photos or films of the Robert F Kennedy funeral train

[Treini]

Dear all,

on June 8, 1968, the funeral train of Robert F. Kennedy rode from NYC to Washington DC.

I am working on a book about this day and I’m searching for pictures made by bystanders who stood alongside the tracks that day.

I ‘m a Dutch photographer and professor. Even though I do work and live in the Netherlands, I sense that this event will still arouse vivid memories in the minds of many Americans.

The images I am looking for don't have to be perfect, any visual material is welcome. I will gladly credit your photos and films wherever they’re used and I can compensate the potential expenses you need to make in digitizing the pictures. If you wish to learn more about my call, please take a look at an article in CECIL WHIG: http:// http://www.cecildaily.com/news/local_news/article_7b3cd94f-87a1-5236-af32-54d25b1179ef.html  If you can help me, please post here or send me an email: [e-mail]


Thank you very much in advance for any kind of assistance!


 

Yours faithfully,

 

Rein Terpstra

[ndbprr]

Trains had an article in the month after the funeral.
It listed all the car and engine information and some of the logistics as well as pictures.

[wanswheel]

Good luck. Have you read The Last Salute?

http://www.history.army.mil/books/last_salute/Ch28.htm

[Treini]

Thank you! I will look for this article. I hope there are images of bystanders in it as well. Best regards, Rein

[wanswheel]

[nycstlrr]

If someone hasn`t suggested it already. You can try the Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/ I am sure they would have some material. Bill

[Treini]

Hi nycstlrr,

 

Hi Bill,

thank you for responding. I 've been in the Library of Congress, for this research topic. Very helpfull people working there, I found indeed a lot of visual material of Paul Fusco and the

funeral train. I hope to find also pictures of bystanders, that they don't have. Best, Rein

[Treini]

Thanks! Piece by piece this resarch is getting forwars. Best regards, Rein