- Photograph by
- Freed, Leonard, American, 1929 - 2006
- Subject of
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Printed by
- Steinmetz Studio, French
- Date
- October 31, 1964; printed 1998
- 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)
- 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.
- Place captured
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.10.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Leonard Freed & Magnum Photos, Inc
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.