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United Press International [James Earl Ray passport and FBI photos]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09739.102 Author/Creator: United Press International Place Written: Ottawa, Canada Type: Photograph Date: 9 June 1968 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 20 cm, Width: 26 cm Order a Copy

One telephoto published by United Press International dated June 9, 1968. A composite of 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 used by Ray. On the right is a photo of Ray released by the FBI. Ray had two Canadian passports under the name Ramon George Sneyd when he was arrested in London on June 8, 1968.

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Ray, James Earl, 1928-1998

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