Curiosity had me Google < "body bags" 1963>, and up came a reference to
the _Dictionary of the Vietnam War_, 1988, James S. Olson, ed. In which
it states that "the term 'body bag' emerged in the 1960s to describe the
plastic used to retrieve from the field of battle the bodies of dead
U.S. soldiers..."
So perhaps the body bag as such had not yet been invented when JFK was
shot (assume you're referring to JFK, not RFK). By the time of RFK's
death, there might have been body bags.
Heather Brodhead
Librarian
Constance & George Fearing Library
Santa Barbara Museum of Art www.sbma.net
1130 State Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(805) 884-6451
Library is open to the public Tues., Wed, Thu. 1-5 PM;
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Subject: [ARLIS-L] 1960s body bag image needed
Hello,
One of our students is working on her senior fine arts project
regarding Kennedy's assassination. Toward that end, she needs to
find an image of the appropriate era body bag. We have looked for
forensic and mortuary science museums or collections and internet
image searches without much luck. Does anyone have any suggestions?
(She will be in Philadelphia and New York this summer, if that would
help.)
Many thanks,
Amy Naughton
Public Services Librarian
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
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