Footage from Before and After the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy Reel 2 · Part 6

Description

This silent film consists of television news outtakes shot by Dallas-Fort Worth KTVT, Channel 11. The sequences are of events that occurred before and after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and include footage of President Kennedy and Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy as they greeted the crowd at Love Field; the motorcade from the airport; several suspects and witnesses in police custody following the shooting; Lee Harvey Oswald after his arrest; and Oswald's funeral. Of note are the scenes that document the confusion near the Texas School Book Depository and the adjacent railroad yard shortly after the fatal shots.

Collection

Janet Veazey and Helen Sturges - Anderson Collection

Series

Moving Images of Events Surrounding the Assassination of John F. Kennedy