Ticker Tape Announcing the Shooting of Martin Luther King Jr.

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A black-and-white photograph of the ticker tape announcing the shooting of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., by Platon. The ticker tape is centered against a black background. Small, centered, printed black text reads [– – – REPEATING BY REQUEST – – – / UPI-201 / (KING) / MEMPHIS, TENN – – DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. WAS SHOT OUTSIDE / A MEMPHIS HOTEL THIS AFTERNOON. HIS CONDITION WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY / KNOWN. / 4/4– –TS714PES / END REPEAT / UPI-204 / ADD 1 KING, MEMPHIS (UPI- / UPI-204 / ADD 2 KING, MEMPHIS / DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., WAS / SHOT AND CRITICALLY WOUNDED LATE TODAY AS HE SAT IN A CAR IN FRONT / OF A DOWNTOWN HOTEL. / 4/4– –TS735PES]. The top left corner of the ticker tape appears to be slightly crumpled. The background of the photograph is bright white. The photograph has a thick white border.

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