Photograph of the King family at Martin Luther King Jr.'s reinternment
date: label: Date
content: January 15, 1970
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: Coretta Scott King, American, 1927 - 2006
label: Subject of
content: Martin Luther King III, American, born 1957
label: Subject of
content: Rev. Martin Luther King Sr, American, 1899 - 1984
label: Subject of
content: Alberta King, American, 1904 - 1974
notes: label: Description
content: This gelatiin silver print depicts a black and white image of the family of Martin Luther King, Jr. at his new grave site at Ebenezer Baptist Church. His father, Martin Luther King, Sr. and mother Alberta are standing on the left. Coretta Scott King is standing on the right with son, Martin Luther King III and daughter, Bernice. A crowd of people stand behind them, several holding umberellas. The caption above the photograph reads [AJP011505-1/15/70-ATLANTA, GA: The widow of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King / Jr. (r) along with other family members are shown at the new grave site at the Ebenezer / Baptist Church whwere Dr. King was co-pastor with his father. Martin Luther King Sr. / and his Wife are picture left center. Son Martin Lutehr King III stands at his mothers / side. UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL TELEPHOTO tm/tm]. There are no inscriptions on the back.
place: label: Place captured
content: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Baptist
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Funeral customs and rites
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Religious rituals and ceremonies
label: Topic
content: Social life and customs
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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: 2014.37.42.6
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 3/4 × 8 3/8 in. (17.1 × 21.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 7 1/8 × 9 1/8 in. (18.1 × 23.2 cm)