November 21, 2014 - Auction Central News

Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation has $8.4M price tag

George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation. Image courtesy of Keno Auctions

NEW YORK – Just in time for Thanksgiving, Seth Kaller, one of the world’s leading dealers in rare historic documents, will exhibit and offer for sale George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation in conjunction with Leigh Keno, President of Keno Auctions, now through Nov. 26.

The Thanksgiving Proclamation is priced at $8.4 million, and is the only example in private hands. The only other Washington-signed copy was acquired by the Library of Congress in 1921. The document was offered at Christie’s on Nov. 14, 2013, where it was expected to sell for upwards of $12 million. Kaller represents the document’s owner, who has decided to offer the manuscript through exhibition and private sale.

Leigh Keno said, “I’m excited to be working with Seth again. His expertise was invaluable earlier this year when Keno Auctions sold a historical draft of “The Twelve Colonies by their Delegates in Congress to the Inhabitants of Great Britain” for $912,500 – a record price for an American Revolutionary War Manuscript at auction.”

In the proclamation, issued on Oct. 3, 1789, our first president designates “Thursday the 26th day of November next to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being . . . That we may then all unite in rendering unto him our sincere and humble thanks-for . . . the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness… for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed; and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge.”

Washington issued another Thanksgiving Proclamation six years later and Presidents Adams and Madison proclaimed their own as well. The next president to do so was Abraham Lincoln, who issued several during the Civil War. On Oct.3, 1863 – exactly 74 years after George Washington’s Proclamation-Lincoln established the fourth Thursday in November as a national day of Thanksgiving, setting the precedent that remains to this day.

In addition to the Thanksgiving Proclamation, other documents for sale include:

A rare July 1776 broadside printing of the Declaration of Independence, attributed to a printer in Exeter, New Hampshire, priced at $1.2 million.
The only known copy in private hands of “the greatest of early American maps,” Thomas Holme’s 1687 “Map of the Improved Part of the Province of Pennsilvania in America,” priced at $375,000.
A scare copy of the New York Times from Nov. 20, 1863 with a front page printing of the Gettysburg Address, priced at $9,500.
A highly personal letter handwritten and signed by George Washington in 1782, priced at $98,000.

For additional information visit: www.sethkaller.com or kenoauctions.com .

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Thomas Holme's 1687 'Map of the Improved Part of the Province of Pennsilvania in America. Image courtesy of Keno Auctions — Thomas Holme’s 1687 ‘Map of the Improved Part of the Province of Pennsilvania in America. Image courtesy of Keno Auctions

Kodner Galleries to auction exquisite porcelain plaques Dec. 10

Monumental Royal Vienna porcelain plaque depicting Christopher Columbus. Kodner Galleries image

DANIA, Fla. – Following two years of negotiations Kodner Galleries recently acquired possibly the largest collection of 19th and 20th century Continental painted porcelain plaques in private hands. This extraordinary collection will be auctioned Dec. 10. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide Internet live bidding.

The lifetime collection from central Florida includes important examples of KPM, Royal Vienna, Sevres and others. The highlights of the collection are numerous and include a monumental Royal Vienna charger depicting Christopher Columbus, a monumental circa 1870 KPM painted porcelain plaque titled “St. Jerome in Prayer,” a large 19th/20th century KPM plaque of “Hagar and Ishmael Banished from the House of Abraham,” a fine late 19th century German carved and giltwood cabinet mounted with Vienna enamels and Meissen porcelain, numerous plaques signed J. Wagner, and a fine French gilt bronze and onyx gueridon mounted with Sevres portrait plaques of Louis XV and the ladies of his court. In excess of 150 plaques and plates will be offered.

The collection also includes many quality examples of 19 and 20th century continental paintings.

The auction, which is composed or more than 350 lots, will begin at 6 p.m. Eastern, 3 p.m. Pacific.

View the fully illustrated catalog and register to bid absentee or live via the Internet as the sale is taking place by logging on to www.LiveAuctioneers.com.

