Photograph by
Smith, W. Eugene, American, 1918 - 1978
Subject of
Callen, Maude E., American, 1898 - 1990
Date
1951
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W: 10 3/8 x 13 7/16 in. (26.4 x 34.1 cm)
Caption
Maude at 51 has a thoughtful, weary face that reflects the fury of her life. Orphaned at 7, she was brought up by an uncle in Florida, studied at Georgia Infirmary in Savannah, became a nurse at 21.
W. Eugene, Smith “Nurse Midwife: Maude Callens Eases Pain of Birth, Life and Death.” Life, December 3, 1951, 138.
Description
A black-and-white photograph of Maude Callen holding a flower and leaning on a bag that is on a porch. The back of the photograph is stamped and inscribed.
Place depicted
Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Black Enterprise
Health
Labor
Medicine
Midwifery
Photography
Rural life
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, purchased with funds provided by The Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation
Object number
2013.114.11
Restrictions & Rights
© W. Eugene Smith - Time and Life Pictures/Getty Images
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53fba756c-fde3-4a15-b662-4ce5205afea1

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