Oct 18, 2018 - Sale 2489

Sale 2489 - Lot 399

Unsold
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
(MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.)
A mini-archive with 28 iconic photographs of the important African American baptist minister and Civil Rights activist.
Including numerous images of MLK at speeches, rallies, marches, and interviews, with some views capturing the political tension of the time, and embodying King's progressive efforts to achieve equality for the African American community. Silver prints, the images measuring approximately 8x10 inches (20.3x25.4 cm.), and the reverse, some with captions in the negative, and many with caption labels affixed and various hand stamps, on verso. 1960s

WITH--Group of 6 press photographs of King's brother, A. D. King, who was also a baptist minister and Civil Rights activist. Silver prints, the images measuring approximately 8x10 inches (20.3x25.4 cm.), each with a caption in the negative, and various hand stamps on verso. 1960s

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