The Collections

Search, browse and discover digitized material from the Museum’s collections that help tell the story of the assassination of President Kennedy and its aftermath, as well as his life and legacy and the history and culture of the 1960s. The material available here is just a portion of the Museum’s extensive holdings. New content is added frequently. Have questions? Contact us at collections@jfk.org.

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Jack Ruby
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Oral History Collection
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Texas School Book Depository
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KRLD-TV camera #3 and tripod #1 used the weekend of November 22, 1963

11/22/1963 – 11/24/1963

General Electric Image Orthicon television camera, identified as Camera #3, operated by Dallas CBS affiliate KRLD-TV during the weekend of the Kennedy assassination. The camera is mounted on a Houston …

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Dr. Robert McClelland’s Statement of Activities

11/22/1963

Two-page document handwritten by Dr. Robert McClelland less than four hours after President Kennedy’s death at 1:00 p.m. The statement describes what McClelland did and saw in the Parkland Hospital …

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“Mauer IV, Element plus 33, HITWEEK” oil on canvas painting by Jens Lorenzen

2015

Oil painting on canvas by German artist Jens Lorenzen titled “Mauer IV, Element plus 33, HITWEEK”, dated 2015.This oil painting is part of a larger series called “Mauer IV” and …

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“We Demand Full Employment NOW!” poster from the March on Washington

August 1963

This paper poster proclaiming, “We Demand Full Employment NOW!” was carried at the March on Washington on August 28, 1963. The poster was created for a group that traveled to …

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Hertz Sign from the roof of the Texas School Book Depository

1959 – 1979

The iconic Hertz Rent-A-Car sign was located on the roof of the Texas School Book Depository building from 1959 through 1979. It measured approximately 100 feet long by 23 feet …

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Lee Harvey Oswald’s wedding ring

1961

Lee Harvey Oswald’s 14-karat gold wedding band, purchased by Oswald in the Soviet Union in 1961 when he married Marina Prusakova. The inner band of the ring includes three stamps. …

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“Triumfa Con Kennedy” campaign pin

1960

A round pin-back button from the 1960 presidential campaign with the Spanish slogan “Triumfa Con Kennedy”, meaning “Win with Kennedy.”The button has a white background with an image of Kennedy’s …

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