Photograph of Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral procession
date: label: Date
content: April 9, 1968
name: label: Photograph by
content: United Press International, American, founded 1907
label: Subject of
content: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
label: Subject of
content: Morehouse College, American, founded 1867
notes: label: Description
content: This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s funeral procession. King's casket is pictured on the left side of the frame and is being pulled by two horses. The American flag fills much of the frame on the far right. The casket is surrounded by men and women. A man in the bottom left corner has is back to the camera and is taking a photograph of the procession. The caption above the photograph reads [AJP040908-4/9/68-ATLANTA:Mule-drawn caisson bears the body of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., / from church enroute to Morehouse College for memorial services. UPI TELEPHOTO fwl/stf]. The back of the photograph is stamped with the following [PLEASE CREDIT / United Press International Photo / This stamp is for your publication only and must / not be loaned, syndicated or used for advertising / purposes without written permission from United Press/ International. By accepting this picture you agree to hold / United Press International harmless from any loss or / damage arising by reason of your use or publication / of this picture. / UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL, INC. / DAILY NEWS BUILDING / 1013 13th STREET, N.W. / WASHINGTON 5, D.C.]
place: label: Place captured
content: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Funeral customs and rites
label: Topic
content: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Religious rituals and ceremonies
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.37.42.5
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © United Press International
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 6 5/8 × 8 1/4 in. (16.8 × 21 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 7 1/16 × 9 1/16 in. (17.9 × 23 cm)