General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR GEN. MacARTHUR Norfolk, Virginia

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR GEN. MacARTHUR Norfolk, Virginia

1964

1) LA MS MacARTHUR portrait in store window; five stars below the portrait. VG2) MS Few people sitting on curb. G3) MS Some of the spectators lining the street. G4) LA MS Two men in civilian clothing, believed to be photographers, climbing up on overhang of the first story of a building, with their camera equipment; Pan, down, to thinned out spectators, some sitting on curb, others standing, everybody seems to be getting their spot, prior to beginning of services; swish Pan, back, to two men up on overhang of clothing store, back down, to spectators. G5) MLS Troops arriving down the street, carrying state flags of the fifty states; men pair off at intervals, on both sides of street where they will stand thruout the Memorial Services. G6) MS PAN Left, soldiers, sailors, marines carrying the fifty states" flags. G7) LA MS Colors flying at half mast, from Memorial. G8) CU PAN Left, two army officers (unidentified) walking by (SV).9) MS Small boy sitting on curb, looking past legs of spectators. G10) MS Second army band from FT. Monroe proceeding down the street (SV); three high ranking officer (army) precede the band; Pan, left, with the three officers. G11) CU PAN Left, high ranking army officer. G12) CU PAN Left, legs of officer as he walks down street, following the stripe in the road. G13) ECU PAN Left, army band marching by. G14) CU Two air force high ranking officers marching by. G15) CU Minister in his robes, walking along the street, with Army officer, passing by the crowd, followed by two more ministers (all in robes). G16) CU Horse drawn caisson with casket, proceeding by in slow pace, with the casket bearers following alongside.17) MS Horses drawing the caisson; Pan, right, to caisson coming to stop.18) MS Lone horse (there is a significance to this lone horse, showing it saddled but riderless); zoom in, to the five stars on the horse blanket. G19) ECU MacARTHUR FAMILY proceeding by, coming to a stop; MRS. MacARTHUR standing next to her son. G20) MS MacARTHUR FAMILY and other VIP"s stopped on the street; spectators in BG; zoom in, for CU of MRS. MacARTHUR and family. G21) MCU Caisson with casket, stopped on the street; casket bearers facing the casket. G22) CU PAN ATTORNEY GEN. and MRS. ROBERT KENNEDY and other VIP"s proceeding past, with ADM. H. P. SMITH (CinCLant Flt); other VIP"s unidentifed; Pan, left, with ATTORNEY GEN. and his wife. G23) CU PAN Left, MacARTHUR FAMILY proceeding on by; heads of spectators in FG. G24) MCU MacARTHUR FAMILY proceeding up walk. F25) MS Horse drawn caisson with casket, stopped in front of SNYDER"S DEPT. STORE; some spectators in FG. VG26) CU Restless feet of horses. G27) CU Showing legs of casket bearers. F28) CU Army officer in charge; Pan, left, showing casket bearers coming to salute; zoom back, away from casket and caisson; crowd looking on quietly, in BG, from area of sidewalk. G29) MS Second army band from Ft. Monroe, playing music; unidentified man comes into scene with his camera, blocks the view. F30) CU Casket bearers proceeding to casket; zoom back, away, as casket is removed from caisson, by casket bearers; casket bearers bow their heads, walk side step slowly to right, away from rear of caisson, swing around, facing the camera, and proceed slowly to left; casket bearers come to stop momentarily, begin moving off to left; spectators in FG. G31) CU Spectators; policemen in FG, at salute. G32) MS Casket bearers carrying the casket up walk (believed to be to ST. Paul"s Church). F33) MS Horses; swish Pan, right, to caisson which is empty; spectators very quiet in BG. VG34) LA CU Two spectators up on rooftop of building; third man passes by in left. F35) CU Soldier tending the halter of lone horse; spectators in BG. VG36) ECU Five stars on horse blanket under saddle of lone horse. VG37) CU Zoom back, away from lone horse, as second army band marches by on far side of horse. G38) MS Empty caisson being driven off dow

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