The Kennedy Autopsy Minute by Minute

By Alex Harris

The autopsy photographs of President John F. Kennedy are among the most sobering and controversial pieces of evidence in the historical record. The Kennedy Autopsy Minute by Minute not only examines these images in detail but also challenges readers to confront the stark reality they depict.

While these photographs may be unsettling, their importance cannot be overstated—they provide direct, unfiltered documentation of the President’s wounds and the procedures undertaken that night at Bethesda Naval Hospital. Rather than turning away from the discomfort they evoke, readers should use that shock as a means to critically engage with the evidence, placing it in its proper historical and forensic context. Only by doing so can we move closer to an honest and accurate understanding of what transpired.

WARNING: Viewer Discretion is Advised.

Once the President’s body was placed on the autopsy table, John Thomas Stringer Jr, the civilian photographer put in charge of producing Kennedy’s autopsy photographs began taking photographs of the obvious head wound. Stringer started on the President’s left side, producing 4 views of the left side of the President’s head and shoulders. One of them is reproduced below.

This photograph, identified as either 1.1 or 1.2 by the author (refer to the attached Appendix for inventory), shows the aforementioned view of the left side of the President’s head and shoulders.

A color photograph showing the same view as the one above. This photograph is identified by the author as photograph 1.29.

Presumably, Stringer takes 2 left superior views of the President’s head, but these are not specifically mentioned in the inventory. It is assumed that the left superior views are photographs 1.3 and 1.4 in the inventory in Appendix I.

After this, Stringer moves to the head of the autopsy table and produces 4 direct posterior superior views of the head, showing the extensive damage to the head. Two of these are reproduced below.

A direct posterior superior view of the head. This is most likely photograph 1.7.

A more vertical view of the head, taken from the head of the autopsy table. This is likely photograph 1.8.

A similar color view, though notably slightly different from 1.8 above. This seems to be photograph 1.33.

After Stringer takes the aforementioned direct posterior superior views, he moves to the right side of the President and takes a total of 4 views of the President’s right side.

Stringer first produces 2 right superior views, then moves towards the center of the autopsy table and produces 2 oblique views, depicting the President’s upper body and face.

The oblique view is commonly referred to as the stare-of-death photo, as the President’s eyes are seen to be open, giving an eerie feeling to the photographs. The right superior and oblique views are reproduced below.

The right superior view, showing the extensive damage to the head, as well as the metal head rest and Navy towel on the autopsy table. This photograph is identified by the author to be photograph 1.26, 1.27 or 1.28.

The right oblique view, depicting the President’s upper body and head. This photograph is identified by the author to be photograph 1.5.

A second right oblique view, with the camera settings adjusted slightly to provide a brighter view of the body. This photograph is identified by the author to be photograph 1.6.

After producing a near-comprehensive series of photographs of the head and upper body, Stringer takes a photograph of an unidentified portion of the head. This photograph is often dubbed the “mystery photo”, as its placement on the head has proven difficult to locate.

The photographs in the inventory seeming to match this photograph are 1.17 and 1.18. This would indicate that this photograph depicts the “wound of entrance in [the] posterior skull, following [the] reflection of the scalp.” Similar color photographs, being 1.44 and 1.45, are not available. The author is unable to identify these photographs further.

The first of the two “mystery photos”, seeming to show an area of hair towards the top, which may indicate its location

The second of the two “mystery photos” showing a near identical view. The only notable difference between the first and second mystery photos is a reflection seen in the second, which was likely caused by the flash’s proximity to the head.

After Dr. Finck arrived and advised Stringer and the Bethesda autopsy team that a bullet had struck the President’s back and/or neck, they began searching the body to determine if the bullet had become lodged, or had gone through. Stringer produced a number of photos after Finck and the autopsy team had lifted the President’s body to rest on his left shoulder.

The first of these is a view of the back, with a ruler pressed against the spine and a hand holding the President’s right shoulder. Two photographs of this view were produced, and both are nearly identical. Both are reproduced below.

The first of the two photographs. An identifiable feature of this one is that the President’s ear seems to be touching the doctor’s arm. This photograph is identified by the author to be photograph 1.11.

The second of the two photos. The President’s ear is now separated from the doctor’s arm. This photograph is identified by the author to be 1.12.

Finally, photographs are produced of the head wound while the body is laid on its side. Only two of these are currently available, being one in color and one in black and white. They are reproduced below.

A superior view of the President’s head, now with the brain removed, showing the large defect in the scalp. This photograph is identified by the author to be photograph 1.15.

A more direct view of the back of the head, showing the blood-soaked hair and what many have identified as a wound in the back of the head. It has been advised to the author that this “white” mark is actually seen to be pinkish-red in better copies, indicating that this is from a low quality copy. This photograph is identified by the author to be photograph 1.42.

