Photograph by
Galbraith, Robert, American, 1919 - 2015
Printed by
Bakht, Igor, born 1928
Subject of
Coley, Mary Francis Hill, American, 1900 - 1966
Date
1952; printed 2005
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 14 1/2 x 19 in. (36.8 x 48.3 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
Description
Black and white image of a man running to a truck. The truck, seen left of center in the yard of a house, is dark colored and is missing a hub cap on the back tire. The front of the truck is dented falling apart. On the either side of the bed of the truck are wooden panels attached to the inside. The back window has spider web cracks. The man, seen running off of a porch to the driver's side of the truck. The man wears a dark hat and jacket. His pants and shirt are light-colored with stains and rips throughout. The house is a clapboard house with tarpapered roof and eaves. On the porch of the house are a wooden chair and cardboard Tide box. A chimney can be seen on the far gable. On the right side of the image in the foreground is a bare tree. In the background of the left side of the image are additional bare trees.
Place depicted
Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Portfolio/Series
Reclaiming Midwives: Stills from All My Babies
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Black Enterprise
Children
Families
Health
Labor
Medicine
Midwifery
Motherhood
Photography
Rural life
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert Galbraith
Object number
2009.1.12
Restrictions & Rights
© 1987 Robert Galbraith
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ca17dff1-c292-4001-a6a7-8c1955714ab1

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