United Press International [Casket of Dr. Martin Luther King placed into Hearse]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09739.017 Author/Creator: United Press International Place Written: Atlanta, Georgia Type: Photograph Date: 6 April 1968 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 21.4 cm, Width: 26.2 cm Order a Copy
One telephoto taken by United Press International dated April 6, 1968. Depicts men carrying Dr. Martin Luther King's casket into a hearse from the funeral home in Atlanta for transport to Spellman College where his body will lie in state. Information provided by text included in telephoto.
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