On the Edge
Photograph
On the Edge
August 4, 1975
Gelatin silver print
Image: 14.7 x 22.8 cm
Overall: 20.6 x 25.5 cm
Gift of Vincent S. Jones
Inscriptions Printed caption on recto: (LON-17) Johannesburg South Africa, Aug. 4--On the Edge--Amos Gexella, a young African, looks back towards safety while perched on the sixth floor balcony of a building in downtown Johannesburg Sunday. An estimated 2000 onlookers yelled "jump, jump." Two hours later Amos rolled off the parapet and fell to his death. (AP Wirephoto) (LL21900pw) 1975 EDS See also Lon-18.
