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8mm home movie of U.S. Capitol Rotunda, morning of President Kennedy's funeral
8mm color home movie taken from the steps of the U.S. Capitol Rotunda the morning of President Kennedy's funeral, Monday, November 25, 1963. The filmmaker was given privileged access on the steps of the Rotunda, and at one point his shadow is visible in the film, but his name remains unknown.The film shows the caisson arriving to carry the casket for the funeral procession, followed by a scene of Jacqueline Kennedy coming up the steps of the Rotunda, then the casket being carried down to the caisson and the procession leaving. At the end of the home movie there is a brief scene inside the now-empty Rotunda, followed by a look at the bridge to Arlington National Cemetery.
8mm home movie of U.S. Capitol Rotunda, morning of President Kennedy's funeral
11/25/1963
Film
Gauge: 8mm; camera speed: 16fps7 minutes 50 seconds
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection
2014.037.0003
Part of this film was incorporated into the video content of the Museum's temporary exhibit, "Mourning a President," about the funeral and mourning rites for President John F. Kennedy, November 17, 2017 to February 19, 2018. The video associated is available on the Museum's YouTube channel.
8mm home movie of U.S. Capitol Rotunda, morning of President Kennedy's funeral
8mm color home movie taken from the steps of the U.S. Capitol Rotunda the morning of President Kennedy's funeral, Monday, November 25, 1963. The filmmaker was given privileged access on the steps of the Rotunda, and at one point his shadow is visible in the film, but his name remains unknown.The film shows the caisson arriving to carry the casket for the funeral procession, followed by a scene of Jacqueline Kennedy coming up the steps of the Rotunda, then the casket being carried down to the caisson and the procession leaving. At the end of the home movie there is a brief scene inside the now-empty Rotunda, followed by a look at the bridge to Arlington National Cemetery.
8mm home movie of U.S. Capitol Rotunda, morning of President Kennedy's funeral
11/25/1963
Funeral
Films
Home movie
Mourning
Rotunda
Procession
Casket
Kennedy, John F.
U.S. Capitol
Arlington National Cemetery
Washington, D.C.
Film
Gauge: 8mm; camera speed: 16fps7 minutes 50 seconds
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection
2014.037.0003
Part of this film was incorporated into the video content of the Museum's temporary exhibit, "Mourning a President," about the funeral and mourning rites for President John F. Kennedy, November 17, 2017 to February 19, 2018. The video associated is available on the Museum's YouTube channel.