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Kodak Brownie 8mm movie camera
Kodak Brownie 8mm movie camera

Kodak Brownie 8mm movie camera

Object number2003.050.0001
Datecirca 1956
ClassificationsArtifacts
ObjectCamera
Credit LineElsie Dorman Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumMetal, Glass, Plastic
Dimensions5 x 2 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. (12.7 x 6.4 x 15.9 cm)
DescriptionKodak 8mm Brownie movie camera used by Texas School Book Depository employee Elsie Dorman to film President Kennedy's motorcade in Dealey Plaza on November 22, 1963. Dorman filmed from the fourth floor of the Book Depository.
Curatorial Commentary
Elsie Dorman's son, James H. Dorman, recorded an oral history about his late mother and her film on November 18, 2002. - Stephen Fagin, Curator