The Gettysburg College–Gilder Lehrman MA in American History: Apply now and join us for Fall 2024 courses
9 April 1968
Associated Press
At the Gravesite
One wirephoto published by Associated Press depicting mourners gathered at the South View Cemetery for the burial service of Dr. King.
GLC09739.093
United Press International
[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.
GLC09739.094
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.
GLC09739.095
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.
GLC09739.096
10 April 1968
[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.
GLC09739.097
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.
GLC09739.098
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.
GLC09739.099
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.
GLC09739.100
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.
GLC09739.101
[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...
GLC09739.102
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...
GLC09739.103
Various press photographs, 1958-1977
GLC09794
Various photographs, 1966-1981
GLC09795
Signed lithographs of astronauts Vance Brand and Sally Ride
GLC09797
Signed photographs of Mikhail Gorbachev
GLC09796
1941
Unknown
[Photograph of Private William J. Myers]
A photograph of Private William J. Myers. Taken in Biloxi Mississippi, William stands in front of a backdrop that looks like the outside of a ship with American flag bunting and two life preservers. The words "S.S. Biloxi Miss." and "1941 Greetings"...
GLC09682.02
[American Indian children on Alcatraz Island]
One telephoto taken by United Press International dated November 29, 1969. Image depicts a group of children walking outside Alcatraz. Wire transfer information states that 400 people occupy the former prison island and that they demand ownership of...
GLC09793
12 November 1952
Davies, Jack, (fl. 1952)
[Coronation Kerchief]
One Wire photograph taken by Jack Davies released by International News Photos dated November 12, 1952. Shows a woman wearing a kerchief on her head. The kerchief has a picture of Queen Elizabeth II and a plaque that reads, "The Coronation of...
GLC09677.01
1 May 1956
[Military Show in Moscow]
One photograph released by Associated Press dated May 1, 1956. Shows military trucks and men parading in front of the Lenin Stalin Mausoleum. The press release attached to the photo reports the parade was of 5,000 troops and equipment and took forty...
GLC09677.03
9 June 1956
[Locates Incision]
One Wire photograph released by Associated Press dated June 9, 1956. Shows Major General Leonard D. Heaton, Walter Reed Hospital Commandant, indicating the location of an incision on his body as he stands in front of the camera. The incision in...
GLC09677.05
24 June 1956
[Banners Carried Aloft in Air Show]
One Wire photograph released by Associated Press dated June 24, 1956. Shows three planes flying with banners in Russian. The banners are translated by the attached press release to read, "Glory to the Soviet People." The planes were flown during a...
GLC09677.06
9 July 1956
[Twining Talks With Chairman]
One Wire photograph released by Associated Press dated July 9, 1956. Shows General Nathan F. Twining talking to Chairman Carl Vinson of the House Armed Services Committee. The press release states Twining reported that his recent trip provided no...
GLC09677.07
2 November 1956
International News Photos
[Last Ship Through Suez Canal]
One Wire photograph released by International News Photos dated November 2, 1956. Shows a ship sailing. According to the attached press release, the ship named Mary is from Liberia. It was the last ship in the last convoy to go through the Suez Canal...
GLC09677.12
[Last Convoy Through Suez Before Blocking]
One Wire photograph released by International News Photos dated November 2, 1956. Shows Port Said, and multiple ships sailing. According to the attached press release, the ships pictured were the last convoy to leave the canal before it was put out...
GLC09677.13
29 October 1956
[Hungarian Troops March in Budapest]
One Wire photograph released by International News Photos dated October 29, 1956. Shows armed military and civilians walking down a road. The press release attached reports that the revolution is in its seventh day. The government of Imre Nagy...
GLC09677.08
[Soviet Tank Fires in Budapest Square]
One Wire photograph released by International News Photos dated October 29, 1956. Shows a tank on the left side of the image and a crowd standing in front of a building on the right side of the image. The attached press release states that the tank...
GLC09677.09
1 November 1956
[Scene at White House as National Security Council Met]
One Wire photograph released by International News Photos dated November 1, 1956. Shows three cars parked outside the White House. The press release reports that the cars were from an emergency meeting of President Eisenhower, the National Security...
GLC09677.11
6 November 1956
[Battle Weary Hungarian Freedom Fighters Enter Austria]
One Wire photograph released by International News Photos dated November 6, 1956. Shows a group of men walking towards the photographer. There are other men watching as they pass. The attached press release reports that Hungarian freedom fighters are...
GLC09677.14
7 November 1956
[Victory Rally]
One Wire photograph released by Associated Press dated November 7, 1956. Shows a crowd of people with President Eisenhower and Vice President Nixon standing on a stage. Eisenhower and Nixon are waving to the crowd. The press release in the photo...
GLC09677.15
23 November 1956
[Thirty-Three Die in Airliner Crash]
One Wire photograph released by International News Photos dated November 7, 1956. Shows a plane sitting on tarmac. The attached press release reports that the plane is a DC-6, the same type of plane that crashed near Paris killing at least thirty...
GLC09677.16
5 May 1956
[Rescue Nears]
One Wire photograph released by Associated Press dated May 5, 1956. Shows a seaplane, a small boat and larger ship floating in water. The wire transfer in the photo reports this seaplane and another not pictured were forced down en route from San...
