Paducah Neg. - Barkley Funeral
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Silent newsreel footage of Vice President Alben Barkley's funeral in Paducah, KY.
Credits
Frank Koza (filmmaker)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Frank Koza Collection
Notes: Begins with footage of Alben W. Barkley's mailbox and home in Kentucky. Footage of downtown Paducah from a moving vehicle. A train pulls into the station and Barkley's casket is carried into a hearse. Crowds line the streets as military personel accompany the funeral procession. Shots of mourners visiting Barkley's open casket.; Barkley served as Vice President from 1949 to 1953 under Harry S. Truman. He was buried in Mount Kenton Cemetery near Paducah.
Subjects: Funeral rites and ceremonies; Politicians; Death
Places: North America > United States > Kentucky
Language: English
Cfa elements: Negatives, 129 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/12312
Notes: Begins with footage of Alben W. Barkley's mailbox and home in Kentucky. Footage of downtown Paducah from a moving vehicle. A train pulls into the station and Barkley's casket is carried into a hearse. Crowds line the streets as military personel accompany the funeral procession. Shots of mourners visiting Barkley's open casket.; Barkley served as Vice President from 1949 to 1953 under Harry S. Truman. He was buried in Mount Kenton Cemetery near Paducah.
Subjects: Funeral rites and ceremonies; Politicians; Death
Places: North America > United States > Kentucky
Language: English
Cfa elements: Negatives, 129 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/12312
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:15