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Monumental circa 1870 KPM painted porcelain plaque, 'St. Jerome in Prayer.' Kodner Galleries image — Monumental circa 1870 KPM painted porcelain plaque, ‘St. Jerome in Prayer.’ Kodner Galleries image

Fine French bronze and onyx gueridon mounted with Sevres porcelains of Louis XV and his court. Kodner Galleries image

Sevres porcelain mounted giltwood pedestal table. Kodner Galleries image

Very fine 19th century German giltwood cabinet mounted with Vienna enamels and Meissen porcelain. Kodner Galleries image

Large 19th/20th century KPM plaque, ’Hagar & Ishmael banished from the House of Abraham’. Kodner Galleries image

Gurlitt relative files lawsuit over Nazi-era art hoard

A self-portrait by Otto Dix was apparently passed on by Hildebrand Gurlitt to his son Connelius. Fair use rationale: This copyrighted image of a historically significant artwork is being used for informational and educational purposes. Image courtesy of Wikipaintings.org.

BERLIN (AFP) – A relative of late German art collector Cornelius Gurlitt lodged a claim Friday for his inheritance, a Nazi-era art hoard which he has bequested to a Swiss museum, a spokesman said.

The surprise move came just days before the Museum of Fine Arts in Bern is expected to reveal whether it accepts the inheritance of the spectacular trove of more than 1,000 pieces amassed during the Nazi era.

Uta Werner, 86, a cousin, appealed to a court in Munich to be recognized as Gurlitt’s heir, with the backing of her children and some other family members, the spokesman said in a statement.

A report by a psychiatrist that “seriously questioned” Gurlitt’s mental fitness to make a will had prompted the family to now act, it said.

Gurlitt, who died in May aged 81, had hoarded more than 1,000 paintings, drawings and sketches, including masterpieces by the likes of Picasso and Chagall, in his Munich flat for decades.

Hundreds more works were unearthed at his Salzburg home.

He was the son of Nazi-era art dealer Hildebrand Gurlitt, who was tasked with selling works taken or bought under duress from Jewish families, and avant-garde art seized from German museums that the Hitler regime deemed “degenerate.”

Before he died, Cornelius Gurlitt struck a deal with the German government to help track down the rightful owners of the artwork.

A day after his death, the Museum of Fine Arts in Bern said it had been astonished to learn that it was named as the recipient of his collection in his will.

It is to announce Monday at a news conference in Berlin whether it will accept the bequest.

The spokesman for Uta Werner said the family had set out plans last week that foresaw the “unconditional” return of any looted artworks and transparent provenance work, if the court backed their motion.

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A self-portrait by Otto Dix was apparently passed on by Hildebrand Gurlitt to his son Cornelius. Fair use rationale: This copyrighted image of a historically significant artwork is being used for informational and educational purposes. Image courtesy of Wikipaintings.org.

Tate offers rare chance to view mid-1800s photographic prints

Salt and silver photographic print of the Parthenon. Copyright Wilson Center for Photography

LONDON – “Salt and Silver: Early Photography 1840-1860” is the first major exhibition in Britain devoted to salt prints, the earliest form of paper photography. The exhibition features some of the rarest and best early photographs in the world, depicting daily activities and historic moments of the mid-19th century. The 90 photographs on display are among the few fragile salt prints that survive and are seldom shown in public. “Salt and Silver: Early Photography 1840-1860” will opens at Tate Britain on Feb. 25.

In the 1840s and ’50s, the salt print technique introduced a revolutionary new way of creating photographs on paper. It was invented in Britain and spread across the globe through the work of British and international photographers – artists, scientists, adventurers and entrepreneurs of their day. They captured historic moments and places with an immediacy not previously seen, from William Henry Fox Talbot’s images of a modern Paris street and Nelson’s Column under construction, to Linnaeus Tripe’s dramatic views of Puthu Mundapum, India and Auguste Salzmann’s uncanny studies of statues in Greece.

In portraiture, the faces of beloved children, celebrities, rich and poor were recorded as photographers sought to catch the human presence. Highlights include Fox Talbot’s shy and haunting photograph of his daughter Ela in 1842 to Nadar’s images of sophisticated Parisians and Roger Fenton’s shell-shocked soldiers in the Crimean war.

