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Crowd encircling casket and hearse at funeral of singer Sam Cooke in Los Angeles, Calif., 1964

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Title: Crowd encircling casket and hearse at funeral of singer Sam Cooke in Los Angeles, Calif., 1964
Date Created and/or Issued: December 20, 1964
1964-12-20
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description: SLOW PROGRESS-It took pallbearers (center) 40 minutes to make way with casket through throngs to hearse after funeral services for singer Sam Cooke.
Type: image
Format: b&w negative
Identifier: uclalat_1429_b541_227055
ark:/21198/zz0002t929
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: African American singers
African American sound recording executives and producers
Disaster
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Events
Cooke, Sam--Death and burial
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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