Oct
31
Once again thanks to Gary Murr I can present another set of drawings of the 1st floor of the Texas School Book Depository.
These are made in March 1964, the majority of it by SA Eugene Paul Arey, classified by the FBI as a “visual exhibits specialist.”
Gary spends an entire chapter on the FBI model and its construction in the first volume of his Connally trilogy, a chapter titled “Model Behaviour.” “I get the impression, indeed memoranda states as such, that the intent of the model was for the benefit of individuals who were to be called to testify to the WC regarding various aspects of the assassination event, in particular members of the DPD and witnesses/employees of the TSBD. However, I believe the display of the model became too cumbersome and so as a trade off the WC asked the FBI to produce detailed diagrams of the TSBD again for use during testimony sessions, such as Baker and Truly – mark where you were etc. etc. The model was moved to the “exhibits room”, a singular room in the VFW Building, access to which was controlled by J. Lee Rankin’s personal secretary, Julia T. Eide. She generated a “log book” in which anyone who visited the room – and she had the only key – had to sign the key in and out, note the times, identify themselves and anyone who was with them, etc. To me it is one of the more important documents that survives and I suspect very few people are aware of it’s existence. Indeed, I argue that a lot of what occurred as far as planning out the eventual SBT and in particular the eventual WC staff reconstruction in Dallas in May of 1964 took place in this room with the model over the weekend of March 14 – 16, 1964. FWIW
Thank you Gary, once again.
And there’s more to come ;)
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- TSBD 1st floor – rough sketch nw corner stairway up- Mar 7 1964
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- TSBD 1st floor – rough sketch nw corner stairway up- Mar 7 1964
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- TSBD 1st floor – detail rough sketch northeast corner Mar 7 1964
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- TSBD 1st floor – detail rough sketch- Mar 3 1964
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- TSBD 1st floor – detail rough sketch lobby area Mar 7 1964
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- TSBD 1st floor – detail rough sketch down stairwell- Mar 7 1964
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- TSBD 1st floor – detail rear entrance loading dock area- Dec 1963
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- TSBD front entrance detail Dec. 5, 1963
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- TSBD front entrance detail Dec. 5, 1963
Oct
30
Special thanks once again to Gary Murr.
If anyone feels inclined to build a 3D model then do let me see the end result :)
These are detailed drawings made by members of the FBI Exhibits Section of various areas of the TSBD building. They were made in the first week of December, 1963, and were used in conjunction with the eventual construction of the FBI model of Dealey Plaza, TSBD, etc
These are of very nice detail and shows how short the area was from the first door to the lunch room door. So Oz was standing in the opening of the lunch room and Baker was inside with the door behind him shut, and then Truly leant in……….right.
FBI File: 62-109060-3961, Box 104A, Folder A1-1.
Oct
30
Special thanks to Gary Murr for these who nabbed them from the Archives. So make sure you credit him if you are using these.
These are detailed drawings made by members of the FBI Exhibits Section of various areas of the TSBD building. They were made in the first week of December, 1963, and were used in conjunction with the eventual construction of the FBI model of Dealey Plaza, TSBD, etc.
FBI File: 62-109060-3961, Box 104A, Folder A1-1.
Oct
02
Just over a year ago, after 4 attempts! Rob Clark and I managed to do a good chat on the 2nd floor fugezi.
It ended up being the No.1 listened to show with up to this point with 1,049 Plays and 3,967 Downloads. Just over 5,000 listens. This amount was way above the average show ratings and to this day it is the No.1 show being way ahead in front of the No. 2 show. It is just a crying shame the LGP is no more.
One year on I would have done some things different. The essay was only out by a month and since then it has been updated twice with a lot of extra information.
You can listen to it HERE.
Meanwhile I will try and make a new interactive presentation on video very soon.
By Stan Dane.
Aug
28
A second update has been applied to the Anatomy Of The Second Floor Lunch Room Encounter paper. A mirror link of this paper is available at the Dealey Plaza UK Website. It has been made by Bernard Wilds. Many thanks Bernard!!!
I have added
St. Louis Post Dispatch article from Nov.26 1963 added on page 8.
Medicine Hat News newspaper article added to “Research history….” page 10.
Link to newspaper article from The Houston Post (Nov. 23rd) with Billy Lovelady’s remarks added. Page 30.
Norman Redlich memo (3 pages) discussing the elevators added to “The Stairs and The Elevators” chapter, pages 50-52. Thanks to Malcolm Blunt for this!
Text added to page 53, in the chapter “Did Truly Walk Ahead Of Baker”, with regards to the
Secret Service agents taking statements of the TSBD employees in early Dec. 1963.
Also added in the re-enactment chapter I added an article by the Dallas Morning News on page 118.
FBI re-enactment photo added, from Robin Unger, page 119.
Document of Thomas J. Kelley added with regards to the Secret Service re-enactment on page 120.
Set of FBI re-enactment photos added, which I managed to score at the Holland McCoombs collection. Added these, as they are rare and have not been seen before by many. Pages 122-126.
Photo added of Marrion Baker alongside with fellow DPD officers and John Sherman
Cooper in Wa. Page 129.
Meme by Stan Dane.
Jun
29
Dealey Plaza UK meeting at the Flying Horse Saturday August 5th.
We have arranged for a showing of the John Barbour documentary: The American Media & The Second Assassination of John F. Kennedy
Director John Barbour blends archival footage from his 3-hour interview with Jim Garrison as well as video of the Zapruder tape, interviews with witnesses, and clips which show concrete evidence of how the mainstream media mislead the public with false information.
It will be followed by a Q and A with John Barbour via Skype. We intend to video record the Q&A.
New members welcome, if you wish to join us then email stuart.galloway@ntlworld.c
Meeting Starts at 12 noon. Film starts at 13:30 and ranting hour begins at about 4-ish :-)
Venue location:
The Flying Horse Pub
52 Wilson St.
London EC2A 2ER
Tel: 020 7247 5338
Jun
19
Greetings,
I have been in the hospital for a week and have been in recovery since leaving and will be for at least another week. It has given me time to work on the next paper which is getting big, I mean BIG!
Set at 222 pages already and probably gaining to a solid 250 for its V1 release on Aug 1st “The Interrogations Of Lee Harvey Oswald” will be looking at the many people who were present inside City Hall while Oswald was kept in custody. This piece has gotten a lot bigger than I had anticipated, which is the same as what happened with the “Anatomy Of The Second Lunch Room Encounter”. Speaking of that one there will be a second update on Aug. 1st as well. It will not be as big but there is still about ten extra pages to go through.
So hold on tight, it won’t be much longer before there is plenty to plough through :)
May
12
Thanks to Denis Morissette who posted 4 editions from Nov 22nd to Nov 24th 1963.
Anything interesting then?
Eh…yeah! :)
Billy Nolan Lovelady did not like Oswald,because he kept too much to himself……Lovelady just tried to distance himself from Oswald the commie no doubt.
What’s even more telling is his description of officer Smith who ran west towards the railroad yards, a telling remark and confirmation that he and Shelley had left those steps almost immediately after the shots had been fired.
Then there is assistant DA Bill Alexander in the same day’s edition who says 6 witnesses can attest to Lee being inside the TSBD up to ten mins after!!!!
Most interesting indeed.
Click pix to enlarge.
Updated Sept 8th 2017 with the close-ups of the text below.
