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United Press International [Humphrey and Mrs. King]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09739.059 Author/Creator: United Press International Place Written: Atlanta, Georgia Type: Photograph Date: 9 April 1968 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 20.4 cm, Width: 26 cm Order a Copy

One telephoto taken by United Press International dated April 9, 1968. Depicts Vice President Hubert Humphrey offering his sympathy to Coretta Scott King during her husband's funeral.

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006
Humphrey, Hubert H., 1911-1978

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