James Altgens
James William "Ike" Altgens (; April 28, 1919December 12, 1995) was an American photojournalism, photojournalist, picture editor, photo editor, and journalist, field reporter for the Associated Press (AP) based in Dallas, Texas, who became known for his photographic work during the Assassination of John F. Kennedy, assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy (JFK). Altgens was 19 when he began his AP career, which was interrupted by military service during World War II. When his service time ended, Altgens returned to Dallas and got married. He soon went back to work for the local AP bureau and eventually earned a position as a senior editor. Altgens was on assignment for the AP when he captured two historic images on November 22, 1963. The second, showing First Lady of the United States, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy toward the rear of the SS-100-X, presidential limousine and United States Secret Service, Secret Service agent Clint Hill ...
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Dallas
Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and County seat, seat of Dallas County, Texas, Dallas County with portions extending into Collin County, Texas, Collin, Denton County, Texas, Denton, Kaufman County, Texas, Kaufman and Rockwall County, Texas, Rockwall counties. With a 2020 United States census, 2020 census population of 1,304,379, it is the List of United States cities by population, ninth most-populous city in the U.S. and the List of cities in Texas by population, third-largest in Texas after Houston and San Antonio. Located in the North Texas region, the city of Dallas is the main core of the largest metropolitan area in the Southern United States and the largest inland metropolitan area in the U.S. that lacks any navigable link ...
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