- Collection:
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassination Investigation
- Title:
- Evidence : 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:
- StillImage
Text - Format:
- image/jpeg
text/html - Description:
- Web site presenting sixty-four images from the investigation conducted by Shelby County, Tennessee, officials into the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Includes images of fingerprint cards; James Earl Ray's tickets for international travel; lists and materials from a white mustang, the vehicle allegedly seen leaving the crime scene; hotel registration; and the rifle found hidden in a blanket.
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=Evidence+1
- Language:
- eng
- 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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