Lot 41
[Kennedy, John F.] ] UPI Teletype 1963-64, Archive of Kennedy Assassination and Ruby Trial. An archive of more than 100 original United Press International (UPI) wire service teletypes to the Cincinnati Post & Times-Star covering November 22-27, 1963 and into 1964 with the trial of Jack Ruby. Reporting includes President John F. Kennedy's assassination; arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald; quotes, comments and memorials by a number of USA and international dignitaries; interview with the priest who administered the last rites"; funeral procession; and information on Ruby's trial and jury. Some reports are credited to noted journalists such as Merriman Smith, Pulitzer Prize winner for his coverage of the Kennedy assassination; Helen Thomas, the first female member of the White House press corps and the first female named as UPI's chief White House correspondent; and Arthur Krock, winner of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In addition to the teletype pages, there are several wire photos with familiar images of Oswald, Ruby, John-John, and President and Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson. Another real-time lengthy report interspersed among the Ruby coverage of February 11, 1964 is the arrival of the Beatles in Washington D.C., which followed their appearance on the Ed Sullivan show in New York, another defining moment of the twentieht century. Teletype pages re 8 1/2" wide in various lengths, up to several feet. Clean clear type, easy to read.
Provenance: Collection assembled and kept by Robert A. Ryan, Jr. a student at Xavier University and part-time worker at the Cincinnati Post and Times-Star who was on duty the afternoon the news of the Kennedy assassination broke. Ryan collected every feed that came over the wire servie teletypes, once they served their purpose. In 1973, shortly before he died, Ryan gave the collection to a university classmate and friend named MacGregor, who kept everything in the original box until 2013, when he sold the collection to Richard C. Davis.
Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,500.
|
| |
| Realized $892 |
