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Curious issue reporting Kennedy's assassination...
Curious issue reporting Kennedy's assassination...
Item # 695835
November 22, 1963
THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-- "Second Extra", Nov. 22, 1963 This “Second Extra” edition has a curious–if not macabre–combination of headline and photo.
As would be expected of an “Extra” of this date, the large & bold headline proclaims: “KENNEDY KILLED” but immediately beneath it is a photo of a street sweeper pushing his trash cart with a pair of trousers & boots protruding from the top, with the caption: “Sweeper Means What He Says”, as if related to the assassination report.
One might excuse the editor, for I’m sure that in rushing this edition to the streets as quickly as possible the planned headline was removed and the Kennedy death report quickly inserted with little thought as to what else was scheduled above the fold that day. Indeed, the "Third Extra" has the same headline but a photo of the Kennedy motorcade immediately after the shooting.
This issue remains one of the more unique & "interesting" newspapers of the 20th century, and a great example to editors everywhere to be aware of headlines & photos which appear in close proximity..
The complete 54 page issue in two sections, foxing at the central fold and a bit at the margins, slight dirtiness at the margins of the front page.
A post regarding this issue recently appeared in the History's Newsstand Blog.
Category: The 20th Century
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