The physical record
The documentary side of this collection, including cables, memoranda, and interview reports, is only one half of the case record. Below is the physical evidentiary side: the bullets, the rifle, the photographs, the clothing, and the scene itself, cataloged with the archival references used by the Warren Commission, the HSCA, and the ARRB. Descriptions are neutral; the entries link to the exhibits and testimony that examine them.
Evidence comparison
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| Item | Category | Image | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commission Exhibit 399 ("stretcher bullet") CE-399 | Ballistic | No image indexed | Open item |
| Commission Exhibit 567 (limousine bullet fragment, front seat) CE-567 | Ballistic | No image indexed | Open item |
| Commission Exhibit 569 (limousine bullet fragment, rear) CE-569 | Ballistic | No image indexed | Open item |
| Commission Exhibit 840 (metal fragments from Connally's wrist) CE-840 | Ballistic | No image indexed | Open item |
| Commission Exhibit 1717 (paraffin test casts) CE-1717 | Ballistic | No image indexed | Open item |
| Commission Exhibit 393 — President Kennedy's suit jacket CE-393 | Clothing | No image indexed | Open item |
| Commission Exhibit 394 — President Kennedy's shirt CE-394 | Clothing | No image indexed | Open item |
| Commission Exhibit 391 — Governor Connally's suit jacket CE-391 | Clothing | No image indexed | Open item |
Ballistic evidence
5 cataloged items in this evidence category.
- BallisticCommission Exhibit 399 ("stretcher bullet")
A nearly intact 6.5mm Mannlicher-Carcano round recovered at Parkland Memorial Hospital on November 22, 1963.
- BallisticCommission Exhibit 567 (limousine bullet fragment, front seat)
A portion of a jacketed 6.5mm round recovered from the front seat of the presidential limousine.
- BallisticCommission Exhibit 569 (limousine bullet fragment, rear)
A smaller jacketed fragment recovered from the rear floor of the presidential limousine.
- BallisticCommission Exhibit 840 (metal fragments from Connally's wrist)
Three small metal fragments extracted from Governor John Connally's right wrist during treatment at Parkland.
- BallisticCommission Exhibit 1717 (paraffin test casts)
Paraffin casts taken of Lee Harvey Oswald's hands and right cheek late on November 22, 1963.
Firearms evidence
5 cataloged items in this evidence category.
- FirearmsCommission Exhibit 139 — Mannlicher-Carcano rifle, serial C-2766
The 6.5x52mm Italian military rifle recovered by Dallas police on the 6th floor of the Texas School Book Depository on November 22, 1963.
- FirearmsCommission Exhibits 543, 544, 545 — three spent cartridge hulls
Three fired 6.5x52mm Mannlicher-Carcano cartridge cases recovered from the floor of the southeast corner "sniper's nest" on the TSBD 6th floor.
- FirearmsCommission Exhibit 143 — Smith & Wesson .38 revolver (Oswald's)
A Smith & Wesson Victory Model .38 Special revolver recovered from Lee Harvey Oswald when he was arrested at the Texas Theatre in Oak Cliff at 1:50 p.m.
- FirearmsOfficer J. D. Tippit's Smith & Wesson .38 service revolver
Tippit's service weapon, holstered at the time of his murder.
- FirearmsFour .38 Special cartridge cases from the Tippit scene
Four fired cartridge cases — two Remington-Peters and two Winchester-Western — recovered near the location of the Tippit shooting at 10th & Patton.
Photographic evidence
7 cataloged items in this evidence category.
- PhotographicCommission Exhibit 133-A — Backyard photograph of Oswald (rifle, right)
One of two photographs taken by Marina Oswald in late March or early April 1963 in the backyard of the Neely Street residence in Dallas.
- PhotographicCommission Exhibit 133-B — Backyard photograph of Oswald (rifle, left)
Second of the two Neely Street backyard photographs.
- PhotographicZapruder Film (8mm color film, frames 133-486)
Abraham Zapruder's 26-second color 8mm home movie of the motorcade on Elm Street.
- PhotographicMary Moorman Polaroid (Z-313 moment)
A Polaroid photograph taken by Mary Moorman from the south curb of Elm Street at approximately the moment of Zapruder frame 313.
- PhotographicOrville Nix film (8mm color)
Orville Nix's 8mm color film, shot from the south side of Elm Street opposite the grassy knoll.
- PhotographicMarie Muchmore film (8mm color)
Marie Muchmore's 8mm color film of the motorcade, shot from near the triple underpass.
- PhotographicJames Altgens photograph #6
Associated Press photographer James Altgens's sixth exposure of the day: the motorcade on Elm Street a second or two after the first shot.
Medical evidence
4 cataloged items in this evidence category.
- MedicalCommission Exhibit 387 — Bethesda autopsy report
The official autopsy report on President Kennedy, prepared by Commander James J.
- MedicalKennedy autopsy photographs (descriptions only)
The set of autopsy photographs taken at Bethesda Naval Medical Center.
- MedicalKennedy autopsy X-rays (descriptions only)
Skull and upper-torso X-rays taken at Bethesda.
- MedicalParkland Hospital treatment notes
Clinical notes from the Parkland Memorial Hospital emergency department describing the state of the President on arrival, the observed wounds, and the resuscitation attempts.
Documentary evidence
5 cataloged items in this evidence category.
- DocumentaryCommission Exhibit 1 — Dallas motorcade route map
The motorcade route prepared by the Secret Service, published in the Dallas newspapers on November 19, 1963.
- DocumentaryPost Office Box 2915 (Dallas) paperwork
Records for the Dallas P.O.
- DocumentaryMinox subminiature camera in Oswald's possessions
A Minox subminiature camera found among Oswald's possessions.
- DocumentaryOswald's "Historic Diary"
A spiral-bound notebook containing Oswald's handwritten account of his October 1959 defection to the Soviet Union, his residency in Minsk, and his return to the United States in 1962.
- DocumentaryPaper bag ("curtain-rod package") from TSBD
A brown paper bag found near the 6th floor "sniper's nest." Buell Wesley Frazier testified that Oswald carried a package of similar size and shape to work on the morning of November 22, which Oswald described as containing curtain rods.
Clothing evidence
4 cataloged items in this evidence category.
- ClothingCommission Exhibit 393 — President Kennedy's suit jacket
The suit jacket worn by President Kennedy on November 22, 1963, with entry and exit perforations examined and photographed.
- ClothingCommission Exhibit 394 — President Kennedy's shirt
The dress shirt worn by President Kennedy, with a corresponding perforation and a slit from the tracheostomy incision made at Parkland.
- ClothingCommission Exhibit 391 — Governor Connally's suit jacket
Governor John Connally's suit jacket, examined for entry and exit perforations and for fiber alignment with the wounds documented at Parkland.
- ClothingOfficer J. D. Tippit's uniform shirt
Tippit's Dallas Police uniform shirt, examined at autopsy for bullet perforations consistent with the four rounds fired at 10th & Patton.
Environmental evidence
3 cataloged items in this evidence category.
- EnvironmentalTSBD 6th floor "sniper's nest" box arrangement
The stacked boxes of textbook cartons in the southeast corner of the TSBD 6th floor, arranged to form a partial screen from the stairwell and a shooting rest at the window ledge.
- EnvironmentalTSBD 6th floor southeast window
The window from which the Commission, the HSCA, and the ARRB concluded the shots originated.
- EnvironmentalMain Street curb fragment (James Tague wound)
A segment of the Main Street curb, south of the triple underpass, from which a fragment was chipped by a bullet or bullet fragment.