William Henry Fox Talbot unveiled this groundbreaking new process in 1839. He made the world’s first photographic prints by soaking paper in silver iodide salts to register a negative image which, when photographed again, created permanent paper positives. These handmade photographs ranged in color from sepia to violet, mulberry, terracotta, silver-gray, and charcoal-black and often had details drawn on like the swishing tail of a horse.

Still lifes, portraits, landscapes and scenes of modern life were transformed into luxurious, soft, chiaroscuro images. The bold contrasts between light and dark in the images turned sooty shadows into solid shapes. Bold contrasts between light and dark turned shadows into abstract shapes and movement was often captured as a misty blur. The camera drew attention to previously overlooked details, such as the personal outline of trees and expressive textures of fabric.

In the exciting Victorian age of modern invention and innovation, the phenomenon of salt prints was quickly replaced by new photographic processes. The exhibition will show how, for a short but significant time, the British invention of salt prints swept the world and created a new visual experience.

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It’s Oscar season in Hollywood and at auction houses

An Academy Special Award©®™ presented in 1947 to Thomas J. Armat, who invented the first patented American film projector while working with Thomas Edison. Image courtesy of LiveAuctioneers.com archive and Heritage Auctions.

LOS ANGELES (AP) – ’Tis the season when many stars are preparing for months-long campaigns with the distant hope of bringing home an Academy Award come February.

But winning isn’t the only way to snag one of the coveted statuettes. Enthusiastic collectors with several hundred thousand to spare can achieve Oscar glory at the right auction house. And they could do it next as soon as the weekend.

The latest prize to go under the hammer is James Cagney’s 1942 best actor Oscar for his role in Yankee Doodle Dandy. Auctioneer Nate D. Sanders has required an $800,000 minimum bid for the trophy, which they predict could sell for upward of $1 million by the time the auction closes Thursday night. However, as of Friday morning, no bids on the Oscar had been placed.

“It’s the most prestigious Oscar to hit the market in recent years,” says Sam Heller, a representative of Nate D. Sanders. For one, he notes, there hasn’t been a best actor Oscar available in two decades.

The scarcity of Oscars for purchase isn’t an accident. Historically, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has not looked kindly on the free market sale of the prize.

“The academy, its members and the many film artists and craftspeople who’ve won Academy Awards believe strongly that Oscars should be won, not purchased,” the academy said in a statement to the Associated Press. “Unfortunately, despite our objections, we don’t have the legal means of stopping the sale of certain statuettes, including this one.”

In an effort to combat the sale of awards by winners or their estates, the motion picture academy instituted a rule in 1951 that requires those seeking to sell their Oscars to first offer it to the academy to purchase for $1. That means that any award won before 1951 is, for the most part, fair game.

The types of collectors who purchase Oscars vary wildly. The late Michael Jackson famously acquired David O. Selznick’s Gone With the Wind Oscar for a record-breaking $1.5 million. Even Steven Spielberg bought acting Oscars for Bette Davis’s Jezebel performance and Clark Gable’s role in It Happened One Night. Spielberg has since donated both back to the academy.

Most collectors, however, remain anonymous. Heller says that Hollywood memorabilia is extremely popular in Asian countries.

The value for Oscars has skyrocketed in recent years, too. Something that might have sold for $75,000 in 2003 could fetch up to $300,000 today. While some collectors will display the trophy on their mantels, others fear theft and either lock them away or send them to museums for safe keeping.

Whether or not Cagney’s Oscar will sell for the listing price or even higher remains to be seen. There were no bids listed as of Wednesday night. Heller contends this is nothing for him to worry about, though, and that bids will come in right before the auction closes.

Million dollar sales are actually extremely rare when it comes to Academy Awards. Jackson’s $1.5 million splurge was an anomaly. One of the highest sales in recent years was for Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane Oscar, which Nate D. Sanders sold for a cool $861,542.

Cagney fervor might pale in comparison to the fandom behind one of the greatest films of all time, but Welles did once say that Cagney was “maybe the greatest actor who ever appeared in front of a camera.” Perhaps the final price will prove it.

