheriff's office by Dallas Police officers, Billy Bass in the front and Marvin Wise in the rear, on November 22, 1963. The Texas School Book Depository is visible in the background.

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1 photograph : negative, b&w ; 35 mm.

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This image is the sixteenth photograph on negative strip 24 in the Dallas Times Herald collection.

The Dallas Times Herald newspaper employed a number of staff photographers who were assigned to cover President Kennedy's visit to Fort Worth and Dallas. Not all photographs have a confirmed photographer.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2011

The 2011 edition of Rescuing Texas History includes photographs, postcards, legal documents, and more. These materials reflect generations of past Texans who contributed to the history and culture of the state.

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Dallas Times Herald Collection

The Dallas Times Herald played a crucial role in recording the historic visit of President John F. Kennedy to Dallas and Fort Worth, his subsequent assassination and its aftermath.

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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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  • November 22, 1963

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  • Sept. 9, 2011, 3:01 p.m.

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Allen, William. [The "three tramps" being escorted to the Sheriff's office], photograph, November 22, 1963; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth184800/: accessed March 6, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza.

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