Detroit Free Press Newspaper for November 25, 1963, "Oswald Killed"
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This Monday morning issue of the Detroit Free Press shows the way newspapers reported the developing news surrounding President John F. Kennedy's death and the death of his accused assassin. The editors took the unusual step of devoting the entire front page and many of the following pages to the continuing events. This lengthy coverage was only for such major events.
This Monday morning issue of the Detroit Free Press shows the way newspapers reported the developing news surrounding President John F. Kennedy's death and the death of his accused assassin. The editors took the unusual step of devoting the entire front page and many of the following pages to the continuing events. This lengthy coverage was only for such major events.
Artifact
Newspaper
Date Made
25 November 1963
Subject Date
25 November 1963
Creators
Beers, Ira Jefferson (Jack), Jr.
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Detroit
Creator Notes
Photograph of Jack Ruby aiming at Lee Harvey Oswald by Jack Beers. Published by Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Michigan. Photo of Jacqueline, Caroline and John Jr. Kennedy through Associated Press.
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Detroit
United States, District of Columbia, Washington
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929-1994
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2013.50.32
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 in (NOT folded)
Width: 15 in
Inscriptions
Printed at top of page one: The Detroit Free Press CITY EDITION EXTRA / Prime Kennedy Suspect / OSWALD KILLED / 300,000 / Bid JFK / Farewell
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