Lot 408

[KING, Martin Luther, Jr. (1929-1968)] -- [RAY, James Earl (1928-1998)]. Wanted by the FBI: Conspiracy; Interstate Flight - Escape. James Earl Ray. Washington, DC: Federal Bureau of Investigation, 11 June 1977.

Sale 1005 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography

Lots Open

Mar 1, 2022

Lots Close

Mar 8, 2022

Timed Online / Cincinnati

Estimate

$300 - $500

Item was unsold

Lot Description

10 1/2 x 16 in. poster (creasing at horizontal fold and upper half, adhesive residue top right corner and on verso).

James Earl Ray, the assassin of Martin Luther King, Jr., was serving a 99-year prison sentence when he escaped from Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary in Petros, Tennessee on June 10, 1977. This poster was issued on June 11, the day after his escape from federal custody.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

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