Photographed by The Dallas Morning News

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Mr. Holga
Abraham Zapruder and wife at the Emanu-El Cemetery in Dallas (iPhone)

Abraham Zapruder and wife at the Emanu-El Cemetery in Dallas (iPhone)

I was photographed yesterday by Jerry McCarthy from The Dallas Morning News for the feature article by David Flick.

I met Jerry outside the front gate of the Emanu-El Cemetery at 3430 Howell Street in Dallas. There are several small cemeteries in that same location. I had to call Jerry to see if he was lost. He was close.

The Dallas Morning News wanted to get me in action. I told them I needed to do retakes for Abraham Zapruder, the amateur filmmaker who filmed Kennedy’s assassination. The News agreed this would be a good photo opportunity. They did not want me to fake a photo shoot for the article. Continue reading →

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Dallas Museum of Art Shop Selling Diana F+ Camera

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Mr. Holga
Dallas Museum of Art online Gift Shop

Dallas Museum of Art online Gift Shop

I discovered recently the Dallas Museum of Art online gift shop (www.shopDMA.org) is selling Lomo cameras, especially the Diana F+ camera. Lomo, short for lomography, cameras are usually cheap, plastic cameras that use either 35mm or 120 roll film. This includes Holga cameras, which are what I use, but are not being sold at the DMA.

I really only bring this to your attention because I want you to be informed before you buy.

These cameras are addicting. Continue reading →

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Interviewed by The Dallas Morning News

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Mr. Holga

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

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Mr. Holga
Lee Harvey Oswald's cell taken on iPhone

Lee Harvey Oswald's cell taken on iPhone

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 →

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Kansas City to Chicago to Columbus to New Orleans Round Trip

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Mr. Holga

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 →

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Capt. Max E. Causey at Odd Fellows Cemetery

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Mr. Holga
Max E. Causey

Max E. Causey is located next to the fence section with the Causey family name.

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 →

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Congressman Sam Rayburn and PFC Kenneth Lyon

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Mr. Holga
Congressman Sam Rayburn and Lucinda Rayburn at Wild Willow Cemetery (iPhone)

Congressman Sam Rayburn and Lucinda Rayburn at Wild Willow Cemetery (iPhone)

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 →

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Govenor & Mrs. Connally in Austin, Texas

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Mr. Holga
Governor and Mrs. Connally at the Texas State Cemetery

Governor and Mrs. Connally at the Texas State Cemetery

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 →

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President & Mrs. Johnson in Stonewall, Texas

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Mr. Holga
President and Mrs. Johnson in the Johnson Family Cemetery at the LBJ Ranch

President and Mrs. Johnson in the Johnson Family Cemetery at the LBJ Ranch

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 →

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Allen Baumgardner, Assistant Embalmer for Lee Harvey Oswald

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Mr. Holga

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 →

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