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Statue of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in the Kelly Ingram Park, Birmingham, Alabama

Statue of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in the Kelly Ingram Park, Birmi...

Kelly Ingram Park (formerly West Park) was a staging ground for civil rights demonstrations in the 1960s. It is located adjacent to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and the 16th Street Baptist Church. Titl... More

[Dr. & Mrs. Martin Luther King Jr., head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front] / World Telegram & Sun photo by Herman Hiller.

[Dr. & Mrs. Martin Luther King Jr., head-and-shoulders portrait, facin...

NYWT&S staff photo. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

March from Selma to Montgomery recreating the important Civil Rights event that happened in 1965, ended with this walk up to the Alabama Capitol in Montgomery and passed by the Dexter Avenue Memorial King Baptist Church where Martin Luther King preached

March from Selma to Montgomery recreating the important Civil Rights e...

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Phot... More

A "mutton-busting" competitor at the Martin Luther King, Jr., African-American Heritage Rodeo, one of the National Western Stock Show events in Denver, Colorado. Mutton busting is similar to bull riding or bronc riding, in which children ride or race sheep. Willing youngsters, age 6 and under, strap a hockey helmet to their heads, are lifted onto the backs of live sheep, and hang on as long as they can once the animal is set loose

A "mutton-busting" competitor at the Martin Luther King, Jr., African-...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More

The neighorhood firehouse from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s childhood, now preserved at the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site, a park supervised by the U.S. National Park Service that includes several buildings central to the martyred civil-rights leader's early life, his later work, and his place of worship

The neighorhood firehouse from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s childhood,...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2017; (DLC/PP-2016:103-5). Forms part of: Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the ... More

Rosa Parks Papers: General Correspondence, 1928-2006; Alphabetical file; King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1956-1957, undated

Rosa Parks Papers: General Correspondence, 1928-2006; Alphabetical fil...

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

St. Elizabeths Hospital, East Lodge Detached Nurses Home, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast 519-543 Redwood Drive, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, East Lodge Detached Nurses Home, 2700 Martin ...

For an overview of the Center Building Group, see HABS DC-349-BT Significance: The East Lodge/Detached Nurses Home (Building 30) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness at the St... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, M Building, 654-674 Redwood Street, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, M Building, 654-674 Redwood Street, Southeast...

For an overview of the Lettered Buildings, see HABS DC-349-BY Significance: The M Building (Building 72) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness on the St. Elizabeths Campus. As ... More

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site, 472-550 Auburn Avenue & 39 Boulevard Avenue, 472-550 Auburn Avenue & 39 Boulevard Avenue, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site, 472-550 Auburn Avenue ...

Significance: The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site is located in one of the oldest neighborhoods in Atlanta - the Upper Auburn Avenue area. Originally called Wheat Street in honor of one of Atlant... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, I Building, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, I Building, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenu...

Survey number: HABS DC-349-C National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 79003101

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site, 526 Auburn Avenue (House), 526 Auburn Avenue, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site, 526 Auburn Avenue (Hou...

Significance: The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site is located in one of the oldest neighborhoods in Atlanta - the Upper Auburn Avenue area. Originally called Wheat Street in honor of one of Atlant... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Center Building, 539-559 Cedar Drive, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Center Building, 539-559 Cedar Drive, Southea...

For an overview of the Center Building Group, see HABS DC-349-BT Significance: The Center Building (Buildings 1 and 2) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness at the St. Elizabet... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Center Building, 539-559 Cedar Drive, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Center Building, 539-559 Cedar Drive, Southea...

For an overview of the Center Building Group, see HABS DC-349-BT Significance: The Center Building (Buildings 1 and 2) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness at the St. Elizabet... More

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s widow, Coretta Scott King, speaks at a 1988 event in which a time capsule holding some of Dr. King's possessions is lowered into the ground at Freedom Plaza on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s widow, Coretta Scott King, speaks at a 1...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Cow Barn, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue SE, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Cow Barn, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue S...

