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Frank Marotta Film
Original color 8mm film by Frank Marotta of the Kennedy motorcade in downtown Dallas as it neared the intersection of Main and Akard streets, where spectators had crowded into the street. One year later, Marotta filmed scenes in Dealey Plaza on the first anniversary of the assassination.Recorded on Dynachrome film, the photographer used film intended for indoor use, which explains why some of the scenes seem overly dark.
Frank Marotta Film
11/22/1963 - 11/22/1964
Film
Gauge: 8mm
Anthony F. Marotta Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
1999.030.0001
Anthony Frank Marotta, the son of Italian immigrants, took this home movie of the Kennedy motorcade near the Main and Akard Street intersection. As he recalled in his 1999 oral history, he had an awkward encounter with a coworker on his way to see President Kennedy: "I had a leather case with my camera in it. I had a fresh roll of film put in the camera, and it was already cranked and ready to go. So, as I was leaving the office, one of the individuals asked, 'Where are you going?' I said, 'Well, I'm going down to see the motorcade with the president.' And they said, 'What've you got in there? Something to throw at him?' You know, that to me was, well, what's the matter with you? 'Why don't you come down and see him? It's the president.'" Standing on the north side of Main Street, Marotta had a good view of President Kennedy, though his home movie is noticeably dark. He explained, "As a result of that time of the year, the sun was still fairly low and so the film was backlit a bit, and they were moving very rapidly because they were running late from what I recall." Mr. Marotta passed away about one year after his Museum oral history was recorded, in October 2000. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
Frank Marotta Film
Original color 8mm film by Frank Marotta of the Kennedy motorcade in downtown Dallas as it neared the intersection of Main and Akard streets, where spectators had crowded into the street. One year later, Marotta filmed scenes in Dealey Plaza on the first anniversary of the assassination.Recorded on Dynachrome film, the photographer used film intended for indoor use, which explains why some of the scenes seem overly dark.
Frank Marotta Film
11/22/1963 - 11/22/1964
Motorcade
Home movie
Films
Eyewitnesses
Assassination
Dealey Plaza
Main Street
Akard Street
Crowds
Anniversary
Marotta, Anthony F.
Kennedy, John F.
Dallas
Film
Gauge: 8mm
Anthony F. Marotta Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
1999.030.0001
Anthony Frank Marotta, the son of Italian immigrants, took this home movie of the Kennedy motorcade near the Main and Akard Street intersection. As he recalled in his 1999 oral history, he had an awkward encounter with a coworker on his way to see President Kennedy: "I had a leather case with my camera in it. I had a fresh roll of film put in the camera, and it was already cranked and ready to go. So, as I was leaving the office, one of the individuals asked, 'Where are you going?' I said, 'Well, I'm going down to see the motorcade with the president.' And they said, 'What've you got in there? Something to throw at him?' You know, that to me was, well, what's the matter with you? 'Why don't you come down and see him? It's the president.'" Standing on the north side of Main Street, Marotta had a good view of President Kennedy, though his home movie is noticeably dark. He explained, "As a result of that time of the year, the sun was still fairly low and so the film was backlit a bit, and they were moving very rapidly because they were running late from what I recall." Mr. Marotta passed away about one year after his Museum oral history was recorded, in October 2000. - Stephen Fagin, Curator
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