Newspaper, The Daily Tribune (Royal Oak, Michigan) for November 23, 1963, "Proclaim National Mourning"

Summary

This Saturday evening issue of the Royal Oak, Michigan, Daily Tribune shows the way newspapers around the world announced the death of President John F. Kennedy. The editors took the unusual step of devoting most of the front page and many following pages to the events in Dallas on Friday November 22, 1963. This lengthy coverage was only for such major events.

This Saturday evening issue of the Royal Oak, Michigan, Daily Tribune shows the way newspapers around the world announced the death of President John F. Kennedy. The editors took the unusual step of devoting most of the front page and many following pages to the events in Dallas on Friday November 22, 1963. This lengthy coverage was only for such major events.

Artifact

Newspaper

Date Made

23 November 1963

Subject Date

23 November 1963

Creators

Tribune Publishing Company (Royal Oak, Mich.) 

Stoughton, Cecil, 1920-2008 

Place of Creation

United States, Michigan, Royal Oak 

Creator Notes

Photograph of President Johnson taking the oath of office by Cecil Stoughton. Published by Tribune Publishing Company of Royal Oak, Michigan.

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2013.50.26

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Estate of Dr. and Mrs. Martin A. Glynn.

Material

Newsprint
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 23.75 in  (NOT folded)

Width: 15.25 in

Inscriptions

Printed at top of page one: THE DAILY TRIBUNE / PROCLAIM NATIONAL MOURNING /

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