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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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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