Robert H. Jackson (photographer)
American photographer
Robert Hill Jackson (born April 8, 1934) is an American photographer. In November 1963, Jackson, then working for the Dallas Times Herald, took a photograph capturing the fatal shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald by Jack Ruby. Jackson won the Pulitzer Prize for Photography for the photograph in 1964.
Early life and career
Born on April 8, 1934, Jackson grew up in Dallas. His interest in photography began when he was either at the age of twelve years or thirteen years. An aunt gave him a Baby Brownie Special camera, and a family cat became one of his first subjects. When Jackson turned fourteen years old, his interest became more serious. Another aunt gave him an Argus C-3 35 mm camera. Jackson's first news photo was of a double fatality crash in northern Dallas. Jackson persuaded his father to drive him to the scene of the crash.
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