Details:

John F. Kennedy original motion picture film reel housed in its original blue protective canister and bearing contemporary handwritten identification labels reading, “John F. Kennedy – 4 Days to Arlington – Nov. 1963.” The reel retains an additional handwritten identification label affixed directly to the film reel reading, “J.F.K. 4 Days to Arlington, Nov. 1963.” While the film has not been viewed and its precise contents remain unverified, the labeling suggests footage relating to the days immediately following President Kennedy’s assassination and the period leading to his burial at Arlington National Cemetery.

The film remains wound on its original reel and is offered strictly as an unexamined archival motion picture reel.

Good condition overall. The actual film has not been tested or inspected.

President John F. Kennedy’s assassination on November 22, 1963, remains one of the defining events of twentieth-century American history. Motion picture footage documenting the days of national mourning, culminating in his state funeral and interment at Arlington National Cemetery on November 25, 1963, has become an enduring visual record of one of the nation’s most solemn moments. Unexamined period film reels bearing contemporary identification such as this offer an intriguing glimpse into how these historic events were preserved and circulated during the era.

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Includes a full letter of authenticity from JG Autographs, Inc.

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Reference sku: 11693 1416537-1