Newly discovered film footage of President John F. Kennedy’s motorcade moments after he was fatally wounded in Dallas in 1963 will be up for auction. The 8mm home film captures the motorcade speeding down the freeway toward the hospital, with Secret Service Agent Clint Hill famously seen on the back of the limousine. The footage was found in a milk crate along with other family films and has never been publicly released in its entirety.
The auction will take place in Boston, and experts believe that even after more than 60 years, new material related to the assassination could continue to come to light. The footage provides a new perspective on the events of that fateful day, including the rush to Parkland Memorial Hospital where Kennedy was pronounced dead. Historians hope that the footage will be preserved for future generations and potentially used by filmmakers.
The film is significant because it shows a more complete look at the immediate aftermath of the shots fired as the motorcade passed through Dealey Plaza, where Lee Harvey Oswald was later found to have positioned himself. The auction house has released still photos from the footage, but the full content is not yet disclosed. Overall, the footage sheds new light on a tragic event that has captivated the public for decades.
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