Appendix

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KENNEDY AUTOPSY MATERIALS AT NARA

Envelopes numbered 1 to 18 containing 4×5 negatives of photographs taken at the time of autopsy

1. 1. 4×5 B&W negative of left side of head and shoulders
  2. 4×5 B&W negative of left side of head and shoulders
  3. 4×5 B&W negative of left side of head and shoulders
  4. 4×5 B&W negative of left side of head and shoulders
  5. 4×5 B&W negative of right side of head and shoulder
  6. 4×5 B&W negative of right side of head and shoulder
  7. 4×5 B&W negative of Superior view of head
  8. 4×5 B&W negative of Superior view of head
  9. 4×5 B&W negative of Superior view of head
  10. 4×5 B&W negative of Superior view of head
  11. 4×5 B&W negative of posterior view of wound of entrance of missile high in shoulder
  12. 4×5 B&W negative of posterior view of wound of entrance of missile high in shoulder
  13. 4×5 B&W negative of anterior aspect of head and upper torso including tracheotomy wound. Also discernible are two superficial stab wounds placed by the physicians in the emergency room at Parkland Hospital, Dallas, Texas
  14. 4×5 B&W negative of anterior aspect of head and upper torso including tracheotomy wound. Closer view than #13.
  15. 4×5 B&W negative of wound of entrance in right posterior occipital region
  16. 4×5 B&W negative of wound of entrance in right posterior occipital region
  17. 4×5 B&W negative of missile wound of entrance in posterior skull, following reflection of the scalp
  18. 4×5 B&W negative of missile wound of entrance in posterior skull, following reflection of the scalp
  19. 4×5 B&W negative of basilar view of the brain
  20. 4×5 B&W negative of superior view of the brain
  21. 4×5 B&W negative of basilar view of the brain
  22. 4×5 B&W negative of direct basilar view of the brain
  23. 4×5 B&W negative of superior view of the brain clearly depicting the extensive damage to right cerebral hemisphere
  24. 4×5 B&W negative of superior view of the brain clearly depicting the extensive damage to right cerebral hemisphere
  25. 4×5 B&W negative of superior view of the brain clearly depicting the extensive damage to right cerebral hemisphere
  26. 4×5 color transparency of right side of the head
  27. 4×5 color transparency of right side of the head
  28. 4×5 color transparency of right side of the head
  29. 4×5 color transparency of left side of the head
  30. 4×5 color transparency of left side of the head
  31. 4×5 color transparency of left side of the head
  32. 4×5 color transparency of superior view of the head
  33. 4×5 color transparency of superior view of the head
  34. 4×5 color transparency of superior view of the head
  35. 4×5 color transparency of superior view of the head
  36. 4×5 color transparency of superior view of the head
  37. 4×5 color transparency of superior view of the head
  38. 4×5 color transparency of the missile wound high in the right superior, posterior shoulder
  39. 4×5 color transparency of the missile wound high in the right superior, posterior shoulder
  40. 4×5 color transparency of the anterior view of the upper torso and head showing tracheotomy wound
  41. 4×5 color transparency of the anterior view of the upper torso and head showing tracheotomy wound
  42. 4×5 color transparency of the missile wound in the right occipital region
  43. 4×5 color transparency of the missile wound in the right occipital region
  44. 4×5 color transparency of the missile wound in the posterior skull with scalp reflected
  45. 4×5 color transparency of the missile wound in the posterior skull with scalp reflected
  46. 2 contact (3.5×4.5) prints made from 1.1
  47. 2 8×10 prints made from 1.1
  48. 2 contact (3.5×4.5) prints made from 1.2
  49. 2 8×10 prints made from 1.2
  50. 2 contact (3.5×4.5) prints made from 1.3
  51. 2 8×10 prints made from 1.3
  52. 2 contact (3.5×4.5) prints made from 1.4
  53. 2 8×10 prints made from 1.4
  54. 2 contact (3.5×4.5) prints made from 1.5
  55. 2 8×10 prints made from 1.5
  56. 2 contact (3.5×4.5) prints made from 1.6
  57. 2 8×10 prints made from 1.6
  58. 2 contact (3.5×4.5) prints made from 1.7
  59. 2 8×10 prints made from 1.7
  60. 2 contact (3.5×4.5) prints made from 1.8
  61. 2 8×10 prints made from 1.8
  62. 2 contact (3.5×4.5) prints made from 1.9
  63. 2 8×10 prints made from 1.9
  64. 2 contact(3.5×4.5) prints made from 1.10
  65. 2 8×10 prints made from 1.10
  66. 2 contact (3.5×4.5) prints made from 1.11
  67. 2 8×10 prints made from 1.11
  68. 2 contact (3.5×4.5) prints made from 1.12
  69. 2 8×10 prints made from 1.12
  70. 2 contact (3.5×4.5) prints made from 1.13
  71. 2 8×10 prints made from 1.13
  72. 2 contact (3.5×4.5) prints made from 1.14
  73. 2 8×10 prints made from 1.14
  74. 2 contact (3.5×4.5) prints made from 1.15
  75. 2 8×10 prints made from 1.15
  76. 2 contact (3.5×4.5) prints made from 1.16
  77. 2 8×10 prints made from 1.16
  78. 2 contact (3.5×4.5) prints made from 1.17
  79. 2 8×10 prints made from 1.17
  80. 3 contact (3.5×4.5) prints made from 1.18
  81. 2 8×10 prints made from 1.18
  82. 1 4×5 color negative made from 1.26
  83. 1 4×5 color negative made from 1.27
  84. 1 4×5 color negative made from 1.28
  85. 1 4×5 color negative made from 1.29
  86. 1 4×5 color negative made from 1.30
  87. 1 4×5 color negative made from 1.31
  88. 1 4×5 color negative made from 1.32
  89. 1 4×5 color negative made from 1.33
  90. 1 4×5 color negative made from 1.34
  91. 1 4×5 color negative made from 1.35
  92. 1 4×5 color negative made from 1.36
  93. 1 4×5 color negative made from 1.37
  94. 1 4×5 color negative made from 1.38
  95. 1 4×5 color negative made from 1.39
  96. 1 4×5 color negative made from 1.40
  97. 1 4×5 color negative made from 1.41
  98. 1 4×5 color negative made from 1.42
  99. 1 4×5 color negative made from 1.43
  100. 1 4×5 color negative made from 1.44
  101. 1 4×5 color negative made from 1.45

