A more than 40 year old tradition of baptizing in the Chesapeake Bay at Taylor’s Beach is continued every 3rd Sunday in August by Rev. T. Wright Morris (right), pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church, Reedville, Virginia, 2003
- Photograph by
- Johnson, Jason Miccolo, American
- Subject of
- Shiloh Baptist Church of Reedville, VA, American
- Rev. Wright Morris, T., American, 1935 - 2011
- Morris, George L., American, born 1964
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- 2003; printed 2012
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (sheet): 15 7/8 x 19 7/8 in. (40.3 x 50.5 cm)
- H x W (image): 14 1/2 x 17 7/8 in. (36.8 x 45.4 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Rev. T. Wright Morris (right) standing in water and baptizing a woman, aided by his son, Rev. George L. Morris (left). Morris' proper right hand covers the woman's face while his left hand supports her back as she is being raised from the water. George Morris stands on the other side of the woman, his proper right hand supporting her back and his left on her arm. They are dressed in white. A crowd of people can be seen along the shoreline. No inscriptions on the front or back.
- Place captured
- Reedville, Northumberland County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Baptist
- Families
- Local and regional
- Photography
- Religion
- The Black Church
- Worship services
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jason Miccolo Johnson
- Object number
- 2012.144.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jason Miccolo Johnson
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




