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Across the Street From the Lorraine Motel

Across the Street From the Lorraine Motel

A photo taken through tree branches by Groskinsky from a derelict building across the street from the Lorraine, very close to where the shot that killed Dr. King likely came from. "I stood on top of the commode in the bathroom of that abandoned building in order to take the pictures out of the window. It was less than 100 yards from where I was to where Dr. King must have been standing."

Photo: Henry Groskinsky/Time & Life Pictures

Apr 04, 1968