Rare Kennedy pictures go on display

An exhibit of rare photographs of John F. Kennedy that was thought to be lost forever will be on display at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., beginning April 12.

The original negatives, shot by Kennedy's personal photographer, Jacques Lowe, were stored in a World Trade Center bank vault and were destroyed in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. The exhibition features digitally restored images made from scanned contact sheets and prints that had been stored elsewhere in New York.

The portrait of Kennedy at right was digitally restored from Lowe's contact sheet, seen in the background. The picture was taken during Kennedy's 1958 Senate re-election campaign.

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In this photograph, President John F. Kennedy and Jacques Lowe review photos to be used on a 1961 NBC television special about the president.

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This iconic image of John, Jacqueline and Caroline Kennedy was taken in July 1958 during Jacques Lowe's first photo shoot at the Kennedy family compound in Hyannis Port, Mass.

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This picture of John F. Kennedy at a 1959 press conference in Omaha, Neb., was widely used in his presidential campaign materials. Jacqueline Kennedy later chose this image for her husband's memorial card.

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John and Jacqueline Kennedy sit unrecognized in an Oregon diner during an early presidential campaign stop in the fall of 1959.

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The day after John F. Kennedy won the Democratic presidential nomination, he and his brother Robert Kennedy met privately with Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson to offer him the vice presidency. Jacques Lowe was the only photographer allowed to document the historic moment.

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This contact sheet features images of John, Jacqueline and Caroline Kennedy at their home in Hyannis Port, Mass., in August 1960, after Kennedy won the Democratic presidential nomination and before the general election campaign kicked into full swing.

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Jacqueline Kennedy poses at the Kennedy family compound in Hyannis Port, Mass., during a photo session with Jacques Lowe. The photos appeared in several magazines, including Paris Match, Ladies' Home Journal and TV Guide.

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Before (left) and after versions of a picture of President-elect John F. Kennedy and his wife, Jacqueline, show the results of the Newseum's digital restoration process. Kennedy gave his acceptance speech in Hyannis Port, Mass., Nov. 9, 1960.

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A second exhibit at the Newseum, "Three Shots Were Fired," examines news media coverage of Kennedy's assassination in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963.

In this picture, Lee Harvey Oswald is questioned by the press at Dallas police headquarters just after midnight on Nov. 23, 1963, the day after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.

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Lee Harvey Oswald's mug shot, taken after his Nov. 22, 1963, arrest in connection with the death of President John F. Kennedy.

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A Dallas police official shows reporters the Mannlicher-Carcano rifle that was found at the Texas School Book Depository on Nov. 22, 1963, after President John F. Kennedy was shot.

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The Kennedys' motorcade drives through downtown Dallas Nov. 22, 1963, moments before the shooting of President John F. Kennedy.