Photograph by
Smith, W. Eugene, American, 1918 - 1978
Subject of
Unidentified Child or Children
Unidentified Woman or Women
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
1951
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (sheet): 9 3/16 x 13 1/2 in. (23.3 x 34.3 cm)
H x W (image): 10 15/16 x 13 7/8 in. (27.8 x 35.2 cm)
Caption
Outside a clinic held in school, crowd waits to see Maude. On one afternoon, with one assistant, she gave 810 typhoid shots, later went out and delivered another baby.
W. Eugene, Smith “Nurse Midwife: Maude Callens Eases Pain of Birth, Life and Death.” Life, December 3, 1951, 143.
Description
A black-and-white photograph of several men, women and children. There are cars and a building in the background with more people. The back of the photograph is stamped and has the number "92" written on it.
Place depicted
Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Medicine
Photography
Social reform
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
2013.114.13
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/fd5f71536b9-15f0-4f38-97b3-64efa88fbfcc

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