Significance: According to the 1884 Annual Report for St. Elizabeths Hospital, "the new barn, a building 120 x 60 feet, with foundations and basement of brick and superstructure of wood, now drawing towards com... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Cow Barn, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue SE, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Cow Barn, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue S...

Significance: According to the 1884 Annual Report for St. Elizabeths Hospital, "the new barn, a building 120 x 60 feet, with foundations and basement of brick and superstructure of wood, now drawing towards com... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, B Building, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, B Building, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenu...

For an overview of the Lettered Buildings, see HABS DC-349-BY Significance: The B Building (Building 75) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness on the St. Elizabeths Campus. As ... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Garfield, 539-559 Cedar Drive, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Garfield, 539-559 Cedar Drive, Southeast, Was...

For an overview of the Center Building Group, see HABS DC-349-BT Significance: Garfield (Building 5) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness at the St. Elizabeths campus. As part... More

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site, Ebenezer Baptist Church, 407 Auburn Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site, Ebenezer Baptist Churc...

Significance: The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site is located in one of the oldest neighborhoods in Atlanta - the Upper Auburn Avenue area. Originally called Wheat Street in honor of one of Atlant... More

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site, Smith-Charleston House, 509 Auburn Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site, Smith-Charleston House...

Significance: The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site is located in one of the oldest neighborhoods in Atlanta - the Upper Auburn Avenue area. Originally called Wheat Street in honor of one of Atlant... More

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site, Smith-Charleston House, 509 Auburn Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site, Smith-Charleston House...

Significance: The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site is located in one of the oldest neighborhoods in Atlanta - the Upper Auburn Avenue area. Originally called Wheat Street in honor of one of Atlant... More

832 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway (Cottage), Des Moines, Polk County, IA

832 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway (Cottage), Des Moines, Polk County,...

Significance: Constructed in 1899 and located near the Sherman Hill Historic District, the architecture of this cottage is significant because it calls attention to a vernacular design influenced by Queen Anne ... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Hitchcock Hall, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, 588-604 Redwood Street, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Hitchcock Hall, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. A...

For an overview of the Culture and Recreation Buildings, see HABS DC-349-CA Significance: Hitchcock Hall is significant for its association with the daily life of patients and staff on the St. Elizabeths campus... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Hagan Hall, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, 578-586 Redwood Street, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Hagan Hall, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenu...

For an overview of the Culture and Recreation Buildings, see HABS DC-349-CA Significance: Hagan Hall (Building 38) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness on the St. Elizabeths C... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Hagan Hall, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, 578-586 Redwood Street, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Hagan Hall, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenu...

For an overview of the Culture and Recreation Buildings, see HABS DC-349-CA Significance: Hagan Hall (Building 38) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness on the St. Elizabeths C... More

St. Francis de Sales Church, 2100 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

St. Francis de Sales Church, 2100 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, Oakland...

Significance: St. Francis de Sales Church is a characteristic example of a large brick urban Catholic Church of the late 19th century. It is Gothic Revival in style, has a cruciform plan, and a plaster ceiling... More

St. Francis de Sales Church, 2100 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

St. Francis de Sales Church, 2100 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, Oakland...

Significance: St. Francis de Sales Church is a characteristic example of a large brick urban Catholic Church of the late 19th century. It is Gothic Revival in style, has a cruciform plan, and a plaster ceiling... More

St. Francis de Sales Church, 2100 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

St. Francis de Sales Church, 2100 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, Oakland...

Significance: St. Francis de Sales Church is a characteristic example of a large brick urban Catholic Church of the late 19th century. It is Gothic Revival in style, has a cruciform plan, and a plaster ceiling... More

[Martin Luther King and Malcolm X waiting for press conference]

[Martin Luther King and Malcolm X waiting for press conference]

U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection.

Martin Luther King Press conf, Warren K. Leffler photo

Martin Luther King Press conf, Warren K. Leffler photo

Title and date from log book. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: USN&WR COLL - Job no. 13396, frame 8. Forms part of: U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection.