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Bob Feller Museum to be Van Meter’s new city hall

The former Bob Feller Museum in Van Meter, Iowa. Image by Klotz

VAN METER, Iowa (AP) – The Bob Feller Museum will be transformed into a city hall.

The museum, which opened in 1995 in Van Meter, was built to honor Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller for the Cleveland Indians, who won 266 games with the baseball team and tossed three no-hitters. He died in 2010.

The museum closed earlier this year and will open next year as Van Meter’s new city hall.

The Des Moines Register reports part of the museum’s collection will be sent to the Cleveland Indians but some will remain on display at the new city hall for Van Meter.

The museum housed commemorative items from Feller’s time growing up in Iowa and baseball career.

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Information from: The Des Moines Register, http://www.desmoinesregister.com

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Washington state gun law leads museum to remove WWII rifles

U.S. Army infantryman equipped with an M1 Garand rifle at Fort Knox, Ky., in June 1942. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

SEATTLE (AP) – A small museum in Washington state is removing World War II-era weapons from an exhibit to avoid having to comply with a new voter-approved law requiring background checks on gun transfers.

The Lynden Pioneer Museum, near the Canadian border in the state’s northwest corner, wrote on its Facebook page that it would risk violating Initiative 594 to keep the 11 rifles past Dec. 4, when the law takes effect. The weapons will be returned to the collectors who lent them.

The decision was reported earlier Wednesday by The Bellingham Herald.

“I read through the law about 10 different times looking for a loophole,” museum director Troy Luginbill told the newspaper.

The law passed this month with 59 percent of the vote. It requires background checks on all sales and transfers, including private transactions and many loans and gifts, with exceptions for transfers between family members and antiques.

The law is not retroactive, meaning Lynden’s museum, which has one full time employee, would not immediately have to have any background checks performed.

However, the museum said it was concerned about the financial burden of having to perform background checks before it could return the weapons to their owners after the exhibit ends next May.

The law exempts antiques, but the museum’s rifles are too new to qualify. The definition includes only weapons produced before 1898.

Supporters of the law, which passed in November with 59 percent of the vote, said the museum had nothing to worry about.

Geoff Potter, a spokesman for the Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility, which led the I-594 campaign, said the measure was designed to prevent criminals from buying weapons without background checks at gun shows – not to saddle museums and donors to historical exhibits.

“This is clearly not what was concerned when I-594 was designed,” Potter said. “You can’t craft every possibility into every law. We think they can go forward with the exhibit, and we hope they will.”

Nevertheless, other museums said the law would give them pause as well. Several in the state have military exhibits, though it wasn’t clear how many might have modern guns on loan.

“We don’t believe I-594 impacts our current holdings, but it may impact our ability to accept future donations of firearms to our collection pending legal interpretation,” Jennifer Kilmer, director of the Washington State Historical Society, said in an emailed statement.

James Payne, executive director of the Fort Walla Walla Museum, said his museum has in its permanent collection World War II-era weapons that it plans to use in an upcoming exhibit. He said Wednesday he wonders what would happen if he wanted to loan the weapons to another museum.

“How do you do a background check on an institution?” he asked.

Seattle police officer James Ritter, who founded the Seattle Metropolitan Police Museum, said he doubted that returning a gun to its rightful owner would be considered a “transfer” under the law. Regardless, he said it was exceptionally unlikely that investigators would target museum exhibits for prosecution.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Luginbill didn’t disagree. But even a tiny risk was too much, given the heavy toll legal problems could have on a nonprofit with an annual budget of $132,000, he said.

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Ancient Resource taps into major collections for Dec 7 Artifacts Auction

Cast-bronze statue of Osiris, 10in, retains early 1900s sales tag from Blanchard’s Egyptian Museum in Cairo, est. $10,000-$15,000. Ancient Resource image

MONTROSE, Calif. (LAPRS) – In 2003, after years of producing and writing ancient-history documentaries for History Channel, Discovery Channel and other respected networks, Gabriel Vandervort took his considerable knowledge and love of antiquities down a different path. He founded Ancient Resource – a small specialty business that evolved into a big business with a staunchly supportive clientele. The final link that made Ancient Resource a globally recognized brand in its space was the establishment of an auction division, which has grown to a position of respect and acknowledged integrity in the marketplace.

