Author Archives: Mr. Holga

About Mr. Holga

Mr. Holga is a film photographer specializing in Holga camera photography with Kodak film. Mr. Holga enjoys using any old film camera, especially a camera fifty plus years old or older. Mr. Holga is a graduate of Southern Methodist University. Mr. Holga is also the walkabout photographer and reporter for Dallas Art News.

President John F. Kennedy Hearse at the Barrett-Jackson Auction

Wow! I’ve been waiting for my mother’s first Holga photos for nearly two weeks now and I finally have the negatives on my scanner. Continue reading

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LIKE Mr. Holga on Facebook

As more and more photos are being taken for my JFK project, I will add news and information to Facebook. Be sure to LIKE my Facebook page today. Cheers. Continue reading

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John F. Kennedy’s Dallas Hearse up for Auction in Scottsdale

Last year I found out about Lee Harvey Oswald’s coffin being auction. Today, I read that the hearse that moved President John F. Kennedy’s body from the emergency room at Parkland Hospital to Air Force One at Dallas Love Field is now up for auction. Continue reading

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Washington D.C. Trip Planning

Mr. Holga will continue his hunt for JFK in Washington, D.C. Mr. Holga has a list of graves, places and things to photograph for his JFK book project. Arlington National Cemetery and the White House are tops on my list. Continue reading

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Death by Holga Road Trip before Thanksgiving

Just before Thanksgiving last year I set off on a small adventure to south Texas. My goal was to photograph some of the people, places and things associated with the Kennedy assassination. Continue reading

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1963: Notable Events, Births and Deaths

Here is a short list of other notable events, birth and deaths that happened in 1963. I only bring this up because the Kennedy assassination can’t be the only thing that defined this tragic year.

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Stephen King at the Majestic Theater

I was part of the press conference for Mr. King at the Majestic Theater in Dallas. Mr. King was promoting his new book, 11/22/63 A Novel, and also doing a benefit for The Sixth Floor Museum. Continue reading

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Mrs. Kennedy’s Pink Wool Suit and the U.S. National Archives

My book project, Death by Holga: 11.22.63, is constantly evolving. As I keep reading Report of the President’s Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy (a.k.a. Warren Commission Report) and other resources, more and more photography subjects come to light. I can’t say exactly how it popped into my head, but I must have read somewhere that President Kennedy’s suit coat, Lee Harvey Oswald’s rifle and Mrs. Kennedy’s pink wool suit are all at the U.S. National Archives in Washington, D.C. Continue reading

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Detective James Leavelle at the Old Dallas Police Headquarters

Mission accomplished. I have photos of Det. James Leavelle at the Dallas Municipal Building (a.k.a. the old Dallas Police Headquarters). The Holga shots are yet to be developed. I’ll be keeping my fingers crossed that all goes well this those … Continue reading

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Testing, Testing, One, Two, Three

I spent an hour or more getting ready for my photo shoot at the Dallas Municipal Building, formerly the Dallas Police Headquarters. The shoot will be in the basement where Lee Harvey Oswald was shot and the fifth floor where … Continue reading

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