Fort Worth Press newspaper from the day of the assassination
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Fort Worth Press newspaper from the day of the assassination
Special extra edition, probably the first extra, of the Fort Worth Press newspaper from the day of the assassination of President Kennedy. It covers the assassination in detail from the motorcade, the gunshots, and the trip to Parkland Hospital to the investigation and capture of suspect Lee Harvey Oswald.This image is not available online larger than a thumbnail to protect the copyright of its creator(s). For a more detailed examination of this item, please schedule an appointment in the Museum’s Reading Room.
Fort Worth Press newspaper from the day of the assassination
11/22/1963
Newsprint
15 x 12 in. (38.1 x 30.5 cm)
Courtesy Sharon and Debbie Belz, in honor of Ruth and Fritz Belz/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
1999.014.0059
The Fort Worth Press, published by the E.W. Scripps Company, was the second of the city's two daily afternoon newspapers. The newspaper closed its doors in 1975 and its files, apparently including their Kennedy assassination coverage, were thrown away. - Gary Mack, Curator
Fort Worth Press newspaper from the day of the assassination
Special extra edition, probably the first extra, of the Fort Worth Press newspaper from the day of the assassination of President Kennedy. It covers the assassination in detail from the motorcade, the gunshots, and the trip to Parkland Hospital to the investigation and capture of suspect Lee Harvey Oswald.This image is not available online larger than a thumbnail to protect the copyright of its creator(s). For a more detailed examination of this item, please schedule an appointment in the Museum’s Reading Room.
Fort Worth Press newspaper from the day of the assassination
11/22/1963
Newspapers
Investigations
Motorcade
Evidence
Assassination
Connally, John
Kennedy, John F.
Oswald, Lee Harvey
Johnson, Lyndon B.
Fort Worth Press
American Fact-Finding Committee
Secret Service
Fort Worth
Newsprint
15 x 12 in. (38.1 x 30.5 cm)
Courtesy Sharon and Debbie Belz, in honor of Ruth and Fritz Belz/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
1999.014.0059
The Fort Worth Press, published by the E.W. Scripps Company, was the second of the city's two daily afternoon newspapers. The newspaper closed its doors in 1975 and its files, apparently including their Kennedy assassination coverage, were thrown away. - Gary Mack, Curator
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