Members of the King family arrive in 1998 at Freedom Plaza, a wide space on Pennsylvania Avenue, where workers lower a time capsule containing some of the belongings of Martin Luther King, Jr., who worked on his "I Have a Dream" speech in the nearby Willard Hotel

Members of the King family arrive in 1998 at Freedom Plaza, a wide spa...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

March from Selma to Montgomery recreating the important Civil Rights event that happened in 1965, ended with this walk up to the Alabama Capitol in Montgomery and passed by the Dexter Avenue Memorial King Baptist Church where Martin Luther King, Jr., preached

March from Selma to Montgomery recreating the important Civil Rights e...

Title, date, subject note, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The George F. Landegger Collection of Alabama Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Phot... More

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, D.C.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, D.C.

Public domain photograph of library, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Southern Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Building 72, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Hampton, Hampton, Virginia

Southern Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, ...

Significance: This building was erected after the completion of a facility master plan by John Calvin Stevens in 1906. Stevens received both the contract for the completion of the master plan and the subsequen... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, C Building, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, C Building, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenu...

For an overview of the Lettered Buildings, see HABS DC-349-BY Significance: The C Building (Building 73) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness on the St. Elizabeths Campus. As ... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, C Building, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, C Building, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenu...

For an overview of the Lettered Buildings, see HABS DC-349-BY Significance: The C Building (Building 73) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness on the St. Elizabeths Campus. As ... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, C Building, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, C Building, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenu...

For an overview of the Lettered Buildings, see HABS DC-349-BY Significance: The C Building (Building 73) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness on the St. Elizabeths Campus. As ... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, I Building, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, I Building, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenu...

Survey number: HABS DC-349-C National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 79003101

St. Elizabeths Hospital West Campus, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital West Campus, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenu...

Significance: Advocated for as early as the 1830s and initially developed in the 1850s, the West Campus of St. Elizabeths Hospital is a nationally and perhaps internationally significant historic resource that ... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, East Wing, 539-559 Cedar Drive, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, East Wing, 539-559 Cedar Drive, Southeast, Wa...

For an overview of the Center Building Group, see HABS DC-349-BT Significance: The East Wing (Building 4) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness at the St. Elizabeths campus. As... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, L Building, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, L Building, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenu...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a small palace, chateau, villa, residential historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Cow Barn, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue SE, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Cow Barn, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue S...

Significance: According to the 1884 Annual Report for St. Elizabeths Hospital, "the new barn, a building 120 x 60 feet, with foundations and basement of brick and superstructure of wood, now drawing towards com... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Boiler House / Ice Plant, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, Ash Street, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Boiler House / Ice Plant, 2700 Martin Luther ...

For an overview of the Systems and Infrastructure Buildings, see HABS DC-349-CD Significance: The Boiler House/Ice Plant (Building 52) functioned as the boiler plant, providing steam for heat to the campus buil... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Boiler House / Ice Plant, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, Ash Street, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Boiler House / Ice Plant, 2700 Martin Luther ...

For an overview of the Systems and Infrastructure Buildings, see HABS DC-349-CD Significance: The Boiler House/Ice Plant (Building 52) functioned as the boiler plant, providing steam for heat to the campus buil... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, R Building, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, R Building, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenu...

Public domain photograph of historic place in Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Atkins Hall, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, 518-542 Redwood Street, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Atkins Hall, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Aven...

For an overview of the Detached Group, see HABS DC-349-BX Significance: Atkins Hall (Building 31) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness on the St. Elizabeths campus. Atkins Hal... More

810 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway (Cottage), Des Moines, Polk County, IA
326 Martin Luther King Boulevard (House), Newark, Essex County, NJ

326 Martin Luther King Boulevard (House), Newark, Essex County, NJ

Public domain photograph - New Jersey, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Hitchcock Hall, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, 588-604 Redwood Street, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Hitchcock Hall, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. A...

For an overview of the Culture and Recreation Buildings, see HABS DC-349-CA Significance: Hitchcock Hall is significant for its association with the daily life of patients and staff on the St. Elizabeths campus... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Hitchcock Hall, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, 588-604 Redwood Street, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Hitchcock Hall, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. A...

