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.
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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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.
