Kevin Falk ☼ OrganicPix.com | Texas School Book Depository

Beautiful colour for a building with that tragic history. I was 11 years old at the time. I remember seeing Oswald assassinated live on TV. Can you imagine a person accused of that crime being lead through a mob of people?
If you watch the TV stuff from the day, you will notice how the police beat the crap out of him.

Posted by Michael Rawluk on January 24, 2008 at 08:30 PM CST #

wow. nice shot. great story. i can't imagine growing up under that burden either! it's very sad that any people or publications would feel it was appropriate to 'out' her.

Posted by danthro on January 24, 2008 at 08:32 PM CST #

Interesting piece of history. I remember that day well.

Posted by clarence on January 24, 2008 at 10:10 PM CST #

fascinating story Kevin and as for familys ha well you can't pick em, as for the photo well i am sat here wondering if you have processed this in some way, the tree looks like its painted and the building is so sharp and colourful well done m8.

Posted by tim on January 24, 2008 at 10:29 PM CST #

@ Tim: I processed this image to resemble one of the postcard images of the building after the assassination. The style, I recall, had almost an etching type of quality with the building in sharp detail and the foreground somewhat muted. The building also had a 'Hertz Rental Car' billboard on top of it for several years. A little eerie the locations/people (O.J. Simpson) Hertz picked to advertise their brand.

Posted by Kevin at OrganicPIX.com on January 24, 2008 at 11:04 PM CST #

I was 11 years old when it happened and was living in Madagascar at that time. I remember well having the impression that the whole world had stopped breathing.
Very nice capture Kevin

Posted by standley on January 24, 2008 at 11:25 PM CST #

What a piece of history. Didn't there use to be other buildings adjacent to it? I've watched all the footage available to the public and I seem to recall other buildings. I was old enough to recall only one thing about this tragic event. I remember thinking how mean it was for John John's Mother to push him out on the sidewalk to salute his Daddy and I couldn't understand why she did it and why people thought it was cute. I don't remember anything else. Very interesting that you met Oswald's daughter. John, my husband is a few years older than me and remembers seeing Oswald shot on TV.

Posted by sherri on January 24, 2008 at 11:34 PM CST #

veruy gright, looks like something irreal and artificial, this reality! with this blue sky fot your picture!

Posted by vera on January 24, 2008 at 11:56 PM CST #

bright i mean

Posted by vera on January 24, 2008 at 11:57 PM CST #

Tres bon traitement !

Posted by 10cré on January 25, 2008 at 01:30 AM CST #

Even before reading your explanation to Tim, I was going to say how much your processing made this look like a postcard from the 60s., if not for the cars and construction in back... Good job!
I was in third grade on that tearful day, and learned of the tragic assassination during a class field trip to a radio station. We read about it over the teletype. Amazing I can't remember what I ate for breakfast, but I clearly remember where I was when the nation learned about JFK's being shot.

Posted by Mindy on January 25, 2008 at 08:26 AM CST #

funy! it loodd like a one side building

Posted by elaine on January 25, 2008 at 01:12 PM CST #

This almost looks surreal...like an architectural drawing prior to the actual building being built. Very cool.

Posted by Philip on January 28, 2008 at 05:36 AM CST #

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