- Photograph by
- Smith, W. Eugene, American, 1918 - 1978
- Subject of
- Callen, Maude E., American, 1898 - 1990
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- 1951
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 10 1/8 x 14 3/16 in. (25.7 x 36 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Maude Callen sitting in a chair next to a bed with a patient in it. A nurse stands in the background and looks on. Callen is leaning forward with her right arm resting on the back of the chair while her left arm supports her head. 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
- 2013.114.17
- Restrictions & Rights
- © W. Eugene Smith - Time and Life Pictures/Getty Images
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.