Shelly Katz Oral History

Object number2012.001.0005

Date01/24/2012

ClassificationsOral Histories

Oral history interview subject Sheldon "Shelly" Katz

Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin

ObjectOral history

Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)

DimensionsDuration: 48 Minutes

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DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Shelly Katz. A freelance United Press International photographer and later a contributing Time-Life and People Magazine photographer, Katz covered every presidential election from 1960 to 2008. After moving to Dallas in 1965, Katz photographed Jack Ruby and was part of a Life Magazine team that investigated the findings of the Warren Commission. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on January 24, 2012 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is forty-eight minutes long.

Curatorial Commentary

Sheldon "Shelly" Katz passed away on December 15, 2017. - Stephen Fagin, Curator