7 envelopes containing 4×5 transparencies of the supplemental brain examination

1. 1. basilar view of the brain
  2. basilar view of the brain
  3. basilar view of the brain
  4. superior view of the brain
  5. superior view of the brain
  6. superior view of the brain

5 envelopes containing 4×5 blank/waste film

1. 1. 4×5 B&W negative from autopsy “…loaded into a camera as part of a film pack but were never used to depict an image…unloaded without being used so that the camera could be reloaded with color film.”
  2. 4×5 B&W negative from autopsy “…loaded into a camera as part of a film pack but were never used to depict an image…unloaded without being used so that the camera could be reloaded with color film.”
  3. 4×5 B&W negative from autopsy “…loaded into a camera as part of a film pack but were never used to depict an image…unloaded without being used so that the camera could be reloaded with color film.”
  4. 4×5 B&W negative from autopsy “…loaded into a camera as part of a film pack but were never used to depict an image…unloaded without being used so that the camera could be reloaded with color film.”
  5. 4×5 B&W negative from autopsy “…loaded into a camera as part of a film pack but were never used to depict an image…unloaded without being used so that the camera could be reloaded with color film.”
  6. 4×5 color transparency from autopsy “…never exposed and therefore never contained an image, but was loaded into a camera as a part of a film pack and was unloaded without being used to depict an image.”
  7. 4×5 color transparency from autopsy “…this resulted from the unsuccessful efforts of the developer to portray any image contained on the film.”
  8. 4×5 B&W negative from brain exam “negatives…are stated to be part of a film pack, they must be the unused portion of a 12-shot B & W film pack used to film the brain at the supplemental brain exam.”
  9. 4×5 B&W negative from brain exam “negatives…are stated to be part of a film pack, they must be the unused portion of a 12-shot B & W film pack used to film the brain at the supplemental brain exam.”
  10. 4×5 B&W negative from brain exam “negatives…are stated to be part of a film pack, they must be the unused portion of a 12-shot B & W film pack used to film the brain at the supplemental brain exam.”
  11. 4×5 B&W negative from brain exam “negatives…are stated to be part of a film pack, they must be the unused portion of a 12-shot B & W film pack used to film the brain at the supplemental brain exam.”
  12. 4×5 B&W negative from brain exam “negatives…are stated to be part of a film pack, they must be the unused portion of a 12-shot B & W film pack used to film the brain at the supplemental brain exam.”

1 roll of exposed 120 color Ektachrome E3 film containing images not visible with the naked eye

8 14×17 radiograph negatives taken during autopsy

1. 1. Radiograph image of anterior-posterior view of the abdomen
  2. Radiograph image of anterior-posterior view of the right shoulder and right chest
  3. Radiograph image of anterior-posterior film of the chest
  4. Radiograph image of anterior-posterior view of the left shoulder and left chest
  5. Radiograph image of anterior-posterior view of the abdomen and lower chest
  6. Radiograph image of anterior-posterior view of both femurs including both knee joints
  7. Radiograph image of anterior-posterior view of the pelvis. There is a small round density of myelogram media projected over the sacral canal.
  8. Radiograph image of anterior-posterior view of the lower pelvis, hips and upper femurs

6 10×12 radiograph negatives taken during autopsy

1. 1. Radiograph image of anterior-posterior view of the skull, heat-damaged by an incandescent light
  2. Radiograph image of right lateral view of the skull with two angle lines overdrawn on the film
  3. Radiograph image of lateral view of the skull
  4. Radiograph image of three fragments of bone with the larger fragment containing metallic fragments
  5. Radiograph image of three fragments of bone with the larger fragment containing metallic fragments
  6. Radiograph image of three fragments of bone with the larger fragment containing metallic fragments

12 11×14 prints from radiograph negatives taken during autopsy*

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17 14×17 prints from radiograph negatives taken during autopsy*

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14 duplicate copies of radiograph negatives taken during autopsy

1. 1. Radiograph image of 5.1
  2. Radiograph image of 5.2
  3. Radiograph image of 5.3
  4. Radiograph image of 5.4
  5. Radiograph image of 5.5
  6. Radiograph image of 5.6
  7. Radiograph image of 5.7
  8. Radiograph image of 5.8
  9. Radiograph image of 6.1
  10. Radiograph image of 6.2
  11. Radiograph image of 6.3
  12. Radiograph image of 6.4
  13. Radiograph image of 6.5
  14. Radiograph image of 6.6

