Kent Barker Collection / The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

January 2, 1960

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Senator Kennedy announces his candidacy for President of the United States.

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"Hands Off Cuba!" handbill

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"Hands Off Cuba!" handbill

“Hands Off Cuba!” handbill designed by Lee Harvey Oswald in 1963. The flyer is printed in black letters on yellow paper. Oswald was arrested in New Orleans on August 9, 1963, for disturbing the peace while handing out these pro-Castro leaflets.

Object Details
Object title:

"Hands Off Cuba!" handbill

Date:

1963

Terms:

Cuba

New Orleans

Oswald, Lee Harvey

Fair Play for Cuba Committee
Medium:

Paper

Dimensions:

8 15/16 × 5 15/16 in. (22.7 × 15.1 cm)

Credit line:

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection

Object number:

2013.088.0003

Curatorial Note:

The Museum's collection also includes a home movie shot in New Orleans in 1963 that shows Lee Harvey Oswald distributing these flyers and being arrested after an altercation with three men. The Martin film is available online - please see 2007.028.0001. The collection also includes a New Orleans Police Department booking photograph taken after Oswald's arrest; please see 2013.102.0001. - Lindsey Richardson, Curator of Collections

On May 29, 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald - using the alias Lee Osborne - ordered one thousand of these handbills from the Jones Printing Company on Girod Street in New Orleans. The total cost was $9.89. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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"Hands Off Cuba!" handbill

“Hands Off Cuba!” handbill designed by Lee Harvey Oswald in 1963. The flyer is printed in black letters on yellow paper. Oswald was arrested in New Orleans on August 9, 1963, for disturbing the peace while handing out these pro-Castro leaflets.

Object Details
Object title:

"Hands Off Cuba!" handbill

Date:

1963

Terms:

Cuba

New Orleans

Oswald, Lee Harvey

Fair Play for Cuba Committee

Medium:

Paper

Dimensions:

8 15/16 × 5 15/16 in. (22.7 × 15.1 cm)

Credit line:

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection

Object number:

2013.088.0003

Curatorial Note:

The Museum's collection also includes a home movie shot in New Orleans in 1963 that shows Lee Harvey Oswald distributing these flyers and being arrested after an altercation with three men. The Martin film is available online - please see 2007.028.0001. The collection also includes a New Orleans Police Department booking photograph taken after Oswald's arrest; please see 2013.102.0001. - Lindsey Richardson, Curator of Collections

On May 29, 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald - using the alias Lee Osborne - ordered one thousand of these handbills from the Jones Printing Company on Girod Street in New Orleans. The total cost was $9.89. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

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John T. Martin film

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Booking photo of Lee Harvey Oswald taken by the New Orleans Police Department

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