2. Memorial Day Ceremonies; 1969 Boatnik

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Memorial Day Ceremonies; 1969 Boatnik

Women hang wreaths on front of flag-bedecked dais, Hawthorne Park, Medford / Marines raise flag / army officer speaks at microphone, other officers wait on dais / color guard marches off, followed by speakers and audience / Main Street bridge, Medford / women drop flowers from bridge into Bear Creek / / rock band plays in dark pavilion, Riverside Park, Grants Pass / beauty queen is interviewed on radio / spectators on riverback / children row innertubes and rafts down and across river, drift boat passes For more footage of Hawthorne Park ceremonies, see SOHS Film No. 1517
Original NID
227073
Location
M7A Box 2 83E/97E
Year or Date Range
'5-30-1969'
Producer
KOBI
Film Length
'00:03:30'
Color
Black & White
Internal Link
SOHS Film 1515 5-30-1969 Memorial Day Ceremonies; 1969 Boatnik