/internal/media/dispatcher/50760/full8mm color home movie of President Kennedy's grave at Arlington National Cemetery11/26/1963 - 03/20/1967Gauge: 8mm; camera speed: 16fps
3 minutes 46 secondsFilmThe Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection2014.037.000408mm color film, home movie showing the presidential funeral, November 25, 1963, extremely high quality
1 reel; labeled "Arlington Cemetery" (original box) and "Gravesite, Honor Guard, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier" (Gary Mack notes)Films6636148343Film, 8mm8mm color home movie of a family on vacation in Washington D.C. The home movie starts with a drive through Arlington Cemetery, followed by scenes of the eternal flame inside the white picket fence of President Kennedy's temporary gravesite. A bulldozer is visible in the background down the hill, possibly working on the site of the president's permanent grave. The film concludes with scenes of the Washington Monument and the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
The name of the filmmaker is unknown.FilmsHome movieMourningEternal flameGravesideMournersFlowersArlington National CemeteryWashington, D.C.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.