The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy
Artist
Orville Nix
(American, 1911–1972)
DateNovember 22, 1963
Mediumgelatin silver print from 8mm film frames
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineGift of Howard G. Davis, III A.K.A. David Davis
Object number2014.1229
Label TextOn the day of President Kennedy’s visit to Dallas, Nix took his Keystone K-810 8 mm movie camera to the northwest corner of Main Street at Houston to film the motorcade. He was a Dallas air-conditioning engineer, who worked in a building on Dealey Plaza. When the limousine passed, he crossed to the south curb of Main Street. From that perspective he captured the last part of the assassination, with the grassy knoll in the background. However, Nix’s camera was loaded with indoor film, and had no filter, so it is darker than those of amateurs Zapruder and Muchmore.ProvenanceDavid DavisOn View
Not on view
John T. Stringer
November 1963
Wally McNamee
November 22, 1963
The Associated Press
November 22, 1963