- Collection:
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassination Investigation
- Title:
- Crime scene : Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. assassination investigation
- Date of Original:
- 1968/1969
- Subject:
- Crime scenes--Tennessee--Shelby County
Assassination--Tennessee--Shelby County
Criminal investigation--Tennessee--Shelby County
Evidence, Criminal--Tennessee--Shelby County
Boardinghouses--Tennessee--Memphis
Lorraine Motel (Memphis, Tenn.)
Hotels--Reservation systems--Tennessee--Memphis
Fire stations--Tennessee--Memphis - People:
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Assassination
Ray, James Earl, 1928-1998--Trials, litigation, etc. - Location:
- United States, Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis, 35.14953, -90.04898
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jpeg
text/html - Description:
- Web site presenting seventy-one images from the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, including photographs of the Lorraine Motel and its guest registry, the rooming house from which James Earl Ray allegedly shot Martin Luther King, and other surrounding areas.
The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. - Metadata URL:
- http://register.shelby.tn.us/media/mlk/index.php?album=Crime+Scene
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Contributing Institution:
- Shelby County (Tenn.). Register of Deeds
- Rights:
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