November 24, 1963

[jorgemonkey]

I'm going to start this off by stating the obvious. I am 26 years old, and its impossible for me to have taken these photos. I'm posting them because I think they are neat in a sense, and the historical value they have.

My grandfather died a little over 2 years ago. Since his death, my parents & my grandmother have spent a lot of time at the house looking for family photos, documents, etc trying to get as much family history as we can. I've shot hundreds of slides, and scanned in tons of photos dating back to the late 1800's.

Tues my grandmother mentioned she had a cedar chest that hadn't been opened in probably 40 years, and she didn't know what was inside. When my parents opened it, we found yet tons of more slides, as well as a lot of photos from the 1800's. What caught their eye (I wasn't there at the time) was a piece of paper that read, "JFK's Funeral Procession".

My great-grandfather was in the educational system, and he was on a business trip to Washington DC when John F. Kennedy was assassinated. He made it out to the procession with his camera and snapped off a bunch of photos. Some of them aren't the worlds greatest photos, but I still think they show the mood of the day. I've got a couple that I've edited & am going to share. Once I get the paper from my parents, I'll add in the descriptions my great grandfather wrote. He numbered the slides, and in detail wrote what was happening in them.

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[Frog]

I was in my World Problem's class when the phone on the wall rang and I clearly remember the look on our teachers face when he was informed that the president had been shot.
I also watched the entire funeral on television and the whole thing is still so clear in my mind.
I can tell you that the riderless horse the soldier is holding represented the fallen rider, JFK.
Thankyou for sharing these and it sounds like you may have many hours of history to investigate.
Its worth it.

[Old Timer]

I don't think anyone who was alive at the time will forget where they were when they heard that JFK had been shot. I was a sophomore in high school in an American history class of all things when an announcement came over the PA system that the President had been shot in Dallas TX. We didn't find out until after school that he had died. The day of his funeral was a day of national mourning and school was not held. I thing the whole nation gathered around their small b&w TVs to watch the day unfold in front of them. That's a great piece of American history that you have there Scott I hope you appreciate it and will treat it in the manner that preserve and protect it for future members of your family.

[jorgemonkey]

I am a huge history buff, I mostly like to read about Civil War/WWII. I thank my grandparents for getting me into it.

My dad was telling me he remembers watching everything on tv, including watching Jack Ruby shot Lee Harvey Oswald and he couldn't believe what he just saw live on TV.

On a little seperate note, I remember watching the Challenger explode on tv. My dad let me stay home from school to watch it on tv, and I made some comment about there was a big fireworks display after liftoff, not realizing what I just saw.

I can't wait to get a hold of the notes my great grandfather wrote about these photos.

[Addies Granddaddy]

A great piece of history, and no matter how they look, they're still very impressive.
I was a soph in H.S. at the time. Found out he'd been shot in Art class. Found out he'd died in Gym class. Saw Ruby shoot Oswald on tv....the procession...the whole thing. It was surreal.
A great contribution here.
John

[Didache]

Although I am a Brit, I was living in Los Angeles at the time due to my dad working there. We were having lunch in the school cafeteria (I was only 10) and we all noticed that the flag outside the cafeteria was half mast. After lunch we went into the playground and I asked a teacher who had died. She burst into tears on the spot.

Mike

[jorgemonkey]

I finally got a chance to work on them all, so here are a couple more:

#8 The Navy's top brass at the time


#9 One of my favorite ones of the day. I love the soldier saluting and sortof facing down, as Black Jack approaches


#10 President Johnson's limo. Notice the Secret Service men looking everywhere. I read that there were about 220 foreign dignitaries there, many who walked on the street. One person said it was the worst logistical nightmare he'd faced in his entire life.