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
- October 31, 1964; printed 1998
- Object number
- 2009.10.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Leonard Freed & Magnum Photos, Inc
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- 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
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Civil Rights
- Photography
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2009.10.1
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c64bb803-442a-4c81-8c75-5c125259bd1e
