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9 April 1968
Associated Press
Humphrey and Mrs. King
One wirephoto taken by Associated Press showing Vice President Hubert Humphrey speaking to Coretta Scott King at her husband's funeral.
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United Press International
[Humphrey and Mrs. King]
One telephoto taken by United Press International depicts Vice President Hubert Humphrey offering his sympathy to Coretta Scott King during her husband's funeral.
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[Senator Eugene McCarthy arrives at funeral of Dr. King]
One telephoto taken by United Press International depicts Eugene McCarthy arriving at the funeral for Dr. King.
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[Senators Robert Kennedy and Eugene Kennedy at Dr. King's memorial service]
One telephoto taken by United Press International depicting Senators Robert Kennedy of New York and Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota at the memorial service for Dr. King.
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10 April 1968
[Jacqueline Kennedy and Edward Kennedy attend funeral ceremony for Dr. King]
One telephoto taken by United Press International depicting Senator Edward Kennedy sitting next to Jacqueline Kennedy at a funeral ceremony for Dr. King.
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[Robert Kennedy marches in procession for King]
One telephoto taken by United Press International depicting Senator Robert Kennedy marching in the funeral procession of Dr. King. The wirephoto text descripton points out the movie marquee as Kennedy walks by, "Day of the Evil Gun".
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Visits Mrs. King
One wirephoto taken by Associated Press depicting Jacqueline Kennedy being greeted by Martin Luther King III as she arrives at the King home to visit Coretta Scott King.
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One telephoto taken by United Press International depicting Jacqueline Kennedy greeting a mourner as she leaves the home of Mrs. King.
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Mrs. Kennedy Arrives
One wirephoto taken by Associated Press showing Jacqueline Kennedy making her way through a massive crowd in front of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia to attend the funeral service of Dr. King.
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Nixon Attends Funeral
One wirephoto taken by Associated Press showing Republican presidental candidate Richard Nixon making his way through the crowd outisde of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia to attend Dr. King's funeral service.
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[Nixon arrives at funeral for Dr. King]
One telephoto taken by United Press International showing Republican presidential candidate Richard Nixon arriving at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia to attend the funeral of Dr. King.
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Mother's Helper
One wirephoto taken by Associated Press showing Coretta Scott King and daughter Yolanda King at a memorial march for Dr. King in Memphis, Tennesse. Yolada dabs a spot on her mother's coat where she has spilled some water.
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[Mrs. King at private service for Dr. King]
One telephoto taken by United Press International showing Coretta Scott King at a private funeral service for her husband at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Widow in Church
One wirephoto taken by Associated Press depicting Coretta Scott King and her children sitting in front of Dr. King's casket at his funeral at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
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[Coretta Scott King at private funeral service for husband]
One telephoto taken by United Press International depicting a veiled Coretta Scott King at the private funeral service for Dr. King at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Head Erect
One wirephoto taken by Associated Press depicting Coretta Scott King at a private funeral service for Dr. King at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Photo is same image as GLC09739.072.
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[A.D. King weeping at Martin Luther King's funeral]
One telephoto taken by United Press International showing A.D. King, brother of Martin Luther King, crying during a funeral ceremony in the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
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[Coretta Scott King leaving march in Dr. King's honor]
One telephoto taken by United Press International showing Coretta Scott King leaving a memorial march for Dr. King in Memphis, Tennessee.
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[Coretta Scott King arrives at Ebenezer Baptist Church for Dr. King's funeral]
One telephoto taken by United Press International showing Coretta Scott King arriving at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, for her husband's funeral.
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Crying for Father
One wirephoto taken by Associated Press showing Yolanda King, daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., wiping her eyes as her father is buried in South View Cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Disconsolate
One telephoto taken by United Press International showing Martin Luther King Sr. placing his head on the tomb of his son, Martin Luther King Jr.
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At Husband's Funeral
One wirephoto taken by Associated Press depicting Coretta Scott King arriving at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, for the funeral of Dr. King.
