Artifacts categories the sixth floor museum at dealey. The ups and downs of the tsbd the entrances and exits of the texas school book depository in november 22, 1963, along with the stairs and elevators, have always been an interesting sub topic to me. All purchases directly support museum exhibits and programming. The sixth floor museum the sixth floor museum at dealey. Texas school book depository building faq the sixth floor. More information about the history of the texas school book depository building and the development of the sixth floor museum can be found in the book, assassination and commemoration.
Map of sixth floor of texas school book depository the portal to. The sixth floor museum is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that depends upon the generosity of donors for support. A complete floor plan for the texas schoolbook depository. A short presentation of an fbi official document showing floor plans, photographs and parking lots for the texas book depository building in november, 1963. Copy negative of a 6th floor school book depository map. A tour of lee harvey oswalds bizarre path after killing jfk.
Housing the sixth floor museum at dealey plaza, location from which lee harvey oswald assassinated president john kennedy on november 22, 1963. But oswald did not realize that shelley was part of a plan to make sure that he. History of the texas school book depository building the. The architectural history of the jfk assassination site arts. Now that we know the position of the columns on the first floor, we can estimate with very good accuracy their placement locations on the higher floors. Even the floors that appear to be quite open on the diagrams, e. To order museum retail merchandise, please call 214.
The sixth floor museum texas school book depository travel. The fbi release of the floor plan of the texas school book. Buell wesley frazier drove lee harvey oswald to work on nov. The texas book depository was sold to the city of dallas, who now uses the first five floors as administrative offices. Plan your visit the sixth floor museum at dealey plaza. The film was used as evidence in the case against lee harvey oswald, who shot kennedy from a sixth floor window at the texas school book depository.
The texas school book depository, now known as the dallas county administration building, is a seven floor building facing dealey plaza in dallas, texas. Map of the southeast corner of the texas school book depositorys 6th floor. A reflective environment for people of all ages seeking information and understanding about the assassination and legacy of jfk. The museum presents the social and political landscape of the early 1960s, chronicles president kennedys assassination and its aftermath, and. What physics reveals about the jfk assassination history.
Photograph taken on the second floor of the texas school book depository. Texas school book depository the sixth floor museum. The texas school book depository company, a school textbook distribution firm, leased the building with regional textbook publishing firms also officing in. The building was lee harvey oswalds vantage point in his assassination of united states president john f. In the summer 1963 the texas school book depository company moved their.
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