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Balcony of the Lorraine Motel

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This photograph shows a wreath on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel, marking the spot where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was shot and killed on April 4th, 1968. The motel has been preserved as part of the National Civil Rights Museum.

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This primary source comes from the Records of the Federal Highway Administration.

National Archives Identifier: 7718880

Full Citation: Photograph 406-NSB-053-BalconyRm306.jpg; Great River Road – Balcony of the Lorraine Motel; Digital Photographs Relating to America’s Byways, ca. 1995 – ca. 2013; Records of the Federal Highway Administration, Record Group 406; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/lorraine-motel/, April 4, 2026]

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