Object Details
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Emmett Till, American, 1941 - 1955
- Mamie Till-Mobley, American, 1921 - 2003
- Description
- Black and white photographic print of Emmet Till and his mother, Mamie Till Mobley. Till wears a white shirt with tie and looks straight ahead. His mother, in a dark dress with light-colored ruffled collar, sits with her arm around his shoulders.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Mamie Till Mobley family
- ca. 1953-1955; printed later
- Object number
- 2012.102
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- photographs
- portraits
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 3 1/2 × 4 7/8 in. (8.9 × 12.4 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Civil Rights
- Hate crimes
- Photography
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2012.102
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50d1116c6-9d02-47cc-a209-6ed4dd9dc066
