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Photograph of Emmett Till with his mother, Mamie Till Mobley

ca. 1953-1955; printed later

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

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.

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Catalog reference: 2012.102

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