Object Details
Photograph by
James H. Karales, American, 1930 - 2002
Subject of
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
Coretta Scott King, American, 1927 - 2006
Martin Luther King III, American, born 1957
Description
Black-and-white digital image of Martin Luther King, Jr. and his son Martin Luther King III. Dr. King, wearing a white shirt, black pants and a patterned tie, holds his young son over his head with both arms. Martin Luther King III, held in the air, bends at his waist and rests his forehead against his father's forehead below him. He wears a light colored shirt, dark pants and white shoes. They stand in a grassy yard with a wooden clapboard house in the background. The house has two windows visible and peeling paint. There is a wooden lattice extending from the house wall.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
Date
1962
Object number
2015.129.21
Restrictions & Rights
© Estate of James Karales
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
digital images
digital media - born analog
Medium
digital
Dimensions
H x W: 4738 pixels × 2743 pixels
File size: 12.44 MB
Place captured
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Children
Civil Rights
Domestic life
Families
Fatherhood
Photography
Play
Recreation
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2015.129.21