Reel 7 (approx 360 ft/10 mins. on reel) – B&W, 16mm, Jesse Curry sound interview 11/23
Reel 7 (approx 360 ft/10 mins. on reel) – B&W, 16mm, Jesse Curry sound interview 11/23, R 7
B&W, 16mm news film shot by photographers for the Dallas-Fort Worth affiliate WBAP-TV, along with some footage shot by NBC News photographers. The films, almost all of which are first generation prints, not original footage, show many aspects of the Kennedy assassination weekend from Fort Worth to Dallas and later events. Only a few minutes of the footage are known to have been seen publicly; some was included in the 1991 film, “JFK” and some appeared in the 1993 PBS/Frontline program “Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?” Collected by donor’s father, G. William Jones.
Reel 3 (approx. 475 ft/ 14 mins. on reel) – B&W, 16mm film, contains Cabell statement, Connally Parkland kinescope
Reel 3 (approx. 475 ft/ 14 mins. on reel) – B&W, 16mm film, contains Cabell statement, Connally Parkland kinescope, R 3
B&W, 16mm news film shot by photographers for the Dallas-Fort Worth affiliate WBAP-TV, along with some footage shot by NBC News photographers. The films, almost all of which are first generation prints, not original footage, show many aspects of the Kennedy assassination weekend from Fort Worth to Dallas and later events. Only a few minutes of the footage are known to have been seen publicly; some was included in the 1991 film, “JFK” and some appeared in the 1993 PBS/Frontline program “Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?” Collected by donor’s father, G. William Jones.
Reel 2 (approx 300 ft/ 9 mins on reel), 16mm film, contains Gerald Hill sound interview 11/22, Cabell
Reel 2 (approx 300 ft/ 9 mins on reel), 16mm film, contains Gerald Hill sound interview 11/22, Cabell, R 2
B&W, 16mm news film shot by photographers for the Dallas-Fort Worth affiliate WBAP-TV, along with some footage shot by NBC News photographers. The films, almost all of which are first generation prints, not original footage, show many aspects of the Kennedy assassination weekend from Fort Worth to Dallas and later events. Only a few minutes of the footage are known to have been seen publicly; some was included in the 1991 film, “JFK” and some appeared in the 1993 PBS/Frontline program “Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?” Collected by donor’s father, G. William Jones.
The David Jones Collection, consists of approximately 4.5 hours of b&w, 16mm news film shot by photographers for Dallas-Fort Worth NBC affiliate WBAP-TV, along with some footage shot by NBC News photographers. The films, almost all of which are first generation prints, not original footage, show many aspects of the Kennedy assassination weekend from Fort Worth to Dallas and later events. Only a few minutes of the footage are known to have been seen publicly; some was included in the 1991 film, JFK, and some appeared in the 1993 PBS/Frontline program, Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald?
Zapruder film
8mm color home movie of the assassination. First generation print.
8mm color home movie by Abraham Zapruder showing the presidential motorcade and assassination in Dealey Plaza.
The Abraham Zapruder film is acknowledged to be the definitive view of the death of President Kennedy, for it is the only known movie showing the entire assassination sequence. Experts still debate over exactly what it does show and what is not clearly revealed.
The film reel begins with family scenes of Zapruder’s grandchildren (not seen here), then shows his office assistant, Lillian Rogers, at her desk the morning of the assassination. After filming two of his coworkers in Dealey Plaza, Zapruder filmed the approaching motorcade from a pedestal above and to the right of the parade route. (Note: two extremely short pre-assassination scenes, one in Zapruder’s office and one in Dealey Plaza, are not included here until film restoration work has been completed.)
Mr. Zapruder sold the film to Time-Life Inc. the day after the assassination. Time-Life returned the film to the Zapruder family in 1975, although the camera-original film was stored as a courtesy at the National Archives. Classified as an “assassination document” under the JFK Act, the Assassination Records Review Board confiscated the original film from the Zapruder family in 1997; after being compensated by the U.S. government, the family donated copies of the film and color transparencies of each frame, as well as the film’s copyright, to The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza in 1999.
The video attached to this record is an excerpt. The film is available in our Reading Room to on-site researchers or by submitting a Rights & Reproductions Request Form.
Zapruder Film © 1967 (Renewed 1995) The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza8mm color home movie by Abraham Zapruder showing the presidential motorcade and assassination in Dealey Plaza.
The Abraham Zapruder film is acknowledged to be the definitive view of the death of President Kennedy, for it is the only known movie showing the entire assassination sequence. Experts still debate over exactly what it does show and what is not clearly revealed.
The film reel begins with family scenes of Zapruder’s grandchildren (not seen here), then shows his office assistant, Lillian Rogers, at her desk the morning of the assassination. After filming two of his coworkers in Dealey Plaza, Zapruder filmed the approaching motorcade from a pedestal above and to the right of the parade route. (Note: two extremely short pre-assassination scenes, one in Zapruder’s office and one in Dealey Plaza, are not included here until film restoration work has been completed.)
Mr. Zapruder sold the film to Time-Life Inc. the day after the assassination. Time-Life returned the film to the Zapruder family in 1975, although the camera-original film was stored as a courtesy at the National Archives. Classified as an “assassination document” under the JFK Act, the Assassination Records Review Board confiscated the original film from the Zapruder family in 1997; after being compensated by the U.S. government, the family donated copies of the film and color transparencies of each frame, as well as the film’s copyright, to The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza in 1999.
The video attached to this record is an excerpt. The film is available in our Reading Room to on-site researchers or by submitting a Rights & Reproductions Request Form.
Zapruder Film © 1967 (Renewed 1995) The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza