Untitled (Family Gathers Wood)
- 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 and two (2) children gathering wood. The three (3) are in a scrap wood pile with varying types of wood and sizes. In the left lower portion of the image is a young girl holding wood scraps in her arms. She is seen looking to her proper right. She is wearing a plaid dress, dark sweater, white shoes and dark socks. In her hair there is a bow. In the center of the image, is a man squatting with arms resting on his knees. He wears a dark leather jacket, dark colored hat, light pants and light shirt. He is looking to his proper left and is smiling with his front teeth showing. To his proper left is a small boy, standing. The boy wears light-colored overalls and dark sweater. In the upper right portion of the image is a large stone wall with cloth hanging over the top of the wall. To the left of the wall is a wood fence and tall foliage. In the background on the left edge of the image is a white, clapboard house, trees, trash can, and clothesline with clothes.
- Place depicted
- Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Reclaiming Midwives: Stills from All My Babies
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Black Enterprise
- Children
- Families
- Health
- Labor
- Medicine
- Midwifery
- Photography
- Rural life
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert Galbraith
- Object number
- 2009.1.14
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1987 Robert Galbraith
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.