Ancient Resource painstakingly authenticates and guarantees every item it sells, and that includes the 400 superior-quality lots to be offered in its December 7th Fine Ancient Artifacts Auction. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

As is the tradition with Ancient Resource auction events, the first 20 to 25 lots contain pieces from various cultures, some at a price point suitable for beginners. They are followed by logically organized groupings of premier artifacts from specific cultures, chosen to please even the most discerning collector.

Lot 97, a marble Janiform bust of the Roman twin gods Hypnos and Thanatos, is particularly rare because there are so few, if any, other known portrait depictions of Thanatos as an adult. “A Janiform sculpture of the two brothers together puts this piece in a league of its own,” said Vandervort. The presale estimate is $40,000-$50,000.

Mosaics were a common feature in private homes and public buildings throughout the Roman Empire, from Africa to Antioch. “Not only are Roman mosaics of the 3rd to 5th century BC beautiful works of art, they also document the styles, weapons, food, flora and fauna of the period. Historically, they provide an accurate snapshot of what life was like,” said Vandervort. The December 7 sale includes Lot 102, a 33¼ by 21½ inch Roman mosaic depicting a woman in a toga, reclining on a chaise. One of the finer examples of its type, it is entered in the auction with a $25,000-$35,000 estimate.

Other Roman highlights include Lot 94, a marble torso of Eros estimated at $16,000-$20,000; and Lot 96, a marble ram carved out of a human-bone matrix, which is expected to make $16,000-$20,000.

The selection is rich with Ancient Egyptian rarities, including Lot 45A, a 10-inch cast-bronze statue of Osiris, god of the afterlife. In nuanced colors ranging from chocolate brown to ivy green, the well-sculpted and chased figure retains a previous (early 1900s) sales tag from Blanchard’s Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Estimate: $10,000-$15,000.

Also noteworthy in the Egyptian category is Lot 28A, a New Kingdom (circa 1570-1075 BC) limestone relief with hieroglyphic characters that include an owl, a reed, and a second bird. Ex Lipinsky collection, it is estimated at $6,000-$7,000. Lot 65, a large, carved basalt heart scarab, Late Period (circa 664-343 BC), is of a type that might have been placed within the wrappings of a mummy. Estimate: $2,500-$3,000.

The Ancient Greek section is led by Lot 97A, a stunning marble sfumato of Aphrodite from the island of Rhodes. The 18-inch-tall nude dates to the Late Hellenistic Period (circa 100-100 BC) and displays pleasing facial features, hair arranged in a coiled bun at the nape of the neck, and a body described in the auction catalog as “almost Rubenesque.” A marvelous work of Ancient Roman sculpture with provenance from a New York City private collection, Aphrodite is the anticipated top lot of the sale with an estimate of $150,000-$200,000.

Lot 183 is an Attic red-figure amphora with painting attributed to the Ethiop painter, who worked in the Early Free Style period (475-450 BC). The obverse depicts a man in a highly detailed robe, with a walking stick, while the reverse shows a warrior with a shield over one shoulder and a lance or javelin over the other. Estimate: $20,000-$25,000.

Lot 182, a large (16 2/5in tall) and impressive Etrusco-Corinthian black-figure olpe dates to the early 6th century BC. Its body is decorated with four registers of lions, bulls, ibex, owls and other birds separated by rosettes and floral elements. Formerly in the possession of a well-known Italian private collector beginning in the late 1940s, this important piece could reach $40,000-$50,000 at auction.

Although the vessel known as a rhyton is of Greek origin, many other cultures adopted the form, including the Almash, who occupied much of what is now northern Iran. Lot 153 is an Almash rhyton in the form of a stag. “We hesitate to use the term ‘museum worthy,’ but this stag is in a remarkable state of preservation and deserves that description,” said Vandervort. Its pre-auction estimate is $10,000-$15,000.

