Two items: an original Western Union telegram sent to Ruby after he shot Lee Harvey Oswald, addressed to "Mr Jack Rubin [sic]" at the "City Police Jail Dal," November 24, 1963, in full: "Heartiest congratulations but he died too fast, Joe Guidere"; and an original vintage glossy 8 x 6 press wirephoto of Ruby pointing his gun at Oswald, taken the instant before he pulled the trigger by Jack Beers, staff photographer of the Dallas News. Mounted, matted, and framed together to an overall size of 14 x 19. In overall fine condition. Ruby reportedly never expected to spend a night in jail and thought he would be lauded as a hero for killing the president's assassin—some, including the sender of this telegram, certainly saw him in that light.
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