GLC09677.04
1956
Sheraton Hotel Public Relations
[Schildkraut Receives Brandeis Award]
One Wire photograph released by the Sheraton Hotel Public Relations office dated 1956. Shows Susan Brandeis presenting a special citation in memory of Justice Louis Brandeis to Joseph Schildkraut. The citation is in recognition of Schildkraut's...
GLC09677.02
21 January 1957
[Hunters Shooting into the Blue]
One Wire photograph released by International News Photos dated January 21, 1957. Shows three planes flying. The attached press release reports that the new planes, F-6's, are the latest versions of the Hawker Hunter Fighter. They claim the F-6s can...
GLC09677.19
28 February 1957
[Off to Washington]
One Wire photograph released by Associated Press dated February 28, 1957. Shows a group of people boarding a bus. The attached press release reports that the group are members of the Dominican Cultural Society. They are headed to Washington to...
GLC09677.20
3 March 1957
[Nixon Arrives in Accra]
One Wire photograph released by Associated Press dated March 3, 1957. Shows then Vice President Richard Nixon in front of two microphones. The press release attached to the photo reports that Nixon is acknowledging the greetings of Komla Agbeli...
GLC09677.21
17 March 1957
[Egyptian Flag Goes up in Gaza]
One Wire photograph released by International News Photos dated March 17, 1957. Shows two soldiers on a roof raising the Egyptian flag. There are six armed soldiers on the ground standing at attention. The attached press release states that the flag...
GLC09677.22
25 March 1957
[Signal Mirror Replaces Paddle Waver]
One Wire photograph released by International News Photos dated March 25, 1957. Shows a plane coming in to land on the deck of a ship. The attached press release describes the new technology of a signal mirror that takes the risk out of carrier...
GLC09677.23
30 March 1957
[Carrier Randolph]
One Wire photograph dated March 30, 1957. Shows a crowd of civilians on the deck of the carrier Randolph looking at the gun emplacements.
GLC09677.24
1 April 1957
[Landmark Lost]
One Wire photograph released by Associated Press dated April 1, 1957. Shows the Manitoba's historic revenue building after a fire which destroyed the structure. The press release in the photo notes that valuable records were saved. The photo is...
GLC09677.25
26 April 1957
[Machine Guns Guard Hussein's Palace]
One Wire photograph released by International News Photos dated April 26, 1957. Shows two soldiers in a car with machine guns parked in front of the palace of Jordan. The press release attached to the photo reports that the two men are standing guard...
GLC09677.30
2 April 1957
[Awesome Display of Aerial Power]
One Wire photograph released by International News Photos dated April 2, 1957. A composite of two images. The top shows an F-100C Super Sabre "riding the waves" of the 114 rockets it just released. The bottom image is of the Super Sabre climbing away...
GLC09677.26
[Raising the Abukir]
One Wire photograph released by Associated Press dated April 2, 1957. Shows a ship being raised from the Suez Canal. The attached press release reports that the sunken frigate Abukir is being raised as the last obstacle to traffic on the Suez Canal...
GLC09677.27
[Work on Last Suez Obstacle]
GLC09677.28
[April Blizzard Hits West]
One Wire photograph released by Associated Press datedApril 2, 1957. Shows two cars parked on the side of a road under trees. Everything is covered in snow. The press release in the photo says that it was the second spring blizzard in the last ten...
GLC09677.29
21 May 1957
[Where JBM Rocket Engines are Tested]
One Wire photograph released by International News Photos dated May 21, 1957. Shows seven cars parked around a fully lit tower. The press release attached to the photo reports that the tower is the site for ballistic missile testing and analyzing...
GLC09677.31
22 May 1957
[Unit of the Air Force "Navy"]
One Wire photograph released by International News Photos datedMay 22, 1957. Shows a close up of the deck of a ship. On the side of the ship is named U.S.A.F. E-42-1835. The attached press release reports that the ship is one of six ocean range...
GLC09677.32
24 July 1957
[Here to Present an African Play]
One Wire photograph released by International News Photos dated July 24, 1957. Shows group of people getting off a plane. The attached press release reports that the African delegation from Ghana, Nigeria, and South Africa, have arrived in the United...
GLC09677.33
12 August 1957
[Russian Bigwigs Visit Soviet Memorial]
One Wire photograph released by International News Photos dated August 12, 1957. Shows a group of people walking down the steps of a monument. The attached press release reports that Communist boss Nikita Khrushchev and members of the Russian...
GLC09677.34
27 August 1957
[Charles A. Lindbergh mission report]
One Wire photograph released by International News Photos dated August 27, 1957. This photo is a copy of the report written by Charles A. Lindbergh when he shot down a Japanese airplane on July 29, 1944. According to the attached press release...
GLC09677.35
19 September 1957
[Koreans Dedicate Statue to General MacArthur]
One Wire photograph released by International News Photos dated August 27, 1957. Shows a memorial and statue of Douglas MacArthur. According to the attached press release the memorial is to commemorate the victory at Inchon during the Korean War. The...
GLC09677.36
Showing results 4251 - 4300