A sizable selection of fine Pre-Columbian art includes Lot 279, a large Amalito stone mask from Argentina. Dating to the 14th century, its well-preserved visage displays desirable evidence of mineral deposits gained over several centuries. With provenance that includes a previous Sotheby’s sale, it is estimated at $4,000-$6,000.

The rich variety in Ancient Resource’s December 7 auction includes many other in-demand categories: Roman and other early glass; oil lamps, seals and intaglios, Native Americana, and African, tribal and ethnographic art.

Bidders can feel completely confident about the antiquities offered in the sale, said Vandervort. “I turn down 95 percent of what’s offered to me because I’m not convinced about the items’ authenticity or provenance. We represent only authentic pieces that are legal to sell and which were obtained from carefully screened consignors.”

For additional information about any item in Ancient Resource’s December 7 auction, contact Gabriel Vandervort by calling 805-427-4432 or 818-425-9633; or email ancientresourceauctions@yahoo.com. Visit www.AncientResourceAuctions.com. View the online auction catalog and sign up to bid absentee or live via the Internet on auction day at www.LiveAuctioneers.com

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View the fully illustrated catalog and register to bid absentee or live via the Internet as the sale is taking place by logging on to www.LiveAuctioneers.com.

ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE

Cast-bronze statue of Osiris, 10in, retains early 1900s sales tag from Blanchard’s Egyptian Museum in Cairo, est. $10,000-$15,000. Ancient Resource image

New Kingdom (circa 1570-1075 BC) limestone relief with hieroglyphic characters, ex Lipinsky collection, est. $6,000-$7,000. Ancient Resource image

Roman marble torso of Eros, est. $16,000-$20,000. Ancient Resource image

Roman marble ram carved from human-bone matrix, est. $16,000-$20,000. Ancient Resource image

Marble Janiform bust of Roman twin gods Hypnos and Thanatos, est. $40,000-$50,000. Ancient Resource image

Greek marble sfumato of Aphrodite from the island of Rhodes, 18in, Late Hellenistic Period (circa 200-100 BC), est. $150,000-$200,000. Ancient Resource image

Roman mosaic of woman reclining on chaise, 33¼ by 21½ inch, 3rd to 5th century BC, est. $25,000-$35,000. Ancient Resource image

Almash rhyton in the form of a stag, beautifully preserved, est. $10,000-$15,000. Ancient Resource image

Etrusco-Corinthian black-figure olpe, early 6th century BC, 16 2/5in tall, est. $40,000-$50,000. Ancient Resource image

Attic red-figure amphora with painting attributed to the Ethiop painter, Early Free Style period (475-450 BC), est. $20,000-$25,000. Ancient Resource image

From an extensive selection of Pre-Columbian art, a large 14th-centuryAmalito stone mask, Argentina, est. $4,000-$6,000. Ancient Reso

Photographers who covered JFK donate collections

Eamon Kennedy of the Dallas Times Herald shot the two images on the left of a crowd outside County Jail in Dealey Plaza erupting in cheers upon hearing Jack Ruby shot accused JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald and Oswald's body being escorted through a corridor by the Sheriff's Department. Also pictured is Ruby and a showgirl at his Carousel Club and Oswald immediately after being shot by Ruby. Image courtesy of LiveAuctioneers.com archive and Ira and Larry Goldberg Auctioneers.

DALLAS (AP) – Two photographers who covered the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, have donated collections to The Sixth Floor Museum.

The Dallas museum chronicle’s the life and death of Kennedy. It announced the donations Wednesday. The 51st anniversary of the assassination is Saturday.

Former Dallas Times Herald photographer Eamon Kennedy donated about 1,200 photographs. They include images from the first couple’s arrival at Dallas Love Field airport and the trial of Jack Ruby, who killed assassin Lee Harvey Oswald.

Former Fort Worth Press photographer Gene Gordon donated more than 400 images detailing Oswald’s funeral and Kennedy’s visit to Fort Worth the morning of the assassination.

Museum executive director Nicola Longford says the images will be cataloged, digitized and added to the permanent collection.

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