Photograph by
Wide World Photos, American, founded 1900
Subject of
Price, Victoria, American, 1911 - 1982
Tiller, Jack, American
Gilley, Orville, American
Patterson, Haywood, American, 1912 - 1952
Date
November 28, 1933
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 8 1/8 × 6 5/8 in. (20.6 × 16.8 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 9 1/8 × 7 in. (23.2 × 17.8 cm)
Description
This gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of a man and woman standing outside. The man is wearing dark-colored three piece suit and hat. His hands are behind his back. The woman is wearing a dress and dark- colored coat with fur at the collar and cuffs and a black hat with a front-facing veil. The man wears an overcoat, tie, and waistcoat. A piece of paper containing an image caption is taped to the back other photograph. The caption reads [WATCH YOUR CREDIT LINE: FROM WIDE WORLD PHOTOS. / STATE WITNESSES IN THE SCOTTSBORO CASE. / 791353- DECATUR, ALABAMA - THE STATE OF ALABAMA IS / COUNTING UPON 22-YEAR OLD ORVILLE GILLEY OF ALBERTVILLE / ALA., THE ONLY ONE OF THE SEVEN WHITE HOBOES NOT / THROWN OFF THE TRAIN TO CORROBRATE THE CHARGES / OF R VICTORIA PRICE, WHOSE TESTIMONY IN THE SCOTTSBORO / CASE, JUDGE HORTON FOUND SO UNRELIABLE THAT HE WAS / CONSTRAINED TO REVERSE THE JURY'S VERDICT AGAINST / PATTERSON. PHOTO SHOWS GILLEY AND MISS PRICE. / 11/28/33].
Place captured
Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
American South
Justice
Law
Photography
Race relations
U.S. History, 1933-1945
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2014.37.39.1
Restrictions & Rights
© AP Images
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5caee42e8-3bfe-4d10-a543-f3d1a5348c28

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