For an overview of the Culture and Recreation Buildings, see HABS DC-349-CA Significance: Hitchcock Hall is significant for its association with the daily life of patients and staff on the St. Elizabeths campus... More

Luther Place Memorial Church, 1226 Vermont Avenue, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Luther Place Memorial Church, 1226 Vermont Avenue, Northwest, Washingt...

Significance: An interesting example of Gothic Revival church architecture, the church serves as an architectural focal point of Thomas Circle. Survey number: HABS DC-446

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Hagan Hall, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, 578-586 Redwood Street, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Hagan Hall, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenu...

For an overview of the Culture and Recreation Buildings, see HABS DC-349-CA Significance: Hagan Hall (Building 38) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness on the St. Elizabeths C... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Hagan Hall, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, 578-586 Redwood Street, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Hagan Hall, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenu...

For an overview of the Culture and Recreation Buildings, see HABS DC-349-CA Significance: Hagan Hall (Building 38) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness on the St. Elizabeths C... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Hagan Hall, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, 578-586 Redwood Street, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Hagan Hall, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenu...

For an overview of the Culture and Recreation Buildings, see HABS DC-349-CA Significance: Hagan Hall (Building 38) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness on the St. Elizabeths C... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Stable, 2700 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Stable, 2700 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue S...

Significance: The stable at St. Elizabeths Hospital was built in 1901 as part of the major expansion of hospital facilities undertaken by superintendent Alonzo Richardson. Designed by the prominent Boston archi... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Stable, 2700 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Stable, 2700 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue S...

Significance: The stable at St. Elizabeths Hospital was built in 1901 as part of the major expansion of hospital facilities undertaken by superintendent Alonzo Richardson. Designed by the prominent Boston archi... More

St. Francis de Sales Church, 2100 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

St. Francis de Sales Church, 2100 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, Oakland...

Significance: St. Francis de Sales Church is a characteristic example of a large brick urban Catholic Church of the late 19th century. It is Gothic Revival in style, has a cruciform plan, and a plaster ceiling... More

St. Francis de Sales Church, 2100 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

St. Francis de Sales Church, 2100 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, Oakland...

Significance: St. Francis de Sales Church is a characteristic example of a large brick urban Catholic Church of the late 19th century. It is Gothic Revival in style, has a cruciform plan, and a plaster ceiling... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Mechanical and Electric Shops, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, Holly Street, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Mechanical and Electric Shops, 2700 Martin Lu...

For an overview of the Shops and Support Structures, see HABS DC-349-CC Significance: The Mechanical and Electrical Shops (Building 12) building is significant as a context structure that contributes to the bro... More

[Malcolm X waits at Martin Luther King press conference, head-and-shoulders portrait] / [MST].

[Malcolm X waits at Martin Luther King press conference, head-and-shou...

U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: USN&WR COLL - Job no. 11695, frame 5.

Mayor Wagner greets Dr. & Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr. at City Hall World Telegram & Sun photo by Phil Stanziola

Mayor Wagner greets Dr. & Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr. at City Hall Wo...

Coretta Scott King shakes hands with New York City Mayor Robert Wagner as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. stands between them. NYWT&S staff photo. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection... More

[Reverend Martin Luther King, head-and-shoulders portrait, seated, facing front, hands extended upward, during a press conference] / World Telegram & Sun photo by Dick DeMarsico.

[Reverend Martin Luther King, head-and-shoulders portrait, seated, fac...

NYWT&S staff photograph. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

Western Plaza, a wide space on Pennsylvania Avenue, was renamed Freedom Plaza in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., Washington, D.C.

Western Plaza, a wide space on Pennsylvania Avenue, was renamed Freedo...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Martin Luther King, Jr., who worked on his "I Have a Dr... More

Both this flag emphasizing African Americans' history and the traditional U.S. colors were unfurled prior to the competition at the Martin Luther King, Jr., African-American Heritage Rodeo of Champions, one of the National Western Stock Show events in Denver, Colorado

Both this flag emphasizing African Americans' history and the traditio...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Credit line: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, C Building, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, C Building, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenu...

For an overview of the Lettered Buildings, see HABS DC-349-BY Significance: The C Building (Building 73) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness on the St. Elizabeths Campus. As ... More

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site, 514 Auburn Avenue (Duplex), 514 Auburn Avenue, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site, 514 Auburn Avenue (Dup...

