Photograph by

Olson, Martha, American

Subject of

Patton, Edgar Earl, American

Patton, Brady, American

Patton, Lovie, American

Waller, Claudine, American

Patton, Queen Esther, American

Waller, Ilene, American

Waller, Deborah Stepney, American

Patton, Leneatha, American

Waller, Sandra, American

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 7 7/8 × 9 13/16 in. (20 × 24.9 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 14 5/8 × 16 3/4 in. (37.1 × 42.5 cm)

H x W (Frame): 17 5/8 × 9 13/16 in. (44.8 × 24.9 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Place depicted

Marion County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Date

1970

Caption

Martha Olson graduated from Northwestern University with her B.A. in Art in 1969, and within a year, she was working more than 800 miles away as the girls’ physical education teacher at Marion High School in Columbia, Mississippi. It was the first year of integration in Mississippi public schools. During that time, Olson photographed local students, their relatives, and other residents of Marion County, which she later compiled into a series entitled, "Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971."

Description

A black and white photograph of (from left to right) Edgar Earl Patton, Brady Patton, Queen Ester Patton, Ilene Waller, Deborah Stepney Waller, Lovie Patton, Claudine Waller, Leneatha Patton, and Sandra Waller. The group is standing in front of a house. The photograph is inside a frame. The back of the frame has several inscriptions about the subject of the photograph, the photographer, and numbers. A label on the back of the frame reads: [1st Year of Integration of MS. School].

Topic

African American

American South

Children

Communities

Education

Families

Photography

Rural life

Youth

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Martha Olson

Object number

2018.21.66

Restrictions & Rights

© Martha Olson

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Portfolio/Series

Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Olson, Martha, American

Subject of

Patton, Edgar Earl, American

Waller, Ilene, American

Waller, Sandra, American

Patton, Leneatha, American

Patton, Steven Renee, American

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 11 × 13 15/16 in. (27.9 × 35.4 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Place depicted

Marion County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Date

1970

Caption

Martha Olson graduated from Northwestern University with her B.A. in Art in 1969, and within a year, she was working more than 800 miles away as the girls’ physical education teacher at Marion High School in Columbia, Mississippi. It was the first year of integration in Mississippi public schools. During that time, Olson photographed local students, their relatives, and other residents of Marion County, which she later compiled into a series entitled, "Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971."

Description

A black and white photograph of Edgar Earl Patton (left), Ilene Waller (in back on left), Sandra Waller, Leneatha Patton (on the right sitting on back wheel), and Steven Renee Patton. The children are all atop a Ford tractor. The two boys, Edgar and Steven are holding on to the wheel. The three girls are sitting on the back wheels. Three cares and a house are visible in the background. On the back of the photograph are handwritten inscriptions identifying the subject, date, and photographer.

Topic

African American

Agriculture

American South

Children

Communities

Families

Photography

Rural life

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Martha Olson

Object number

2018.21.96

Restrictions & Rights

© Martha Olson

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Portfolio/Series

Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Olson, Martha, American

Subject of

Patton, Edgar Earl, American

Waller, Sandra, American

Patton, Leneatha, American

Patton, Steven Renee, American

Waller, Ilene, American

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 10 1/4 × 13 1/8 in. (26 × 33.3 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 13 7/8 × 17 3/4 in. (35.2 × 45.1 cm)

H x W (Frame): 16 7/8 × 20 7/8 in. (42.9 × 53 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Place depicted

Marion County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Date

1970

Caption

Martha Olson graduated from Northwestern University with her B.A. in Art in 1969, and within a year, she was working more than 800 miles away as the girls’ physical education teacher at Marion High School in Columbia, Mississippi. It was the first year of integration in Mississippi public schools. During that time, Olson photographed local students, their relatives, and other residents of Marion County, which she later compiled into a series entitled, "Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971."

Description

A black and white photograph of (left to right) Edgar Earl Patton, Steven Renee Patton, Sandra Waller, Leneatha Patton, and Ilene Waller. The children are standing in front of a chicken wire fence. A chicken is visible in the lower left corner of the image. The photograph is inside a frame. The back of the frame has several inscriptions about the subject of the photograph, the photographer, and numbers.

Topic

African American

Agriculture

American South

Children

Communities

Families

Photography

Rural life

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Martha Olson

Object number

2018.21.108

Restrictions & Rights

© Martha Olson

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Portfolio/Series

Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Olson, Martha, American

Subject of

Patton, Edgar Earl, American

Patton, Leneatha, American

Patton, Brady, American

Waller, Ilene, American

Waller, Sandra, American

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 10 1/4 × 13 1/8 in. (26 × 33.3 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 13 7/8 × 17 3/4 in. (35.2 × 45.1 cm)

H x W (Frame): 16 7/8 × 20 7/8 in. (42.9 × 53 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Place depicted

Columbia, Marion County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Date

1970

Caption

Martha Olson graduated from Northwestern University with her B.A. in Art in 1969, and within a year, she was working more than 800 miles away as the girls’ physical education teacher at Marion High School in Columbia, Mississippi. It was the first year of integration in Mississippi public schools. During that time, Olson photographed local students, their relatives, and other residents of Marion County, which she later compiled into a series entitled, "Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971."

Description

A black and white photograph of (from left to right) Sandra Waller, Edgar Earl Patton, Ilene Waller, Brady Patton, Leneatha Patton. The children are on top of a tractor. The photograph is inside a frame. The back of the frame has several inscriptions about the subject of the photograph, the photographer, and numbers. A label on the back of the frame reads: [1st year court-ordered-integration of Miss. Schools].

Topic

African American

Agriculture

American South

Children

Communities

Education

Families

Photography

Rural life

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Martha Olson

Object number

2018.21.112

Restrictions & Rights

© Martha Olson

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Portfolio/Series

Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Olson, Martha, American

Subject of

Patton, Leneatha, American

Patton, Steven Renee, American

Waller, Sandra, American

Patton, Edgar Earl, American

Patton, Brady, American

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 11 × 13 7/8 in. (27.9 × 35.2 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Place depicted

Columbia, Marion County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Date

1970

Caption

Martha Olson graduated from Northwestern University with her B.A. in Art in 1969, and within a year, she was working more than 800 miles away as the girls’ physical education teacher at Marion High School in Columbia, Mississippi. It was the first year of integration in Mississippi public schools. During that time, Olson photographed local students, their relatives, and other residents of Marion County, which she later compiled into a series entitled, "Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971."

Description

A black and white photograph of (from left to right) Leneatha Patton, Steven Renee Patton, Sandra Waller, Edgar Earl Patton, and Brady Patton. The children are standing behind a chicken. Edgar Earl reaches down towards the chicken. Behind the children is a chicken wire fence a wooden structure. On the back of the photograph are handwritten inscriptions identifying the subject, date, and photographer.

Topic

African American

Agriculture

American South

Children

Communities

Families

Photography

Rural life

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Martha Olson

Object number

2018.21.109

Restrictions & Rights

© Martha Olson

See more items in

National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Portfolio/Series

Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture