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Associated Press Floral Tribute to Dr. King

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09739.016 Author/Creator: Associated Press Place Written: Memphis, Tennessee Type: Photograph Date: 7 April 1968 Pagination: 1 photograph ; 21.4 x 26.2 cm. Order a Copy

One Associated Press wirephoto dated April 7, 1968. Depicts the floral wreaths which hang on the balcony rail outside of Dr. Martin Luther King's room at the Lorraine Motel. According to the text on the wirephoto, Dr. King was leaning on the rail when he was shot by a sniper's bullet.

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

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