Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Baltimore, MD

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Object Details

Photograph by

Leonard Freed, American, 1929 - 2006

Subject of

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968

Unidentified Woman or Women

Unidentified Man or Men

Printed by

Steinmetz Studio, French

Description

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.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Date

October 31, 1964; printed 1998

Object number

2009.10.1

Restrictions & Rights

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Type

gelatin silver prints

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 8 11/16 x 12 15/16 in. (22 x 32.9 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 11 × 13 15/16 in. (27.9 × 35.4 cm)

H x W (Matted): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)

Place captured

Baltimore, Maryland, 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

Civil Rights

Photography

U.S. History, 1961-1969

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c64bb803-442a-4c81-8c75-5c125259bd1e

Record ID

nmaahc_2009.10.1