Audiovisual Collections: Photographic Images

Photographs, 1960-1963. 7" x 9" black-and-white prints. Images made by Black Star Publishing Co., Inc. photographers, featuring John F. Kennedy at various events during his presidential campaign and as President; members of the Kennedy family and the Kennedy Administration also appear. Collection overview | Finding aid

Photographs, c. 1897-1962. Created and collected for publication in the The Boston Globe newspaper. Photographs include early images of the John F. Fitzgerald family, the Joseph P. Kennedy family, and John F. Kennedy from childhood through his tenure as Congressman. Collection overview | Finding aid

Photographs, c. 1910-1969. Donated by the Boston Herald and its associated newspaper entities. Includes early Kennedy photographs of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., Rosemary Kennedy, Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., Kathleen Kennedy, and John F. Kennedy; Associated Press (AP) and United Press International (UPI) photos covering much of John F. Kennedy’s political career; and some photos taken by Herald staff. Collection overview | Finding aid

Comprised of original negatives and transparencies, contact sheets, and file prints by photographer Burton Berinsky, 1960-1976. The collection covers: the 1960 presidential campaign of John F. Kennedy and selected events during his presidency; Robert F. Kennedy’s 1964 senatorial campaign; Robert F. Kennedy’s 1968 presidential campaign; Robert F. Kennedy’s funeral; selected images of Edward M. Kennedy; and other contemporary figures such as Martin Luther King, Jr., Eugene McCarthy, George Romney, Nelson Rockefeller, George McGovern, and Edmund Muskie.

File photos taken by the DNC’s staff photographer, primarily of DNC personnel, party leaders, and the 1960 and 1964 presidential campaigns.

Comprised of approximately 11,000 still images (original negatives, photographic prints, transparencies, and scrapbooks) collected by Ernest Hemingway, 1840-1961. Please see the Ernest Hemingway media gallery for selected digitized images. Or, view the EH collection finding aid.

Comprised of photographs and other material collected by Gerald Steinberg relating to memorials erected or dedicated in memory of President Kennedy.

Comprised of original negatives, transparencies, prints, and digital images documenting important events, visitors, and exhibits related to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, 1990-present. These images were made by professional photographers hired by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation and copyright is retained by the Foundation.

Comprised of original negatives, transparencies, contact sheets, and digital images documenting events, visitors, staff, exhibits, and materials at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, 1964-present. These images were created by staff at the John F. Kennedy Library. (See also Moving Images and Sound Recordings for descriptions of the collection's moving image and audio materials.)

Comprised of original glass plate negatives and study slides of images of 19th-century Boston and its environs as well as studio portraits taken by photographer Josiah Johnson Hawes, 1863-1897.

Comprised of approximately 10,000 still images (original negatives, photographic prints, and scrapbooks) collected by Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, 1878-1975. This collection includes personal family photos and photos from newspapers, magazines, and professional photographers.

Photographs, 1957-1963. 8" x 10" black-and-white prints. Images made by LOOK magazine, Cowles Communications, Inc., featuring John F. Kennedy at various events starting as a senator and through his presidency. Members of the Kennedy family, Kennedy Administration, and foreign dignitaries also appear. Collection overview | Finding aid

Photographs, 1939-1968. 35mm and 4" x 5" black and white contact sheets, one silver-gelatin print, one reel 35mm negative microfilm. Images made by Magnum Photos, Inc. photographers, featuring John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, members of the Kennedy family, and their associates. Photographers represented in the Collection include Eve Arnold, Cornell Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Bruce Davidson, Elliott Erwitt, Burt Glinn, Dennis Stock, and others. Collection overview | Finding aid

Photographs, 1946-1963. Black-and-white prints and negatives of images published in the New Bedford Standard-Times newspaper of New Bedford, Massachusetts. The images feature John F. Kennedy at various events during his tenure as Congressman, Senator, and President, including many photographs of the Kennedy family at Hyannis Port. Collection overview | Finding aid

Photographs and news clippings, 1919-1966. Wire service and original New Orleans Times-Picayune newspaper black-and-white photographs illustrating John F. Kennedy’s life, career, and family. Collection overview | Finding aid

Photographs, black-and-white prints, 1960-1963. Images made by Newsweek magazine photographers featuring John F. Kennedy at events during the 1960 presidential campaign and during his presidency. Members of the Kennedy family, Kennedy Administration officials, and foreign and domestic dignitaries also appear. Collection overview | Finding aid

Photographs, 1957-1970. Black-and-white prints of images made by New York Times photographers featuring John F. Kennedy and administration officials during the Kennedy Presidency; Robert F. Kennedy as Senate Counsel, United States Attorney General, U. S. Senate candidate, United States Senator for New York, and 1968 presidential candidate; and the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library at the Federal Archives and Records Center in Waltham, Massachusetts. Collection Overview | Finding aid

Photographs, c. 1868-present. Comprised of approximately 45,000 photographs covering a wide range of topics and donated by a variety of sources to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library.

Comprised of images accompanying the personal papers of Kennedy family members, Kennedy Administration officials, and Kennedy friends.

Comprised of images from the President’s Office Files, a sub-collection of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Papers. POF finding aid | Digitized POF photographs

Comprised of approximately 1,500 images originating from John F. Kennedy’s senatorial and White House files, 1919-1963. This collection is particularly strong in images of John F. Kennedy’s service as Congressman and Senator from Massachusetts, and images from the 1960 presidential campaign.

Comprised of photographic prints and transparencies taken by photographer Frank Teti for the book, Kennedy: The New Generation (1983). Includes photographs of the following families: John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Edward M. Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Patricia Kennedy Lawford, and Jean Kennedy Smith.

Photographs, 1953-1965. 8" x 10" black-and-white prints of images created by the United Nations featuring John F. Kennedy at the United Nations in 1961 and 1963, as well as publicity images of international United Nations projects. Collection overview | Finding aid

Photographs, 1955-1964. Color and black-and-white prints with corresponding negatives made by Unites States Army Signal Corps photographers, featuring John F. Kennedy at various events in 1955 and from 1960 to 1963. Images include President John F. Kennedy with administration officials, legislative leaders, and international dignitaries; John F. Kennedy in West Germany during his tour of Europe in June 1963; John F. Kennedy’s funeral ceremonies; and photographs of fourteen State Gifts given to John F. Kennedy during his presidency. Collection overview | Finding aid   (See also White House Audio Collection.)

Photographs and publicity materials, 1955-1964. Black-and-white photographs made by the United States Department of Agriculture during John F. Kennedy’s presidency featuring John F. Kennedy, Secretary of Agriculture, Orville L. Freeman, and images used to illustrate and promote Department of Agriculture programs. Collection Overview | Finding Aid

Photographs, 1961-1968 and undated. Black-and-white images of United States Peace Corps administrators and staff, both at headquarters and in the field, as well as images of volunteers working at their duty stations abroad. Photographers include Rowland Scherman, Paul Conklin, and Abbie Rowe. Collection overview | Finding aid (See also Peace Corps Films.)