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King Interred
One wirephoto taken by Associated Press showing the mahogany casket of Dr. King being interred into a marble tomb in the South View Cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Leaves Ebenezer
One wirephoto taken by Associated Press showing the mahogany casket of Dr. King leaving the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. King's casket would then be transported by mule-drawn caisson toward another service before interrment.
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[Mule-drawn caisson carrying King's casket proceeds down street]
One telephoto taken by United Press International depicting Dr. King's casket being transported by a mule-drawn caisson bound for Morehouse College, where a memorial service is planned. The casket is flanked by dignitaries and civil rights leaders.
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King Leads His Last March
One wirephoto taken by Associated Press depicts the mule-drawn casket of Dr. King at the head of a procession of thousands of people. The line of marchers extends to the horizon.
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En Route to Morehouse
One wirephoto taken by Associated Press depicts the mule-drawn casket of Dr. King en route to Morehouse College for a second funeral service.
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Dr. King's Caisson
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The March Begins
One wirephoto taken by Associated Press depicts the front of the funeral procession march for Dr. King. In the background is Georgia's gold-domed captiol building.
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Casket on Cart
One wirephoto taken by Associated Press depicts the mule-drawn cassion of Dr. King surrounded by marchers as it processes toward Morehouse College.
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Dignitaries Arrive
One wirephoto taken by Associated Press depicting limousines carrying various dignitaries as they make their way through surging crowds toward the Ebenezer Baptist Church.
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[Crowds gathered outside the Ebenezer Baptist Church]
One telephoto published by United Press International depicting massive crowds of people gathered around the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, before the funeral for Dr. King.
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Crowds Gather
One wirephoto taken by Associated Press showing an aerial view of early gathering crowds outside of the Ebenezer Baptist Church prior to the funeral of Dr. King.
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The Masses
One wirephoto taken by Associated Press showing the thousands of people marching through the streets of Atlanta, Georgia for Dr. King's funeral procession.
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One telephoto taken by United Press International depicting Rev. Ralph Abernathy giving the funeral address to a large crowd of people during the interrment of Dr. King.
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At the Gravesite
One wirephoto published by Associated Press depicting mourners gathered at the South View Cemetery for the burial service of Dr. King.
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[Robert Kennedy arrives at funeral for Dr. King]
One telephoto published by United Press International depicting the crowd surging in the street as Senator Robert Kennedy emerges from his car outside of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Where Dr. King Was Assassinated
One wirephoto taken by Associated Press depicting Charles Q. Stevens, the man who had a room neighboring Dr. King's assassin, as he looks through the window from which the sniper took aim at Dr. King.
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Trying to See
One wirephoto taken by Associated Press depicting a young boy attempting to witness Dr. King's casket as it processes to Morehouse College.
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[Newsman visiting grave of Dr. King]
One telephoto taken by United Press International depicting a newsman visiting the grave of Dr. King a day after the burial at South View Cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Guards King's Grave
One wirephoto taken by Associated Press depicting a guard sitting in his car at the gravesite of Dr. King at the South View Cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia.
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12 April 1968
Witness
One wirephoto taken by Associated Press depicting Charles Q. Stevens, a resident of the rooming house where the assassin of Dr. King rented a room, standing outside of the bathroom from which the fatal shot was taken.
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2 May 1968
Dedicate Plaque at Assassination Site
One telephoto taken by United Press International showing Coretta Scott King and Rev. Ralph Abernathy at a dedication ceremony at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee for a plaque marking the spot where Dr. King was killed.
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9 June 1968
[James Earl Ray]
One telephoto published by United Press International showing the photo issued by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police of James Earl Ray, accused of murdering Dr. King. The photo is the one Ray used for his Canadian passport.
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[James Earl Ray passport and FBI photos]
One telephoto published by United Press International showing two photos of James Earl Ray side by side. On the left is a photo released by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police originally taken by Arcade Photo Studio in Toronto for a Canadian passport...
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25 October 1974
Leaving Handcuffed
One wirephoto published by Associated Press dated October 125, 1974. Depicts a handcuffed James Earl Ray leaving the federal court building in Memphis, Tennessee. He is clutching a manila envelope. He was present at the court to testify against his...
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