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| Date: | 09 19 1955 |
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| Description: | Roy Bryant, one of the two men charged with the murder of Emmett Till who had allegedly whistled at Bryant's wife, Carolyn. She sits at Bryant's right, and... |
| Date: | 09 19 1955 |
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| Description: | Roy Bryant, and his half-brother J.W. Milam, (left to right) with their attorney on the opening day of their trial for the murder of Emmett Till. The 14-ye... |
| Date: | 09 1955 |
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| Description: | Rev. Moses Wright and his son Simon outside the Sumner courthouse where two white men were on trial for the murder of 14 year-old Emmett Till (Wright's nep... |
| Date: | 09 22 1955 |
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| Description: | Willie Reed, an 18-year-old "surprise" witness who bravely testified during the murder trial of 14-year-old Emmett Till, correctly identifying the white de... |
| Date: | 08 1955 |
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| Description: | A group of African Americans in the courtroom at the Emmett Till murder trial. The 14-year-old Till, who was visiting Mississippi from Chicago, was murdere... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Stuart Fargo sitting on a disk pulled by a team of four horses on the F.B. Fargo farm. |
| Date: | 05 1914 |
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| Description: | A large section of roof is on the ground in the foreground, sections of timber framing have collapsed, and exposed framing on a standing section of a build... |
| Date: | 05 1914 |
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| Description: | Boards are scattered on the ground after a "cyclone" on the Frank B. Fargo farm. There is a large section of roof on the ground. In the background is a sec... |
| Date: | 07 1916 |
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| Description: | Frank Fargo Jr. is resting his elbow on his older brother Stuart's shoulder as they are posing standing in front of a large tent. Both are wearing bib over... |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | View from pier towards a truck with dual rear wheels parked with the open bed facing the shore of Lake Koshkonong. Two men wearing waders are dumping a bas... |
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