Arrest of Dr. King

Object Details

date made
1958-09-03
depicted (sitter)
King, Jr., Martin Luther
maker
Moore, Charles
Description (Brief)
"Arrest of Dr. King" by Charles Moore; Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., pushed on to counter by police
Location
Currently not on view
place made
United States: Alabama, Montgomery
Subject
Civil Rights Movement
African American
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
ID Number
PG.71.13.21
accession number
2018.0072
catalog number
71.13.21
Object Name
gelatin silver print
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 11 in x 13 7/8 in; 27.94 cm x 35.2425 cm
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-63a9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record ID
nmah_1414661
Photograph by Charles Moore, Arrest of Dr. King, Black Star Publishing Company
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Photograph by Charles Moore, Arrest of Dr. King, Black Star Publishing Company
Photograph by Charles Moore, Arrest of Dr. King, Black Star Publishing Company