Created 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 two (2) women sitting and reading a booklet. The women are seated in front of tiled, white wainscoting, with the top row existing of narrow dark rectangular tile. Resting above the tile, in the upper left corner is a sign with white lettering. The sign is cropped from the image. [HERE IS (illegible) / OF Good FOOD]. The women, take up the lower two-thirds of the image. The woman on the left wears a floral patterned dress and dark jacket. She is reading a booklet, held in her hands. Next to her is another woman wearing a light-colored dress with a white collar. She wears a scarf wrapped around her head and chin. She holds in her lap some unidentified objects. She is seen in profile with her proper right side facing the camera. She also looks at the booklet held in the other woman's hands. To the left of both women are food stuffs in the lower left corner. The food includes lettuce leaves, jars of food, and boxes of food. Also on the table are additional booklets.
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
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
2009.1.24
Restrictions & Rights
© 1987 Robert Galbraith
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fd92c963-7ba6-4b3c-a322-257b4adafc1d

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