Photographic materials prepared for the HSCA by the Aerospace Corporation

1. 1. 4×5 B&W negative from Navy medical corpsman’s exposed film
  2. 4×5 B&W negative from Navy medical corpsman’s exposed film
  3. 4×5 B&W negative from Navy medical corpsman’s exposed film
  4. 4×5 B&W negative from Navy medical corpsman’s exposed film
  5. 4×5 B&W negative from Navy medical corpsman’s exposed film
  6. 4×5 B&W negative from Navy medical corpsman’s exposed film
  7. 4×5 B&W negative from Navy medical corpsman’s exposed film
  8. 8×10 B&W print from Navy medical corpsman’s exposed film
  9. 8×10 B&W print from Navy medical corpsman’s exposed film
  10. 8×10 B&W print from Navy medical corpsman’s exposed film
  11. 8×10 B&W print from Navy medical corpsman’s exposed film
  12. 4×5 B&W negative of autopsy photograph
  13. 4×5 B&W negative of autopsy photograph
  14. 4×5 B&W negative of autopsy photograph
  15. 4×5 B&W negative of autopsy photograph
  16. 4×5 B&W negative of autopsy photograph
  17. Enhanced color transparency of 1.44
  18. Enhanced color transparency of 1.44
  19. Enhanced color transparency of 1.44
  20. 11×14 B&W copy (?) of autopsy photograph
  21. 11×14 B&W copy (?) of autopsy photograph
  22. 11×14 B&W copy (?) of autopsy photograph
  23. 11×14 B&W copy (?) of autopsy photograph
  24. 2×2 color photographic slide of autopsy photograph (presumably 35mm)
  25. 2×2 color photographic slide of autopsy photograph (presumably 35mm)
  26. 2×2 color photographic slide of autopsy photograph (presumably 35mm)
  27. 2×2 color photographic slide of autopsy photograph (presumably 35mm)
  28. 2×2 B&W photographic slide of autopsy photograph (presumably 35mm)
  29. 2×2 B&W photographic slide of autopsy photograph (presumably 35mm)
  30. 2×2 B&W photographic slide of autopsy photograph (presumably 35mm)
  31. 2×2 B&W photographic slide of autopsy photograph (presumably 35mm)
  32. 2×2 B&W photographic slide of autopsy photograph (presumably 35mm)
  33. 2×2 B&W photographic slide of autopsy photograph (presumably 35mm)
  34. 2×2 B&W photographic slide of autopsy photograph (presumably 35mm)
  35. 2×2 B&W photographic slide of autopsy photograph (presumably 35mm)
  36. 2×2 B&W photographic slide of autopsy photograph (presumably 35mm)
  37. 2×2 B&W photographic slide of autopsy photograph (presumably 35mm)
  38. 2×2 B&W photographic slide of autopsy photograph (presumably 35mm)
  39. 2×2 B&W photographic slide of autopsy photograph (presumably 35mm)
  40. 2×2 B&W photographic slide of autopsy photograph (presumably 35mm)
  41. 2×2 B&W photographic slide of autopsy photograph (presumably 35mm)

Polaroids prepared for the HSCA by the Aerospace Corporation*

1. 1. Color polaroid relating to the autopsy
  2. Color polaroid relating to the autopsy
  3. Color polaroid relating to the autopsy
  4. Color polaroid relating to the autopsy
  5. Color polaroid relating to the autopsy
  6. Color polaroid relating to the autopsy
  7. Color polaroid relating to the autopsy
  8. Color polaroid relating to the autopsy
  9. Color polaroid relating to the autopsy
  10. Color polaroid relating to the autopsy
  11. B&W polaroid relating to the autopsy
  12. B&W polaroid relating to the autopsy
  13. B&W polaroid relating to the autopsy
  14. B&W polaroid relating to the autopsy
  15. B&W polaroid relating to the autopsy
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  18. B&W polaroid relating to the autopsy
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  20. B&W polaroid relating to the autopsy
  21. B&W polaroid relating to the autopsy
  22. B&W polaroid relating to the autopsy
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  25. B&W polaroid relating to the autopsy
  26. B&W polaroid relating to the autopsy
  27. B&W polaroid relating to the autopsy
  28. B&W polaroid relating to the autopsy
  29. B&W polaroid relating to the autopsy
  30. B&W polaroid relating to the autopsy
  31. B&W polaroid relating to the autopsy
  32. B&W polaroid relating to the autopsy
  33. B&W polaroid relating to the x-rays
  34. B&W polaroid relating to the x-rays
  35. B&W polaroid relating to the x-rays
  36. B&W polaroid relating to the x-rays
  37. B&W polaroid relating to the x-rays
  38. B&W polaroid relating to the x-rays
  39. B&W polaroid relating to the x-rays
  40. B&W polaroid relating to other topics
  41. B&W polaroid relating to other topics
  42. B&W polaroid relating to other topics
  43. B&W polaroid relating to other topics
  44. B&W polaroid relating to other topics
  45. B&W polaroid relating to other topics
  46. B&W polaroid relating to other topics
  47. B&W polaroid relating to other topics

Waste material included with materials prepared for the HSCA by the Aerospace Corporation

1. 1. Envelope containing waste photographic paper
  2. Envelope containing waste photographic paper
  3. Envelope containing waste photographic paper

Radiographs and related images prepared for the HSCA by the Aerospace Corporation*

