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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. IV - Page 65« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Paul Morgan Stombaugh)

Mr. Dulles.
What is it?
Mr. Stombaugh.
Are you referring----
Mr. Eisenberg.
The hair shown on the right appears darker.
Mr. Dulles.
There are two specimens there or two----
Mr. Stombaugh.
Two.
Mr. Dulles.
That is what I thought.
Mr. Stombaugh.
You are thinking this hair looks darker than this one?
Mr. Dulles.
No; I was thinking that both the hairs on the right, which I understand were taken from Oswald----
Mr. Eisenberg.
One hair was actually from the blanket, one from Oswald.
Mr. Dulles.
Seems darker than the ones taken from the blanket, Is the left the blanket?
Mr. Stombaugh.
This portion here is one separate hair. This was taken from the blanket.
Mr. Dulles.
That was taken from the blanket. The right-hand is taken from the blanket and the left-hand hairs were taken from Oswald himself?
Mr. Stombaugh.
Yes, sir; these are from Oswald.
Mr. Dulles.
Yes.
Mr. Stombaugh.
This is a comparison shot. This photograph was taken through two microscopes simultaneously showing how this portion of a pubic hair from the blanket matched a pubic hair from Oswald, which is this portion of the photograph.
Mr. Eisenberg.
You are pointing to the right side of the chart 672?
Mr. Stombaugh.
Yes; this photograph was taken at 100 diameters and this photograph was taken at 400 diameters. There is a difference there also.
Mr. Eisenberg.
Could you state that again please?
Mr. Stombaugh.
The photograph on the left was taken approximately at 100 diameters.
Mr. Eisenberg.
That is Oswald's pubic hairs, a known sample?
Mr. Stombaugh.
Yes; this is a general shot of his known sample.
Mr. Eisenberg.
And the one on the right?
Mr. Stombaugh.
The one on the right was taken at approximately 400 diameters.
Mr. Dulles.
This is the blanket sample?
Mr. Stombaugh.
This is a hair from the blanket compared with Oswald's.
Mr. Eisenberg.
You have three photographs on this chart, of which two are known Oswald hairs, the photograph on the left and one of the two photographs on the right?
Mr. Stombaugh.
Actually, this is one photograph taken through a comparison microscope. We are looking at two different hairs at the same time.
Mr. Eisenberg.
Yes. Well, when you say this is one photograph you are pointing to the one on the right but, as I understand it, the photograph on the right shows two different hairs?
Mr. Stombaugh.
That is correct.
Mr. Eisenberg.
One of which is Oswald's hair, a known sample?
Mr. Stombaugh.
Yes.
Mr. Eisenberg.
And the other of which was obtained from the blanket?
Mr. Stombaugh.
Yes.
Mr. Eisenberg.
And the photograph on the left shows known samples of Oswald's pubic hairs?
Mr. Stombaugh.
That is correct.
Mr. Eisenberg.
So we have in effect two views of Oswald's pubic hairs, one on the left and one half of the composite photograph on the right?
Mr. Stombaugh.
Yes.
Mr. Eisenberg.
Following up on Mr. Dulles' question, the photograph on the right seems to have a much coarser and somewhat darker structure in both the known and the questioned sample than the photograph on the left, which is simply a known sample.
Mr. Stombaugh.
That is correct.
Mr. Eisenberg.
And you said that was because of' the enlargement?
Mr. Stombaugh.
The difference in the enlargement. The photograph on the left was taken with the microscope set to magnify the specimen 100 times. The
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