Film footage of President John F. Kennedy’s motorcade rushing to a hospital after he was fatally wounded will be auctioned later this month. The 8 mm home film captured the motorcade on Interstate 35 after Kennedy was shot, showing Secret Service Agent Clint Hill standing over the president and Jacqueline Kennedy. The footage was stored in a milk crate along with other family films and wasn’t widely known until the grandson of the film’s owner projected it in his bedroom. The footage was shared with Clint Hill, who was moved by the visual representation of his experience. The footage provides a more complete view of the motorcade’s rush to Parkland Memorial Hospital compared to other fragmented film footage available. The footage was discovered in the family’s possession, showcasing the ongoing potential for new material related to the assassination to emerge. This film footage joins other significant discoveries like color photographs of the rifle being removed from the Texas School Book Depository that were found in a shoebox brought in by the photographer in 2002. The auction house has released still photos but is not sharing the portion of the footage showing the motorcade on the interstate. Historians hope this footage will be preserved for future use in films and documentaries related to the JFK assassination, as it offers a fresh look at a critical moment in history.
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