Newspaper clipping from the Dallas Morning News. The clipped article states that Charles Bronson accidentally used a wide angle lens in place of a telephoto lens on the day that President Kennedy was assassinated. This error allowed for the sixth floor window of the Texas School Book Depository to be visible in his film.
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Newspaper clipping from the Dallas Morning News. The clipped article states that Charles Bronson accidentally used a wide angle lens in place of a telephoto lens on the day that President Kennedy was assassinated. This error allowed for the sixth floor window of the Texas School Book Depository to be visible in his film.
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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.
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.