Christmas Eve Watch • Johns Island, SC
- Photograph by
- Freed, Leonard, American, 1929 - 2006
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Printed by
- Steinmetz Studio, French
- Date
- 1964; printed 1998
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 8 11/16 x 12 15/16 in. (22 x 32.9 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
- H x W (Matted): 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of a group of parishoners attending an all night Christmas Eve service at the Moving Star Hall in Johns Island, SC by the photographer Leonard Freed. The photo shows the backs of the congregation in the right half of the frame. To the left and in the background, three women stand at a table, near a seated man. Coats and hats are hung on the walls. The date and place the photo was taken are inscribed on the back along with the photographer's stamp.
- Place captured
- Johns Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- American South
- Christianity
- Communities
- Holidays and festivals
- Photography
- Prayer
- Religion
- Religious rituals and ceremonies
- The Black Church
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Worship services
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.10.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Leonard Freed & Magnum Photos, Inc
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.