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About Moving Image
Title
JFK Visit to USS "Observation Island," 16 November 1963
Digital Identifier
USG-03-J
Date(s) of Materials
16 November 1963
Description
Silent motion picture of President John F. Kennedy going aboard the ship "Observation Island" during his visit to Cape Canaveral, Florida. President Kennedy arrives by helicopter, views a demonstration of the firing of a Polaris missile by the submarine "Andrew Jackson," and departs.
Source: Paul Fisher, White House projectionist (MR 73-70).
Origin: Probably shot by Navy cameramen. Processed by RCA, operating the Air Force Missile Test Center Photographic Laboratory. Unclassified.
Materials in this series were created, commissioned, or collected by the United States Air Force.
Source: Paul Fisher, White House projectionist (MR 73-70).
Origin: Probably shot by Navy cameramen. Processed by RCA, operating the Air Force Missile Test Center Photographic Laboratory. Unclassified.
Materials in this series were created, commissioned, or collected by the United States Air Force.
Copyright Status
Public Domain
Media Type
Extent / Physical Description
1 film reel (color; silent; 16 mm; 171 feet; 4 minutes, 45 seconds)
Collection
Series
Series 03. United States Air Force.
Preferred Citation
United States Government Agencies Collection. JFK Visit to USS "Observation Island," 16 November 1963
Subject(s)
Organization(s)
Contributor(s)
United States. Air Force
Archival Creator(s)
National Archives and Records Administration. Office of Presidential Libraries. John F. Kennedy Library. (04/01/1985- )
Associated Record(s)
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Some of the archival materials in this collection may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish.
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction.
One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excesses of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law. The copyright law extends its protection to unpublished works from the moment of creation in a tangible form.
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