Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Baltimore, MD
October 31, 1964; printed 1998
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A black-and-white photograph of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by the photographer Leonard Freed taken October 31, 1964 in Baltimore, MD. He is seated in the back seat of an open car and is greeted by supporters on the street crowding to shake his hand. The date and place the photo was taken are inscribed on the back along with the photographer's stamp.
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Catalog reference: 2009.10.1
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