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Surrounded by supporters, advisors, and security personnel, Dr. King prepares for his speech at the United Nations on April 15, 1967. At left is NBC correspondent Ponchita Pierce

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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Countdown to eternity

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Surrounded by supporters, advisors, and security personnel, Dr. King prepares for his speech at the United Nations on April 15, 1967. At left is NBC correspondent Ponchita Pierce

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Title
Surrounded by supporters, advisors, and security personnel, Dr. King prepares for his speech at the United Nations on April 15, 1967. At left is NBC correspondent Ponchita Pierce
Names
Eastman Kodak Company. Professional Photography Division (Publisher)
Fernandez, Benedict J. (Photographer)
Collection

Countdown to eternity: photographs of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the 1960's

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1989
Place: Rochester, N.Y.
Publisher: Eastman Kodak Co.
Date Created: 1967
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Portfolio (Fernandez, B.J. Countdown to eternity)
Topics
African Americans -- Civil rights
Civil rights workers
Demonstrations
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Pierce, Ponchita
Civil rights leaders
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Statement of responsibility: by Ben Fernandez.
Content: All photographs bear photographer's signature and handwritten edition number on recto.
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: Secondary support 14 x 18 inches ; primary support: 11 x 13 7/8 inches, image 8 1/4 x 12 3/8 inches
Description
Surrounded by supporters, advisors, and security personnel, Dr. King prepares for his speech at the United Nations on April 15, 1967. At left is NBC correspondent Ponchita Pierce.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b22638149
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 20.01.FORT66
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bffb0670-0e18-013c-6826-0242ac110002
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Item timeline of events

  • 1967: Created
  • 1989: Issued
  • 2023: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Surrounded by supporters, advisors, and security personnel, Dr. King prepares for his speech at the United Nations on April 15, 1967. At left is NBC correspondent Ponchita Pierce" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1967. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d9a27070-0e18-013c-ed8d-0242ac110002

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Surrounded by supporters, advisors, and security personnel, Dr. King prepares for his speech at the United Nations on April 15, 1967. At left is NBC correspondent Ponchita Pierce" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d9a27070-0e18-013c-ed8d-0242ac110002

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1967). Surrounded by supporters, advisors, and security personnel, Dr. King prepares for his speech at the United Nations on April 15, 1967. At left is NBC correspondent Ponchita Pierce Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d9a27070-0e18-013c-ed8d-0242ac110002

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Surrounded by supporters, advisors, and security personnel, Dr. King prepares for his speech at the United Nations on April 15, 1967. At left is NBC correspondent Ponchita Pierce