Jet Vol. VIII No. 21: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

An issue of Jet magazine from September 29, 1955. The cover features a photo of Nancy Holloway surrounded by orange and black print. The interior contains an article about the Emmett Till investigation on pages 8-10. The article is titled "Where is the Third Man in Till Lynching?"

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: September 29, 1955
• Published by: Johnson Publishing Company, American, 1942 - 2019
• Subject of: Emmett Till, American, 1941 - 1955
• Subject of: Nancy Holloway, American, born 1932
• Subject of: Father Divine, American, ca. 1876 - 1965
• Type: magazines (periodicals)
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W x D (Closed): 5 15/16 × 4 3/16 × 1/8 in. (15.1 × 10.6 × 0.3 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W x D (Open): 5 15/16 × 8 3/8 × 1/8 in. (15.1 × 21.3 × 0.3 cm)
• Place printed: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Black Press
• Topic: Hate crimes
• Topic: Mass media
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2011.17.7
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © 1955 Johnson Publishing Company Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.