Yesterday, I was interviewed by David Flick, featured writer for The Dallas Morning News, about Death By Holga: 11.22.63. We met at Jason’s Deli near Mockingbird Station in Dallas.
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Dallas Municipal Building, Former Dallas Police Headquarters
Dallas Municipal Building
2014 Main Street, Dallas, Texas
I did a walk through of the Dallas Municipal Building (DMB) to check out the basement where Lee Harvey Oswald was shot by Jack Ruby. I want to see if the location is really worth photographing.
In order to film at the DMB, I need to submit an application with $50 fee, have proof of insurance and pay $35 per hour for a security escort. The fee and the security are easily handled, but the insurance will cost $300 plus for a year policy. This is going to be one expensive photo. Continue reading “Dallas Municipal Building, Former Dallas Police Headquarters”
Kansas City to Chicago to Columbus to New Orleans Round Trip
I am planning a short hop around our great country to get some of the outlying people who are important to the Kennedy assassination story. The most notable are Walter Cronkite in Kansas City, Jack Ruby in Chicago, Air Force One in Dayton and Jim Garrison in New Orleans. Continue reading “Kansas City to Chicago to Columbus to New Orleans Round Trip”
Capt. Max E. Causey at Odd Fellows Cemetery
It was a beautiful Sunday with a bank of clouds rolling across the sky. I actually prefer shooting graves on cloudy days because I cast less of a shadow on my work.
Today’s find is Captain Max E. Causey, U.S. Air Force. Capt. Causey was the foreman on Jack Ruby’s jury. Ruby was convicted of shooting Lee Harvey Oswald in the basement of the Dallas Police Headquarters, now the Dallas Municipal Building.
The instructions on Find A Grave for finding Capt. Causey were simple enough. His grave marker was located on the east side near the front. The Odd Fellows Cemetery near Caddo Mills is divided like a compass with the main roads running north, south, east and west. Continue reading “Capt. Max E. Causey at Odd Fellows Cemetery”
Congressman Sam Rayburn and PFC Kenneth Lyon
Congressman Sam Rayburn
Saturday, April 21, 2011, I headed up to Bonham, Texas to find Congressman Sam Rayburn. Congressman Rayburn is buried in Wild Willow Cemetery in the center of Bonham. The best way to get there is by taking the Sam Rayburn Tollway (formerly State Highway 121).
Shortly after entering Bonham, I noticed signs for the Sam Rayburn Library and Museum and the Sam Rayburn house. I’m starting to think Congressman Rayburn was somebody important. Continue reading “Congressman Sam Rayburn and PFC Kenneth Lyon”
Govenor & Mrs. Connally in Austin, Texas
There are quite a few notable people buried in the Texas State Cemetery in Austin, Texas. The most famous is Stephen F. Austin, himself. Nearby are Governor and Mrs. Connally, Waggoner Carr, Governor Ann Richards and a marker for former Dallas Cowboy’s coach Tom Landry.
Mr. Landry was planning on being buried in Austin, but later changed his mind and decided to be buried in Dallas. His status as a legend in Dallas was too great for him not to be buried there. The plot Mr. Landry purchased now has a marker for him. This marker is more elaborate than the actual grave marker at the Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park. Continue reading “Govenor & Mrs. Connally in Austin, Texas”
President & Mrs. Johnson in Stonewall, Texas
Over spring break, my family took a trip down to south Texas. We planned a road trip that would stop in Fredricksburg, Stonewall and Austin for a few days. My darling spouse wanted to see some sights and I needed to photograph where President and Mrs. Johnson were buried.
President and Mrs. Johnson
President and Mrs. Johnson are buried in the Johnson Family Cemetery located on the Lyndon B. Johnson Ranch in Stonewall, Texas. The ranch became part of the National Parks Service after the passing of Mrs. Johnson. Continue reading “President & Mrs. Johnson in Stonewall, Texas”
Allen Baumgardner, Assistant Embalmer for Lee Harvey Oswald
My JFK Project, Death By Holga: 11.22.63, is getting stranger or more unusual by the day. After hearing about Lee Harvey Oswald’s coffin being up for action in California, I gave Baumgardner Funeral Home in Fort Worth a call. Continue reading “Allen Baumgardner, Assistant Embalmer for Lee Harvey Oswald”
Oswald’s Coffin at Auction
I learned that Lee Harvey Oswald’s original coffin will be auctioned off in California. This is a bizarre piece of news, but it is true. Continue reading “Oswald’s Coffin at Auction”
Photo Shoot with Secret Service Agents
Once again lady luck was on my side as I got the opportunity to photograph Secret Service Agents Jerry Blaine and Clint Hill. Agent Hill is the Secret Service man seen climbing on the back of President Kennedy’s limo moments after he was shot. Agent Hill was assigned to protect First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. There were a lot of Secret Service agents on hand with the President, First Lady, Vice-President and Mrs. Johnson all in the same motorcade through Dallas.
Agents Blaine and Hill were at The Sixth Floor Museum promoting their new book, The Kennedy Detail (read JFK’s Secret Service Agents Break Their Silence at The Sixth Floor Museum). It is a good read and I highly recommend it. Continue reading “Photo Shoot with Secret Service Agents”