JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="http://ajax.microsoft.com/ajax/jquery.validate/1.7/jquery.validate.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.2/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css">
<ul id='pressThumbs'>
    <li>
        <img src='something' title='firstTitle' />
        <span class='description'></span>
    </li>
    <li>
        <img src='something' title='secondTitle' />
        <span class='description'></span>
    </li>
    <li>
        <img src='something' title='thirdTitle' />
        <span class='description'></span>
    </li>
</ul>

CSS

img {
    width: 50px;
    height: 40px;
    border: 2px solid orange;
    margin: 5px;
}

JavaScript

$(document).ready(function() {
    $('#pressThumbs li img').fadeIn(function() {
        var $this = $(this);
        $this.next('.description').append($this.attr('title'));
    });
});