General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. PRES IDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT'S FUNERAL PROCESSION, WASHING TON, D.C

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. PRES IDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT'S FUNERAL PROCESSION, WASHING TON, D.C

1945

1) HA MLS Casket on caissen being drawn by herses; streets lined with people; PAN from right to left following casket; casket is fellowed by American and Presidential flags.2) HA MS Cadillac carrying high-ranking dignitaries.3) LS Funeral precession; President Franklin D. Roosevelt"s casket is on caisson.4) LS Sailers in dress blues marching in funeral precession.5) HA MS Caisson bearing Pres. Roosevelt"s casket; Marine, Soldiers & Sailers on both sides as Honer Guards; rest of the funeral procession in BG.6) MLS Caisson; many people line streets in BG.7) CU Chief of Washington police.8) CU Metercycle escort riding by; Marines with rifles at present arms in left FG.9) MS Caissen drawn by white herses; police on metercycles in FG; celor guard in BG.10) LS FLT.ADM. ERNEST KING saluting; large crowd of people in BG.11) LS Soldiers standing on side of street wearing steel helmets.12) LS Motorcycle brigade; Soldiers holding back crowds.13) HA MS PAN Right to left of brigade; sidecars on motorcycles; crowds in BG.14) HA CU Two seldiers in front of jeep; FLT.ADM. in back seat; people in BG.15) G-A Bombers in fermation flying overhead.16) HA MS Marine band in dress blues passing left to right.17) HA MS Coast Guard Cadets pass right to left; crowd in BG.18) HA MS Naval Academy Cadets passing right to left; people in BG.19) LS Naval Cadets wearing dress blues, white leggings white hats in procession.20) HA MS Spectators watching funeral precession; several Navy Officers.21) CU Soldier"s fest marching in ranks & passing left to right.22) HA MS U.S. Navy band passes wearing dress blues & white hats; people in BG; PAN right to left as band starts marking time.23) LS SPARS pass left to right.24) HA MLS Caisson bearing the late Pres. Roosevelt"s body is followed by coler guard; crowd in BG.25) HA MS Same; casket and military honer guard marching alongside casket.26) LS Same.27) MCU Several dignitaries in car.28) LS Funeral procession with caisson making right turn down side street.29) LS Caisson is pulled up to White House door; Marine Guard in FG.30) LS Pres. Roosevelt"s casket taken off caisson by military honor guards and carried into White House; short PAN right to left of military honor guard carrying casket.QUALITY: GOOD

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