1. 1. 8×10 copy of radiograph
  2. 8×10 copy of radiograph
  3. 8×10 copy of radiograph
  4. 8×10 copy of radiograph
  5. 8×10 copy of radiograph
  6. 8×10 copy of radiograph
  7. 8×10 copy of radiograph
  8. 8×10 copy of radiograph
  9. 8×10 copy of radiograph
  10. 8×10 copy of radiograph
  11. 8×10 copy of radiograph
  12. Enhanced Dicommed frame of radiograph
  13. Enhanced Dicommed frame of radiograph
  14. Enhanced Dicommed frame of radiograph
  15. Enhanced Dicommed frame of radiograph
  16. Enhanced Dicommed frame of radiograph
  17. Enhanced Dicommed frame of radiograph
  18. Enhanced Dicommed frame of radiograph
  19. Enhanced Dicommed frame of radiograph
  20. Enhanced Dicommed frame of radiograph
  21. Enhanced Dicommed frame of radiograph
  22. Enhanced Dicommed frame of radiograph
  23. Enhanced Dicommed frame of radiograph
  24. Enhanced Dicommed frame of radiograph
  25. Enhanced Dicommed frame of radiograph
  26. Enhanced Dicommed frame of radiograph
  27. Enhanced 8×10 radiograph transparency
  28. Enhanced 8×10 radiograph transparency
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  40. Enhanced 8×10 radiograph transparency
  41. Enhanced 8×10 radiograph transparency
  42. Enhanced 8×10 radiograph transparency
  43. 8×10 computer scan print of autopsy radiograph
  44. 8×10 computer scan print of autopsy radiograph
  45. 8×10 computer scan print of autopsy radiograph
  46. 8×10 computer scan print of autopsy radiograph
  47. 8×10 computer scan print of autopsy radiograph
  48. 8×10 computer scan print of autopsy radiograph
  49. 8×10 computer scan print of autopsy radiograph
  50. 8×10 computer scan print of autopsy radiograph
  51. 8×10 computer scan print of autopsy radiograph
  52. 8×10 computer scan print of autopsy radiograph
  53. 8×10 computer scan print of autopsy radiograph
  54. 8×10 computer scan print of autopsy radiograph
  55. 8×10 computer scan print of autopsy radiograph
  56. 8×10 computer scan print of autopsy radiograph
  57. 8×10 computer scan print of autopsy radiograph
  58. 8×10 computer scan print of autopsy radiograph
  59. 8×10 computer scan print of autopsy radiograph
  60. 8×10 computer scan print of autopsy radiograph
  61. 8×10 computer scan print of autopsy radiograph
  62. 8×10 computer scan print of autopsy radiograph
  63. 8×10 computer scan print of autopsy radiograph
  64. Computer data tape containing scan of autopsy radiographs
  65. Computer data tape containing scan of autopsy radiographs
  66. Computer data tape containing scan of autopsy radiographs
  67. Computer data tape containing scan of autopsy radiographs
  68. Computer data tape containing scan of autopsy radiographs
  69. Computer data tape containing scan of autopsy radiographs
  70. Computer data tape containing scan of autopsy radiographs
  71. Computer data tape containing scan of autopsy radiographs
  72. Computer data tape containing scan of autopsy radiographs
  73. Computer data tape containing scan of autopsy radiographs
  74. Computer data tape containing scan of autopsy radiographs
  75. Computer data tape containing scan of autopsy radiographs
  76. Computer data tape containing scan of autopsy radiographs

Photographic Materials prepared for the HSCA by the Rochester Institute of Technology*

1. 1. Enhanced “good” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  2. Enhanced “good” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  3. Enhanced “good” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  4. Enhanced “good” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  5. Enhanced “good” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  6. Enhanced “good” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  7. Enhanced “good” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  8. Enhanced “good” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  9. Enhanced “good” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  10. Enhanced “good” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  11. Enhanced “good” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  12. Enhanced “good” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  13. Enhanced “good” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  14. Enhanced “good” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  15. Enhanced “good” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  16. Enhanced “good” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  17. Enhanced “good” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  18. Enhanced “good” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  19. Enhanced “good” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
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  21. Enhanced “good” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
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  24. Enhanced “good” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  25. Enhanced “good” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
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  29. Enhanced “good” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  30. Enhanced “good” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  31. Enhanced “good” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  32. Enhanced “good” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  33. Enhanced “good” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  34. Enhanced “good” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  35. Enhanced “good” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  36. Enhanced “good” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  37. Enhanced “good” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  38. Enhanced “good” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  39. Enhanced “good” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  40. Enhanced “good” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  41. Enhanced “good” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  42. “reject” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  43. “reject” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  44. “reject” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  45. “reject” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  46. “reject” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  47. “reject” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  48. “reject” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  49. “reject” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  50. “reject” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  51. “reject” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  52. “reject” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  53. “reject” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  54. “reject” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  55. “reject” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  56. “reject” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  57. “reject” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  58. “reject” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  59. “reject” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  60. “reject” color 8×10 print of autopsy photograph
  61. Copy of color 4×5 transparency of autopsy
  62. Copy of color 4×5 transparency of autopsy
  63. Copy of color 4×5 transparency of autopsy
  64. Copy of color 4×5 transparency of autopsy
  65. Copy of color 4×5 transparency of autopsy
  66. Copy of color 4×5 transparency of autopsy
  67. Copy of color 4×5 transparency of autopsy
  68. Copy of color 4×5 transparency of autopsy
  69. Copy of color 4×5 transparency of autopsy
  70. Copy of color 4×5 transparency of autopsy
  71. Copy of color 4×5 transparency of autopsy
  72. Copy of color 4×5 transparency of autopsy
  73. Copy of color 4×5 transparency of autopsy
  74. Copy of color 4×5 transparency of autopsy
  75. Copy of color 4×5 transparency of autopsy
  76. Copy of color 4×5 transparency of autopsy
  77. Copy of color 4×5 transparency of autopsy
  78. Copy of color 4×5 transparency of autopsy
  79. Copy of color 4×5 transparency of autopsy
  80. Copy of color 4×5 transparency of autopsy
  81. Copy of color 4×5 transparency of autopsy
  82. Copy of color 4×5 transparency of autopsy
  83. Copy of color 4×5 transparency of autopsy
  84. Copy of color 4×5 transparency of autopsy
  85. Copy of color 4×5 transparency of autopsy
  86. Copy of color 4×5 transparency of autopsy
  87. Copy of color 4×5 transparency of autopsy
  88. Copy of color 4×5 transparency of autopsy
  89. Copy of color 4×5 transparency of autopsy
  90. Copy of color 4×5 transparency of autopsy
  91. Copy of color 4×5 transparency of autopsy
  92. “Good” 4×5 color negative of autopsy
  93. “Good” 4×5 color negative of autopsy
  94. “Good” 4×5 color negative of autopsy
  95. “Good” 4×5 color negative of autopsy
  96. “Good” 4×5 color negative of autopsy
  97. “Good” 4×5 color negative of autopsy
  98. “Good” 4×5 color negative of autopsy
  99. “Good” 4×5 color negative of autopsy
  100. “Good” 4×5 color negative of autopsy
  101. “Good” 4×5 color negative of autopsy
  102. “Good” 4×5 color negative of autopsy
  103. “Reject” 4×5 color negative of autopsy
  104. “Reject” 4×5 color negative of autopsy
  105. “Reject” 4×5 color negative of autopsy
  106. “Reject” 4×5 color negative of autopsy
  107. “Reject” 4×5 color negative of autopsy
  108. “Reject” 4×5 color negative of autopsy
  109. “Reject” 4×5 color negative of autopsy
  110. “Reject” 4×5 color negative of autopsy
  111. “Reject” 4×5 color negative of autopsy
  112. “Reject” 4×5 color negative of autopsy
  113. “Reject” 4×5 color negative of autopsy
  114. “Reject” 4×5 color negative of autopsy
  115. “Reject” 4×5 color negative of autopsy
  116. “Reject” 4×5 color negative of autopsy
  117. “Reject” 4×5 color negative of autopsy
  118. “Reject” 4×5 color negative of autopsy
  119. “Reject” 4×5 color negative of autopsy
  120. “Reject” 4×5 color negative of autopsy
  121. “Reject” 4×5 color negative of autopsy
  122. “Reject” 4×5 color negative of autopsy
  123. “Reject” 4×5 color negative of autopsy
  124. “Reject” 4×5 color negative of autopsy
  125. “Reject” 4×5 color negative of autopsy
  126. “Reject” 4×5 color negative of autopsy
  127. “Reject” 4×5 color negative of autopsy
  128. “Reject” 4×5 color negative of autopsy
  129. “Reject” 4×5 color negative of autopsy
  130. “Reject” 4×5 color negative of autopsy
  131. “Reject” 4×5 color negative of autopsy
  132. “Reject” 4×5 color negative of autopsy
  133. “Reject” 4×5 color negative of autopsy
  134. Plastic sheet bearing stereo pair of copies of color autopsy transparencies
  135. Plastic sheet bearing stereo pair of copies of color autopsy transparencies
  136. Plastic sheet bearing stereo pair of copies of color autopsy transparencies
  137. Plastic sheet bearing stereo pair of copies of color autopsy transparencies
  138. Plastic sheet bearing stereo pair of copies of color autopsy transparencies
  139. Cut up scraps of 4×5 copies of autopsy transparencies

