Title from caption on object: “Oswald Was Rushed to Parkland Hospital, Where He Died a Short Time Later”

November 24, 1963

David F. Smith

Associated Names
David F. Smith

Artist, American, 1915 - 1991

Associated Press

Publisher

This is a photograph of a stretcher scene. The image captures a stretcher with an individual lying on it, surrounded by a group of people who appear to be assisting or examining the situation. The stretcher is positioned in what seems to be an indoor setting with a brick wall in the background. The people present are dressed in formal attire, with some wearing suits and ties, while others are in more casual clothing. The photograph is in black and white.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image: 21 × 16.8 cm (8 1/4 × 6 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 21.9 × 18.5 cm (8 5/8 × 7 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.518

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, upper center in graphite: ©; upper right: Pix Pg 1st Mon [underlined]; center left perpendicular: 2251; center Associated Press copyright stamp in black ink perpendicular; by unknown hand, center right in blue ink circled: Lee Harvey Oswald / Assassin. [underlined]; lower left stamped in blue ink inverted: ENGRAVING / 1963 NOV 25 AM 8:5 [cut off]; lower center stamped in purple ink on applied newspaper: 2 NOV 25 1963 S; lower center printed in black ink on applied newspaper: Oswald was rushed to Parkland Hospital, where he / died a short time later.

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