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Portrait Josephine Irvin, Betty Taylor, Annie Taylor, Deloris Johnson
- Photograph by
- Olson, Martha, American
- Subject of
- Irvin, Josephine, American
- Johnson, Deloris, American
- Taylor, Annie Lee, American
- Taylor, Betty, American
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 9 15/16 × 8 in. (25.2 × 20.3 cm)
- 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) Josephine Irvin, Betty Taylor, Annie Lee Taylor, and Deloris Johnson. The group is standing outdoors. An assortment of animals are around them, including pigs, chickens, and a dog. A wooden cart and a car are visible in the background. On the back of the photograph are handwritten inscriptions identifying the subject, date, and photographer.
- Place depicted
- Columbia, Marion County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- American South
- Children
- Communities
- 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
- 2018.21.82
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Martha Olson
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Portrait of Josephine Irvin and Deloris Johnson
- Photograph by
- Olson, Martha, American
- Subject of
- Irvin, Josephine, American
- Johnson, Deloris, American
- Date
- 1970-1971
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 9 15/16 × 7 5/8 in. (25.2 × 19.4 cm)
- 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 Josephine Irvin and Deloris Johnson. The two are standing outside, amidst a group of animals including pigs, chickens, a turkey, and a dog. The girls are dressed in dresses and stand in front of a wooden wagon. A car is visible in the background. On the back of the photograph are handwritten inscriptions identifying the subject, date, and photographer.
- Place depicted
- Marion County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Martha Olson
- Object number
- 2018.21.89
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Martha Olson
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Portrait of Deloris Porter
- Photograph by
- Olson, Martha, American
- Subject of
- Porter, Deloris, American
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 13 15/16 × 11 in. (35.4 × 27.9 cm)
- 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 Deloris Porter. Porter is standing near a trough and is bent over looking up towards the camera. She has her proper left hand on top of a large pig. The pig is at the trough and has three piglets suckling at her side. On the back of the photograph are handwritten inscriptions identifying the subject, date, and photographer.
- Place depicted
- Marion County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Martha Olson
- Object number
- 2018.21.111
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Martha Olson
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Portrait of Ida Mae Nelson and her mom Irean Johnson
- Photograph by
- Olson, Martha, American
- Subject of
- Nelson, Ida Mae, American
- Johnson, Irean, American
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 9 15/16 × 8 in. (25.2 × 20.3 cm)
- 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.
- Place depicted
- Marion County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- 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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Portrait of Ida Mae Johnson Nelson with a dog
- Photograph by
- Olson, Martha, American
- Subject of
- Nelson, Ida Mae, American
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 9 3/4 × 7 13/16 in. (24.8 × 19.8 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 13 1/16 × 10 7/8 in. (33.2 × 27.6 cm)
- 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 Johnson Nelson. Nelson is featured from the chest up. She holds a dog in her arms and pets the dog's face with her left hand. The photograph is mounted to a thick cardstock. Below the image, on the bottom of the mount, an inscription reads: [Ida Mae Johnson / 1970 / Martha Olson]. On the back of the photograph are handwritten inscriptions identifying the subject, date, and photographer.
- Place depicted
- Marion County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Martha Olson
- Object number
- 2018.21.104
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Martha Olson
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Portrait of Ida Mae Johnson Nelson with a dog
- Photograph by
- Olson, Martha, American
- Subject of
- Nelson, Ida Mae, American
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 10 × 7 15/16 in. (25.4 × 20.2 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 13 5/16 × 10 7/8 in. (33.8 × 27.6 cm)
- 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 Johnson Nelson. Nelson is featured from the chest up, smiling. She holds a dog in her arms and pets the dog's side with her left hand. The photograph is mounted to a thick cardstock. Below the image, on the bottom of the mount, an inscription reads: [Ida Mae Nelson / Martha Olson]. On the back of the photograph are handwritten inscriptions identifying the subject, date, and photographer.
- Place depicted
- Marion County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Martha Olson
- Object number
- 2018.21.105
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Martha Olson
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Portrait of Deloris and Bookter T. Porter
- Photograph by
- Olson, Martha, American
- Subject of
- Porter, Deloris, American
- Porter, Booker T., American
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 13 7/8 × 11 in. (35.2 × 27.9 cm)
- 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 Deloris Porter and her brother Booker T. Porter. The two are featured at center holding a piglet. Deloris, to the right, looks up at the camera and smiles. Booker, to the left, is holding the hind legs and looking towards the piglet. On the back of the photograph are handwritten inscriptions identifying the subject, date, and photographer.
- Place depicted
- Marion County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Agriculture
- American South
- Communities
- 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
- 2018.21.113
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Martha Olson
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Portrait of Lillie Pearl Haynes
- Photograph by
- Olson, Martha, American
- Subject of
- Haynes, Lillie Pearl, American
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 9 7/8 × 7 15/16 in. (25.1 × 20.2 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)
- 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 Lillie Pearl Haynes. Haynes is sitting in a rocking chair and looking towards the left of the photograph. 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 court-ordered Integration of Mississippi Schools]. The back of the frame has two hooks and picture wire.
- Place depicted
- Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Martha Olson
- Object number
- 2018.21.64
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Martha Olson
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Portrait of Deloris Porter
- Photograph by
- Olson, Martha, American
- Subject of
- Porter, Deloris, American
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 13 7/8 × 11 in. (35.2 × 27.9 cm)
- 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 Deloris Porter. Porter is standing near a trough and is bent over looking up towards the camera. She has her proper left hand on top of a large pig. The pig has three piglets suckling at her side. On the back of the photograph are handwritten inscriptions identifying the subject, date, and photographer.
- Place depicted
- Marion County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Martha Olson
- Object number
- 2018.21.110
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Martha Olson
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Portrait of Annie Lee Taylor holding Geneva Taylor
- Photograph by
- Olson, Martha, American
- Subject of
- Taylor, Annie Lee, American
- Taylor, Geneva, American
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 9 15/16 × 8 in. (25.2 × 20.3 cm)
- 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 Taylor and Geneva Taylor. Annie Lee is featured at center holding Geneva. Annie Lee is dressed in a shirt, jacket, and skirt. Geneva is wearing a striped jumper. An unidentified child is partially visible in the lower left side of the image. A variety of farm animals are also partially visible in the bottom portion of the image. A cart and the leg of another unidentified person are visible behind Annie Lee and Geneva, as well as various farm equipment. On the back of the photograph are handwritten inscriptions identifying the subject, date, and photographer.
- Place depicted
- Marion County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Agriculture
- American South
- Children
- Communities
- 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
- 2018.21.99
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Martha Olson
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Portrait of Fletcher, Brookhaven, MS
- Photograph by
- Olson, Martha, American
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- 1972
- Medium
- dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 4 5/8 × 3 1/8 in. (11.7 × 7.9 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 5 × 3 1/2 in. (12.7 × 8.9 cm)
- 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 color photograph of a man identified as Fletcher. He is standing at the center of the image and is wearing a stripped button-down shirt, khaki pants, and rubber boots. On the back of the photograph are handwritten inscriptions identifying the subject, date, and photographer.
- Place depicted
- Brookhaven, Lincoln County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- chromogenic color prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Martha Olson
- Object number
- 2018.21.116
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Martha Olson
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Portrait of the Patton and Waller children
- 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
- Date
- 1970
- 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)
- 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].
- Place depicted
- Marion County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- 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