- 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 a crowd of seated people, highlighting the woman in the foreground, left of center, wiping her forehead. The featured woman wears a light-colored dress with a brooch pinned to her proper left side of her bust. Her eyes are closed and her mouth partially open. Her proper right hand wipes her forehead with a handkerchief. She is seated on the end of a pew filled with people. Behind her are additional rows of pews filled with men and women of varying ages.
- 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
- Christianity
- Families
- Health
- Labor
- Medicine
- Midwifery
- Motherhood
- Photography
- Religion
- Religious rituals and ceremonies
- Rural life
- Social life and customs
- The Black Church
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert Galbraith
- Object number
- 2009.1.33
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1987 Robert Galbraith
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