Photographic materials prepared for the HSCA by Bara Photographic Inc.*

1. 1. 8×10 color print of autopsy photograph
  2. 8×10 color print of autopsy photograph
  3. 4×5 color transparency of autopsy photograph
  4. 4×5 color transparency of autopsy photograph
  5. 4×5 color transparency of autopsy photograph
  6. 1 roll of apparently blank B&W film

“JFK Photos (Library of Congress) Book I–#2271”*

1. 1. 8×10 B&W print
  2. 8×10 B&W print
  3. 8×10 B&W print
  4. 8×10 B&W print
  5. 8×10 B&W print
  6. 8×10 B&W print
  7. 8×10 B&W print
  8. 8×10 B&W print
  9. 8×10 B&W print
  10. 8×10 B&W print
  11. 8×10 B&W print of Harper Bone Fragment, removed 2/13/1979 by Mark Flanagan for GPO printing
  12. 8×10 B&W print
  13. 8×10 B&W print
  14. 8×10 B&W print
  15. 8×10 B&W print of Harper Bone Fragment, removed 2/13/1979 by Mark Flanagan for GPO printing
  16. 8×10 B&W print

“JFK Exhibits 9/7/78”

1. 1. 8×10 B&W print, F-21
  2. 8×10 B&W print, F-37
  3. 8×10 B&W print, F-49A
  4. 8×10 B&W print, F-49B
  5. 8×10 B&W print F-59

HSCA Autopsy Photograph Book I

1. 1. Part 1, containing 58 color autopsy photographs
  2. Part 2, containing 57 color autopsy photographs

HSCA Autopsy Photograph Book II

1. 1. Part 1, containing 58 color autopsy photographs
  2. Part 2, containing 57 color autopsy photographs

HSCA Autopsy Photograph Book III

1. 1. Part 1, containing 58 color autopsy photographs
  2. Part 2, containing 57 color autopsy photographs

HSCA Autopsy Photograph Book IV

1. 1. Part 1, containing 58 color autopsy photographs
  2. Part 2, containing 57 color autopsy photographs

HSCA Autopsy Photograph Book V

1. 1. Part 1, containing 58 color autopsy photographs
  2. Part 2, containing 57 color autopsy photographs

HSCA Autopsy Photograph Book VI

1. 1. Part 1, containing 58 color autopsy photographs
  2. Part 2, containing 57 color autopsy photographs

HSCA Autopsy Photograph Book VII

1. 1. Part 1, containing 58 color autopsy photographs
  2. Part 2, containing 57 color autopsy photographs

