- Created by
- Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998
- Date
- 1948 - 1970s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on acetate film
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5 x 4 in (12.7 x 10.2 cm)
- Description
- Indoor portrait of a midwife standing next to a woman who is laying down in a bed. Next to the midwife is a table with small bottles and supplies and a waiting bassinet. Newspapers are laid out on the floor and there are several pans of water.
- Place made
- Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- negatives
- Topic
- American South
- Black Enterprise
- Communities
- Health
- Medicine
- Midwifery
- Motherhood
- Photography
- Segregation
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2007.1.69.13.41.B
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




