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  • Photograph of the lynched bodies of four men

    Created by
    Liebrecht, Dieudonné, Belgian, born 1840
    Subject of
    Williams, Jerry, American, died 1892
    Davis, George, American, died 1892
    Williams, Willie, American, died 1892
    Robertson, Albert, American, died 1892
    Date
    1892; printed ca. 1901
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 6 3/8 x 4 5/16 in. (16.2 x 11 cm)
    Caption
    These four men, Jerry Williams, George Davis, Willie Williams, and Albert Robertson, were lynched in Iverness, Florida on April 19, 1892 after being implicated in the murders of two men, identified as Paymaster Stevenson and Mail Carrier Payne, bosses at the phosphate mine where the men were employed. According to a newspaper report from the St. Paul Daily Globe, "A mob surrounded the jail, overpowered the sheriff and hanged the men to trees nearby."
    Description
    A silver gelatin print of the lynched bodies ofJerry Williams, George Davis, Willie Williams, and Albert Robertson. The bodies are pictured hanging by their necks from a tree in a wooded area; two bodies on the left side of the tree and two on the right. The photograph is matted in a light grey cardboard frame with a delicate scroll design around the edge of the photograph. An inscription on the verso, written by hand in ink, reads: ["A necktie party" in Florida (1901)].
    Place captured
    Inverness, Citrus County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Hate crimes
    Lynching
    Men
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 1865-1921
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.44
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51d614340-8e9c-444e-9d60-f1246e5831de
  • Le Journal Illustré No. 50

    Illustrated by
    Meyer, Henri, French, 1844 - 1899
    Designed by
    Méaulle, Fortuné-Louis, French, 1844 - 1901
    Subject of
    Williams, Jerry, American, died 1892
    Davis, George, American, died 1892
    Williams, Willie, American, died 1892
    Robertson, Albert, American, died 1892
    Published by
    Le Journal illustré, French, 1864 - 1899
    Date
    December 11, 1892
    On View
    Concourse 2, C 2053
    Exhibition
    Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 15 5/16 x 11 3/16 in. (38.9 x 28.4 cm)
    Description
    December 11, 1892, issue of the Parisian newspaper "Le Journal Illustré." The front page features a black and white print of four (4) African American men hanging by their necks from nooses tied to a tree in the woods. The image was drawn by Henri Meyer and engraved by Fortuné Méaulle. A caption is printed under the image, in black [QUATRE NEGRES 'LYNCHES' POUR AVOIR ASSASSINÉ UN CHEF DE TRAVAUX / Dessin de Henri Meyer - Gravure de MÉAULLE - Voir l'article, page 395.] The title, [Le Journal illustré] is printed at the top, with credits and information about the paper.
    Place made
    France, Europe
    Place depicted
    Inverness, Citrus County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    newspapers
    Topic
    American South
    Hate crimes
    Lynching
    Mass media
    Race discrimination
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.40.9
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public Domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5def9fff2-1541-4f2e-8ea5-32a86a39966b
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