Sen. Robert Taft's coffin removed from the US Capitol Rotunda in 1953
LS US servicemen carefully approach, bearing flower-covered coffin of Sen. Robert Taft down the steps of the US Capitol / they load the coffin into a hearse / hearse drives across lawn, passing crowd and accompanied by motorcycle policeman / various people pass camera as they arrive for memorial service at the Capitol, including Gen. Omar Bradley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Treasury Secretary George Humphrey; Army Chief of Staff Gen. J. Lawton Collins; Navy Adm. Arthur Radford; USAF Gen. Nathan Twining; (probably) Defense Secretary Charles Erwin Wilson / VS spectators





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Editorial #:
937959706
Collection:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Date created:
August 03, 1953
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License type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
Not released.ÌýMore information
Clip length:
00:00:44:19
Location:
Washington DC, United States
Mastered to:
QuickTime 10-bit ProRes 422 (HQ) HD 1920x1080 23.98p
Originally shot on:
35mm B/W Neg
Source:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Object name:
937959706_h8.mov
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