View from Robert Kennedy’s funeral train from New York City to DC, today 1968: #Fusco
Along route of Robert Kennedy’s funeral train, today 1968:
Another scene from Robert Kennedy’s funeral train, today 1968:
From RFK funeral train, today 1968: #Fusco
From RFK funeral train, today 1968: #Fusco
From RFK funeral train, today 1968: #Northrup
RFK NYC campaign headquarters being closed after his death this week 1968: #Getty

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Brave Americans poised to help save the world on D-Day, this week 1944:
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