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The building was lee harvey oswald s vantage point in his assassination of united states president john f. I was 3, my grandmother held me as we watched the funeral. Looking toward the texas school book depository from the railroad overpass. A view a detailed profile of the structure 904749 including further data and descriptions in the emporis database. The museum operates on the sixth and seventh floors. The texas school book depository kennedy assassination home. Dealey plaza, dallas, site of kennedys assassination.
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