Kodak materials*

1. 1. Print of autopsy photograph, No. 1
  2. Print of autopsy photograph, No. 2
  3. Print of autopsy photograph, No. 3
  4. Print of autopsy photograph, No. 4
  5. Print of autopsy photograph, No. 5
  6. Print of autopsy photograph, No. 6
  7. Print of autopsy photograph, No. 7
  8. Print of autopsy photograph, No. 8
  9. Print of autopsy photograph, No. 9
  10. Print of autopsy photograph, No. 10
  11. Print of autopsy photograph, No. 11
  12. Print of autopsy photograph, No. 12
  13. Print of autopsy photograph, No. 13
  14. Print of autopsy photograph, No. 14
  15. Print of autopsy photograph, No. 15
  16. Print of autopsy photograph, No. 16
  17. Print of autopsy photograph, No. 17
  18. Print of autopsy photograph, No. 18
  19. Print of autopsy photograph, No. 19
  20. Print of autopsy photograph, No. 20
  21. Print of autopsy photograph, No. 21
  22. Print of autopsy photograph, No. 22
  23. Print of autopsy photograph, No. 23
  24. Print of autopsy photograph, No. 24
  25. Print of autopsy photograph, No. 25
  26. Print of autopsy photograph, No. 26
  27. Print of autopsy photograph, No. 27
  28. Print of autopsy photograph, No. 28
  29. Print of autopsy photograph, No. 29
  30. Print of autopsy photograph, No. 30
  31. Print of autopsy photograph, No. 31
  32. Print of autopsy photograph, No. 32
  33. Print of autopsy photograph, No. 33
  34. Print of autopsy photograph, No. 34
  35. Print of autopsy photograph, No. 35
  36. Print of autopsy photograph, No. 36
  37. Print of autopsy photograph, No. 37
  38. Print of autopsy photograph, No. 38
  39. Print of autopsy photograph, No. 39
  40. Print of autopsy photograph, No. 40
  41. Print of autopsy photograph, No. 41
  42. Print of autopsy photograph, No. 42
  43. Negative strip containing autopsy photographs, No. 1
  44. Negative strip containing autopsy photographs, No. 2
  45. Negative strip containing autopsy photographs, No. 3
  46. Negative strip containing autopsy photographs, No. 4
  47. Negative strip containing autopsy photographs, No. 5
  48. Negative strip containing autopsy photographs, No. 6
  49. Negative strip containing autopsy photographs, No. 7
  50. Negative strip containing autopsy photographs, No. 8
  51. Negative strip containing autopsy photographs, No. 9
  52. Negative strip containing autopsy photographs, No. 10
  53. Negative strip containing autopsy photographs, No. 11
  54. Negative strip containing autopsy photographs, No. 12
  55. Negative strip containing autopsy photographs, No. 13
  56. Negative strip containing autopsy photographs, No. 14
  57. Negative strip containing autopsy photographs, No. 15
  58. Negative strip containing autopsy photographs, No. 16
  59. Negative strip containing autopsy photographs, No. 17
  60. Negative strip containing autopsy photographs, No. 18
  61. Negative strip containing autopsy photographs, No. 19
  62. Negative strip containing autopsy photographs, No. 20
  63. Negative strip containing autopsy photographs, No. 21
  64. Negative strip containing autopsy photographs, No. 22
  65. Negative strip containing autopsy photographs, No. 23
  66. Negative strip containing autopsy photographs, No. 24
  67. Negative strip containing autopsy photographs, No. 25
  68. Negative strip containing autopsy photographs, No. 26
  69. Negative strip containing autopsy photographs, No. 27
  70. Negative strip containing autopsy photographs, No. 28
  71. Negative strip containing autopsy photographs, No. 29
  72. Negative strip containing autopsy photographs, No. 30
  73. Negative strip containing autopsy photographs, No. 31
  74. Folder labeled “item 7” containing torn up prints

“Groden negatives–Item 8”*

1. 1. 1 roll of B&W 35mm film containing autopsy photographs in strip form, 32 exposures, with leader on each end

“#2270” Prints appearing to be made from Groden negatives above (26.1)*

1. 1. 8×10 B&W print of 1.12
  2. 8×10 B&W print of 1.12
  3. 8×10 B&W print of 1.13
  4. 8×10 B&W print of 1.13
  5. 8×10 B&W print of 1.13
  6. 8×10 B&W print of 1.14
  7. 8×10 B&W print of 1.15
  8. 8×10 B&W print of 1.15
  9. 8×10 B&W print of 1.15
  10. 8×10 B&W print of 1.15
  11. 8×10 B&W print of 1.16
  12. 8×10 B&W print of 1.16

“Groden’s prints–Item 10”

1. 1. 8×10 B&W print of 1.29
  2. 8×10 B&W print of 1.29
  3. B&W Small contact print of 1.42
  4. B&W Enlargement of 1.42
  5. B&W Extreme enlargement of 1.42
  6. B&W Extreme enlargement of 1.42
  7. 8×10 B&W print of 1.43
  8. 8×10 B&W print of 1.43

“Item 11 on List”*

1. 1. 8×10 B&W print of back wound
  2. 8×10 B&W print of back wound
  3. 8×10 B&W print of back wound
  4. 8×10 B&W print of neck wound
  5. 8×10 B&W print of neck wound

