Original wire photograph of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., following the release of the findings of the House Select Committee on Assassinations, 1978

New York: Time, 1978. Vintage borderless wire photograph of the April 4, 1968, assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., taken by Joseph Louw for "Time" magazine, and published following the release of the findings of the US House Select Committee on Assassinations in 1978.

The House Select Committee on Assassinations was established in 1976 to investigate the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr., in 1963 and 1968, respectively. Investigations were completed in 1978, finding both assassinations the results of conspiracies, with no US government agency involved.

8 x 6.25 inches, thermal duplication. Near Fine.

[Book #156307]