Dow Jones Wire Service Report Clipboard, circa 1940

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Artifact Overview

In the routine course of business, Ford Motor Company received a steady flow of news and financial reports from the Wall Street Journal. These dispatches came over the teletype machine on November 22, 1963 describing events from the arrival of President John F. Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline in Dallas through the official report of his death several hours later.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Clipboard

Date Made

circa 1940

Subject Date

22 November 1963

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

97.1.1798.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Theodore H. Mecke, Jr.

Material

Felt (Textile)
Masonite (TM)
Metal

Color

Brown
Green

Dimensions

Height: 17.875 in (board only; clip not included)
Width: 5.875 in
Depth: 0.375 in (board only; clip not included)

Inscriptions

On clip at top of board: DOW, JONES & CO. / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Dow Jones Wire Service Report Clipboard, circa 1940