“Item 11–Negatives”*

1. 1. B&W 8×10 negative, unlabeled
  2. B&W 8×10 negative, unlabeled
  3. B&W 8×10 negative, “Connally wrist”
  4. B&W 8×10 negative, “Connally chest, Fig. 35”
  5. B&W 8×10 negative, “Connally chest”
  6. B&W 8×10 negative, “Connally chest”
  7. B&W 8×10 negative, “Connally (thigh?)”
  8. B&W 8×10 negative, “C-TH-Log”
  9. B&W 8×10 negative, “Kennedy not enhanced”
  10. B&W 8×10 negative, “Kennedy upper chest”
  11. B&W 8×10 negative, “JFK 3 fgmts”
  12. B&W 8×10 negative, “Anterior-posterior x-ray JFK autopsy skull”
  13. B&W 8×10 negative, “Lateral x-ray JFK autopsy skull”
  14. B&W 8×10 negative, “JFK pre-skull”
  15. B&W 8×10 negative, unlabeled
  16. B&W 8×10 negative, unlabeled
  17. B&W 8×10 negative, unlabeled
  18. B&W 8×10 print from 30.14

“Item 12–Parker–Miscellaneous test sheets–12/20/77”*

1. 1. Radiograph
  2. Radiograph
  3. Radiograph
  4. Radiograph
  5. Radiograph
  6. Radiograph
  7. Radiograph
  8. Radiograph
  9. Radiograph

“Item 13–12/20/77–Enhancements: White bone and Black bone–Archive #1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, JFK–Plus test sheets [31.1-31.9]”*

1. 1. Positive of 5.1
  2. Negative of 5.1
  3. Positive of 5.2
  4. Negative of 5.2
  5. Positive of 5.3
  6. Negative of 5.3
  7. Positive of 6.1
  8. Negative of 6.1
  9. Positive of 6.2
  10. Negative of 6.2
  11. Positive of 6.3
  12. Negative of 6.3

“Item 14” John Connally radiographs*

1. 1. Radiograph of chest, positive
  2. Radiograph of chest, negative
  3. Radiograph of Post-op wrist, positive
  4. Radiograph of Post-op wrist, negative
  5. Radiograph of thigh, positive
  6. Radiograph of thigh, positive
  7. Radiograph of thigh, negative
  8. Radiograph of thigh, negative
  9. Radiograph of Pre-op wrist, positive
  10. Radiograph of Pre-op wrist, negative
  11. Radiograph of thigh, positive
  12. Radiograph of thigh, negative
  13. Radiograph of Thoracic

“Dr. Lowell Levine’s x-ray prints–Item 6a”*

1. 1. 8×10 matte print of dental radiograph
  2. 8×10 matte print of dental radiograph
  3. 8×10 matte print of dental radiograph
  4. 8×10 matte print of dental radiograph
  5. 8×10 matte print of dental radiograph
  6. 8×10 matte print of dental radiograph
  7. 8×10 matte print of dental radiograph
  8. 8×10 matte print of dental radiograph
  9. 8×10 matte print of dental radiograph
  10. 8×10 matte print of dental radiograph
  11. 8×10 matte print of dental radiograph
  12. 8×10 matte print of dental radiograph
  13. 8×10 matte print of dental radiograph
  14. 8×10 matte print of dental radiograph
  15. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  16. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  17. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  18. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  19. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  20. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  21. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  22. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  23. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  24. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  25. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  26. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  27. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  28. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  29. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  30. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  31. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  32. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  33. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  34. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  35. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  36. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  37. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  38. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  39. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  40. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  41. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  42. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  43. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  44. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  45. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  46. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  47. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  48. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  49. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  50. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  51. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  52. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  53. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  54. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  55. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  56. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  57. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  58. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  59. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  60. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  61. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  62. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  63. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  64. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  65. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  66. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  67. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  68. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  69. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  70. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  71. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  72. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  73. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  74. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  75. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  76. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  77. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  78. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  79. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  80. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  81. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  82. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph

“Dr. Lowell Levine’s plan for exhibit”*

1. 1. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  2. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  3. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph
  4. 8×10 glossy print of dental radiograph

“Item C”*

1. 1. Radiograph of skull (Fred Beier) [?]
  2. Radiograph of skull (Fred Beier) [?]
  3. Radiograph of skull (David Johnson) [?]
  4. Radiograph of rib cage (David Johnson) [?]
  5. Radiograph (George Albert) [?]
  6. Radiograph (George Albert) [?]
  7. Radiograph (George Albert) [?]
  8. Radiograph (George Albert) [?]
  9. Radiograph (George Albert) [?]
  10. Radiograph (George Albert) [?]
  11. Radiograph (George Albert) [?]
  12. Radiograph (George Albert) [?]

“Burn Photos”

1. Torn pieces of photographs in folder

*It is unknown the exact content of these photographs and radiographs, as they are not specified to be from any specific originals in the inventory this was sourced from, done by the ARRB in the late 1990s.

[?] indicates items with unknown relation to the autopsy

3 Comments

J.A. James August 1, 2025 at 5:40 pm - Reply

Thank you. This is very thorough.
Ed Murray October 17, 2025 at 8:42 am - Reply

The back of JFK’s head is very clearly intact in the autopsy photographs. We can put to rest this myth that the back of his head had a large hole or was blown out. There is a small wound in the back of his head near the top “crown: or “cowlick” area. Upon examination of his skull it was noted that this hole was beveled inwards proving beyond ALL doubt that this was an entrance wound from a shot from the rear.
- Chuck Ochelli October 18, 2025 at 9:24 pm - Reply
  
  The dispute on this point remains because the gloved hand pictured is holding the back of the head skin flap thus keeping the exposure of the defect in the skull hidden hidden.