Tag: Man

Alvin Straight: The Lawnmower Man Who Drove Into Legend

By On Location with Jerri and Matt / June 14, 2025August 22, 2025

In an age of GPS, smartphones, and instant gratification, it’s easy to forget the power of sheer will, simplicity, and reconciliation. But in 1994, Alvin Straight—an elderly man from Laurens, Iowa—reminded the world that sometimes, the slowest journeys leave the deepest impact. At 73 years old, Alvin wasn’t what you’d call spry. He had poor…

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J.F.K. Assassination

Abraham Zapruder – The man with the camera

By On Location with Jerri and Matt / May 26, 2025August 22, 2025

Abraham Zapruder was a Ukrainian-born American clothing manufacturer living in Dallas, Texas. On November 22, 1963, he brought his Bell & Howell home movie camera to Dealey Plaza to record President John F. Kennedy’s motorcade as it passed near his office. Standing on a concrete pedestal for a better view, Zapruder captured the entire assassination…

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