Significance: The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site is located in one of the oldest neighborhoods in Atlanta - the Upper Auburn Avenue area. Originally called Wheat Street in honor of one of Atlant... More

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site, 526 Auburn Avenue (House), 526 Auburn Avenue, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site, 526 Auburn Avenue (Hou...

Significance: The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site is located in one of the oldest neighborhoods in Atlanta - the Upper Auburn Avenue area. Originally called Wheat Street in honor of one of Atlant... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital West Campus, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital West Campus, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenu...

Significance: Advocated for as early as the 1830s and initially developed in the 1850s, the West Campus of St. Elizabeths Hospital is a nationally and perhaps internationally significant historic resource that ... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Center Building, 539-559 Cedar Drive, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Center Building, 539-559 Cedar Drive, Southea...

For an overview of the Center Building Group, see HABS DC-349-BT Significance: The Center Building (Buildings 1 and 2) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness at the St. Elizabet... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, J Building, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, J Building, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenu...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential building, house, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

St. Elizabeths Hospital, J Building, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, J Building, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenu...

Public domain photograph of hall, lobby, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

St. Elizabeths Hospital, J Building, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, J Building, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenu...

Public domain photograph of historic place in Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

St. Elizabeths Hospital, L Building, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, L Building, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenu...

Public domain photograph of historic place in Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s widow, Coretta Scott King, speaks at a 1988 event in which a time capsule holding some of Dr. King's possessions is lowered into the ground at Freedom Plaza on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s widow, Coretta Scott King, speaks at a 1...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Cow Barn, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue SE, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Cow Barn, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue S...

Significance: According to the 1884 Annual Report for St. Elizabeths Hospital, "the new barn, a building 120 x 60 feet, with foundations and basement of brick and superstructure of wood, now drawing towards com... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Cow Barn, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue SE, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Cow Barn, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue S...

Significance: According to the 1884 Annual Report for St. Elizabeths Hospital, "the new barn, a building 120 x 60 feet, with foundations and basement of brick and superstructure of wood, now drawing towards com... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Cow Barn, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue SE, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Cow Barn, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue S...

Significance: According to the 1884 Annual Report for St. Elizabeths Hospital, "the new barn, a building 120 x 60 feet, with foundations and basement of brick and superstructure of wood, now drawing towards com... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Cow Barn, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue SE, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Cow Barn, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue S...

Significance: According to the 1884 Annual Report for St. Elizabeths Hospital, "the new barn, a building 120 x 60 feet, with foundations and basement of brick and superstructure of wood, now drawing towards com... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Detached Dining Hall, 544-560 Redwood Drive, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Detached Dining Hall, 544-560 Redwood Drive, ...

For an overview of the Detached Group, see HABS DC-349-BX Significance: The Detached Dining Hall is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness at St. Elizabeths Hospital and for its as... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, B Building, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, B Building, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenu...

For an overview of the Lettered Buildings, see HABS DC-349-BY Significance: The B Building (Building 75) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness on the St. Elizabeths Campus. As ... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, B Building, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, B Building, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenu...

For an overview of the Lettered Buildings, see HABS DC-349-BY Significance: The B Building (Building 75) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness on the St. Elizabeths Campus. As ... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Willow, 519-543 Redwood Drive, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Willow, 519-543 Redwood Drive, Southeast, Was...

For an overview of the Dix Group, see HABS DC-349-BU Significance: Willow (Building 8) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness on the St. Elizabeths Campus. As one of the cottage... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Atkins Hall, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, 518-542 Redwood Street, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Atkins Hall, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Aven...

For an overview of the Detached Group, see HABS DC-349-BX Significance: Atkins Hall (Building 31) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness on the St. Elizabeths campus. Atkins Hal... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Atkins Hall, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, 518-542 Redwood Street, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Atkins Hall, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Aven...

