Image of forged smallpox vaccination form for Lee Harvey Oswald

Object number1994.003.0019

Date11/22/1963 - 11/25/1963

ClassificationsPhotographs

Photographer Dallas Morning News Photographer

ObjectNegative (b&w)

Credit LineTom C. Dillard Collection, The Dallas Morning News/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

MediumFilm

Dimensions4 7/8 × 3 7/8 in. (12.4 × 9.9 cm)

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DescriptionOriginal 4 x 5 black and white negative on Kodak Safety Film by a Dallas Morning News photographer of a Dallas Police Department evidence photo. Image shows Lee Harvey Oswald's forged smallpox vaccination form with Dr. A. J. Hideel's signature and stamp. The original form was in Dallas Police Department custody as evidence.

Curatorial Commentary

It is not clear which Dallas Morning News photographer took this image on the weekend of the Kennedy assassination. A number of photographers were present at various points including Tom Dillard, Joe Laird, Clint Grant, Bill Winfrey, and Jack Beers. - Stephanie Allen-Givens, Collections and Exhibits Manager

Curatorial Commentary

Among Warren Commission exhibits, this "International Certificate of Vaccination" - or copies of this document - appears as Cadigan Exhibit No. 23 [Vol. 19, page 296] and in complete multi-page form as Commission Exhibits 813-814 [Vol. 17, pages 693-695]. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator