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Fredna Stewart Film

8mm color home movie filmed by Fredna Stewart. On November 22, 1963, Stewart filmed the Kennedy motorcade through downtown Dallas from the north side of Main Street near the corner of Main Street and Griffin Street. As President Kennedy neared her location, someone stepped in front of her camera, blocking her view. Fortunately, she recovered quickly and stepped to the side. At the limousine's closest point, the heads of the Kennedys and Connallys are turned away from the photographer. Her film is short - about 20 seconds - and is on a reel with about 25 minutes of other family home movies including part of a Baylor University football game and footage of children playing outside.The video attached to this record is an excerpt. The entire film is available in our Reading Room to on-site researchers or by submitting a Rights & Reproductions Request Form.

Object Details
Object title:

Fredna Stewart Film

Date:

August 1963 - November 1963

Medium:

8mm film

Dimensions:

Duration: 25 Minutes

Credit line:

Nigel and Fredna Stewart Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2007.023.0001

Curatorial Note:

This home movie by Fredna Stewart (1935-2021) was first seen by the public in the special exhibit, Filming Kennedy: Home Movies from Dallas, from November 2007 to October 2008. It was featured during a twenty-three minute compilation of Kennedy home movies narrated by the Museum's late curator, Gary Mack, and screened daily in the Museum's seventh floor gallery. At the time, the Stewart film was one of the most recent home movie additions to the Museum's Collection. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator

We would like to thank researcher Randy Owen for his help in pinpointing Ms. Stewart's position on Main Street. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator

Fredna Stewart Film

8mm color home movie filmed by Fredna Stewart. On November 22, 1963, Stewart filmed the Kennedy motorcade through downtown Dallas from the north side of Main Street near the corner of Main Street and Griffin Street. As President Kennedy neared her location, someone stepped in front of her camera, blocking her view. Fortunately, she recovered quickly and stepped to the side. At the limousine's closest point, the heads of the Kennedys and Connallys are turned away from the photographer. Her film is short - about 20 seconds - and is on a reel with about 25 minutes of other family home movies including part of a Baylor University football game and footage of children playing outside.The video attached to this record is an excerpt. The entire film is available in our Reading Room to on-site researchers or by submitting a Rights & Reproductions Request Form.

Object Details
Object title:

Fredna Stewart Film

Date:

August 1963 - November 1963

Terms:

Limousine

Motorcade

Films

Main Street

Home movie

Trip to Texas

Kennedy, John F.

Connally, John

Kennedy, Jacqueline

Connally, Nellie

Dallas

Medium:

8mm film

Dimensions:

Duration: 25 Minutes

Credit line:

Nigel and Fredna Stewart Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2007.023.0001

Curatorial Note:

This home movie by Fredna Stewart (1935-2021) was first seen by the public in the special exhibit, Filming Kennedy: Home Movies from Dallas, from November 2007 to October 2008. It was featured during a twenty-three minute compilation of Kennedy home movies narrated by the Museum's late curator, Gary Mack, and screened daily in the Museum's seventh floor gallery. At the time, the Stewart film was one of the most recent home movie additions to the Museum's Collection. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator

We would like to thank researcher Randy Owen for his help in pinpointing Ms. Stewart's position on Main Street. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator