On November 22, 1963, the building now called the Dallas County Administration Building was known as the Texas School Book Depository. And on that day, three shots rang out that would take a President’s life. On the sixth floor of this building, a rifle and three shell cases were found and, conspiracy theories aside, it is widely believed that Lee Harvey Oswald fired those three shots from a corner window on this floor. Today, the Sixth Floor Museum examines the life, times, death, and legacy of President Kennedy and provides a look into the history of the events surrounding this site. Among the artifacts in the museum are Lee Harvey Oswald’s wedding ring, Jack Ruby’s fedora, the suit detective Jim Leavelle was wearing when cuffed to Lee Oswald as he was shot, numerous cameras and the pictures they took that day, and a first generation copy of the Abraham Zapruder film of the assassination. The window from which the shots were fired has been recreated to exactly the way it was found by police on that fateful day and a rifle similar to the one used is also on display near where the original weapon was found. It’s a very interesting look back at an infamous day in United States history. Note: The museum currently does not allow pictures inside, but you can take them looking out, one floor up over the snipers window.

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