Photograph by
Villet, Grey, South African, 1927 - 2000
Subject of
Till-Mobley, Mamie, American, 1921 - 2003
Date
1955
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image and Sheet): 9 1/8 × 13 1/2 in. (23.2 × 34.3 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph of Mamie Bradley, mother of Emmett Till, standing above a large crowd with her right arm extended. The Food Family Supermarket appears in the background.
Place depicted
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Civil rights
Photography
U.S. History, 1953-1961
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2012.107.40
Restrictions & Rights
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GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cfddc8a0-fddd-4da9-867e-b98e86410fe8

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