For an overview of the Detached Group, see HABS DC-349-BX Significance: Atkins Hall (Building 31) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness on the St. Elizabeths campus. Atkins Hal... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Atkins Hall, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, 518-542 Redwood Street, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Atkins Hall, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Aven...

For an overview of the Detached Group, see HABS DC-349-BX Significance: Atkins Hall (Building 31) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness on the St. Elizabeths campus. Atkins Hal... More

860 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway (Cottage), Des Moines, Polk County, IA

860 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway (Cottage), Des Moines, Polk County,...

Significance: Constructed in 1891 and located near the Sherman Historic District, the architecture of this cottage is significant because it calls attention to a vernacular design influenced by Queen Anne taste... More

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site, Brown-Hayes Department Store, 461-467 Edgewood Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site, Brown-Hayes Department...

Significance: The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site is located in one of the oldest neighborhoods in Atlanta - the Upper Auburn Avenue area. Originally called Wheat Street in honor of one of Atlant... More

810 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway (Cottage), Des Moines, Polk County, IA

810 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway (Cottage), Des Moines, Polk County,...

Public domain photograph of a house, cottage, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Hitchcock Hall, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, 588-604 Redwood Street, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Hitchcock Hall, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. A...

For an overview of the Culture and Recreation Buildings, see HABS DC-349-CA Significance: Hitchcock Hall is significant for its association with the daily life of patients and staff on the St. Elizabeths campus... More

Luther Place Memorial Church, 1226 Vermont Avenue, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Luther Place Memorial Church, 1226 Vermont Avenue, Northwest, Washingt...

Significance: An interesting example of Gothic Revival church architecture, the church serves as an architectural focal point of Thomas Circle. Survey number: HABS DC-446

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Hagan Hall, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, 578-586 Redwood Street, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Hagan Hall, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenu...

For an overview of the Culture and Recreation Buildings, see HABS DC-349-CA Significance: Hagan Hall (Building 38) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness on the St. Elizabeths C... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Stable, 2700 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital, Stable, 2700 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue S...

Significance: The stable at St. Elizabeths Hospital was built in 1901 as part of the major expansion of hospital facilities undertaken by superintendent Alonzo Richardson. Designed by the prominent Boston archi... More

St. Francis de Sales Church, 2100 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

St. Francis de Sales Church, 2100 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, Oakland...

Significance: St. Francis de Sales Church is a characteristic example of a large brick urban Catholic Church of the late 19th century. It is Gothic Revival in style, has a cruciform plan, and a plaster ceiling... More

St. Francis de Sales Church, 2100 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

St. Francis de Sales Church, 2100 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, Oakland...

Significance: St. Francis de Sales Church is a characteristic example of a large brick urban Catholic Church of the late 19th century. It is Gothic Revival in style, has a cruciform plan, and a plaster ceiling... More

St. Francis de Sales Church, 2100 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

St. Francis de Sales Church, 2100 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, Oakland...

Significance: St. Francis de Sales Church is a characteristic example of a large brick urban Catholic Church of the late 19th century. It is Gothic Revival in style, has a cruciform plan, and a plaster ceiling... More

St. Francis de Sales Church, 2100 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, Oakland, Alameda County, CA

St. Francis de Sales Church, 2100 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way, Oakland...

Significance: St. Francis de Sales Church is a characteristic example of a large brick urban Catholic Church of the late 19th century. It is Gothic Revival in style, has a cruciform plan, and a plaster ceiling... More

[Martin Luther King, Jr., half-length portrait, facing left, speaking at microphones, during anti-war demonstration, New York City] / World Journal Tribune photo by Don Rice.

[Martin Luther King, Jr., half-length portrait, facing left, speaking ...

World Journal Tribune photo by Don Rice. New York World-Telegram & Sun Collection.

Exhibit at the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Exhibit at the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Geo...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Date built: 1931-1933; architect: Albert Ted Eyck Brown; st... More

Stairway at the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Stairway at the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Ge...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Date built: 1931-1933; architect: Albert Ted Eyck Brown; st... More

Stair hall at the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, Georgia

Stair hall at the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Building, Atlanta, ...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Date built: 1931-1933; architect: Albert Ted Eyck Brown; st... More

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