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
Place of Creation
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
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