Photograph by

Olson, Martha, American

Subject of

Holmes, Bertia Mae Irvin

Holmes, Alva, American

Holmes, Christine, American

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 9 7/8 × 8 in. (25.1 × 20.3 cm)

H x W (Paper Frame Closed): 17 1/16 × 14 1/16 in. (43.3 × 35.7 cm)

H x W (Paper Frame Open): 17 1/16 × 28 1/16 in. (43.3 × 71.3 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 Bertia Mae Irvin Holmes with her daughters Alva, and Christine Holmes. Alva on the left and Christine is in the back while Bertia sits in a chair in the background. Alva wears a plaid dress and Christine wears a light colored dress and bonnet. Bertia sits in a row of folding chairs. Other rows are in front and behind Bertia's row. There are bleachers visible in the background. The photograph is mounted to a paper frame with clear photograph corners. [Martha Olson] is handwritten in ink on the interior frame below the photograph. On the back of the photograph are handwritten inscriptions identifying the subject, date, and photographer.

Topic

African American

American South

Children

Communities

Families

Motherhood

Photography

Credit Line

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

Object number

2018.21.35

Restrictions & Rights

© Martha Olson

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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

Nelson, Ida Mae, American

Johnson, Irean, American

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 9 15/16 × 8 in. (25.2 × 20.3 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 Ida Mae Nelson (left) and her mom Irean Johnson (right). Both women are standing outside of a house and facing the camera. Nelson wears a top with a sweater over her shoulders and striped bell-bottom pants. She is holding a chain in her hands. Johnson wears a button-up shirt over a tunic and bell-bottom jeans. A car is visible in the background. A house is partially visible on the right side of the image. On the back of the photograph are handwritten inscriptions identifying the subject, date, and photographer.

Topic

African American

American South

Communities

Domestic life

Families

Motherhood

Photography

Rural life

Youth

Credit Line

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

Object number

2018.21.93

Restrictions & Rights

© Martha Olson

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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

Williams, Annie Lee, American

Holmes, Alva, American

Holmes, Christine, American

Irvin, Alice, American

Irvin, Josephine, American

Created by

Irvin, Rose Mary

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 13 3/4 × 10 13/16 in. (34.9 × 27.5 cm)

H x W (Paper Mount): 16 × 13 15/16 in. (40.6 × 35.4 cm)

H x W (Paper Frame Closed): 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)

H x W (Paper Frame Open): 20 × 32 in. (50.8 × 81.3 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 Annie Lee Williams and her granddaughters. From the left, back row: Annie Lee Williams, Christine Holmes, Josephine Irvin. From the left, front row: Alva Holmes, Rose Mary Irvin, Alice Irvin. The family is standing outside a building. Another building is visible in the back of the image. The photograph is mounted to a mat that is mounted to a paper frame. Below the photograph on the mat handwritten text in ink reads: [Martha Olson]. On the back of the photograph are handwritten inscriptions identifying the subject, date, and photographer.

Topic

African American

American South

Children

Communities

Families

Motherhood

Photography

Rural life

Credit Line

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

Object number

2018.21.12

Restrictions & Rights

© Martha Olson

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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, Lovie, American

Patton, Edgar Earl, American

Patton, Brady, American

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 9 13/16 × 7 5/16 in. (24.9 × 18.6 cm)

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

H x W (Frame): 19 13/16 × 17 5/8 in. (50.3 × 44.8 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), Edgar Earl Patton, Brady Patton, and Lovie Patton. The three are featured standing in front of a building. Edgar is only partially visible; the two boys stand to the lower left side of the photograph. Lovie Patton, their grandmother, stands at center. Another person is partially visible on the porch in the background of the photograph. 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: [Ms. Lovie Patton with her grandson's / 1st Year of School Integration of MS]. Metal hooks and picture wire are attached to the back of the frame.

Topic

African American

American South

Children

Communities

Families

Motherhood

Photography

Rural life

Credit Line

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

Object number

2018.21.28

Restrictions & Rights

© Martha Olson

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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

Abram, Ida Belle, American

Johnson, Deloris, American

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 7 1/2 × 9 5/16 in. (19.1 × 23.7 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 14 1/2 × 16 3/4 in. (36.8 × 42.5 cm)

H x W (Frame): 17 9/16 × 19 13/16 in. (44.6 × 50.3 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 Ida Belle Abram and her granddaughter Deloris Johnson. The photograph features Abram and Johnson on a porch of a house. Abram sits on a chair on the porch, with her hands on her lap. Johnson stands on the opposite end of the porch, with her arms around one of the posts. The house is surrounded by flowering bushes. Behind the house, fences and fields are partially visible. 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: [Deloris Johnson at her Grandmother's House Columbia, MS / 1st Year of Integration of MS. School]. Metal hooks and picture wire are attached to the back of the frame.

Topic

African American

American South

Communities

Domestic life

Families

Motherhood

Photography

Rural life

Credit Line

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

Object number

2018.21.27

Restrictions & Rights

© Martha Olson

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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

Williams, Annie Lee, American

Holmes, Christine, American

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 9 11/16 × 7 3/4 in. (24.6 × 19.7 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 17 × 14 1/16 in. (43.2 × 35.7 cm)

H x W: 17 × 28 in. (43.2 × 71.1 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 Annie Lee Williams and her granddaughter Christine Holmes. Williams holds Holmes in her arms and both are looking directly at the camera. Williams is wearing a sweater over a dress and Holmes wears a jacket over a light-colored outfit. A building and some cars are partially visible in the background of the photograph. The photograph is mounted to a paper frame. [Ms. Annie Lee Williams and Christine Holmes / 1970 / Martha Olson] is handwritten in pencil on the interior frame below the photograph. A [H.H.] is handwritten on the interior of the frame. On the back of the photograph are handwritten inscriptions identifying the subject, date, and photographer.

Topic

African American

American South

Children

Communities

Families

Motherhood

Photography

Rural life

Credit Line

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

Object number

2018.21.47

Restrictions & Rights

© Martha Olson

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Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971

Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture