Photograph by
Smith, W. Eugene, American, 1918 - 1978
Subject of
Callen, Maude E., American, 1898 - 1990
McCray, Frank, American, 1906 - 1955
Unidentified Woman or Women
Date
1951
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Sheet): 10 x 16 in. (25.4 x 40.6 cm)
H x W (Image): 15 13/16 x 11 1/8 in. (40.2 x 28.3 cm)
Caption
Simple kindness overwhelms an old man. Frank McCray had a headache one day in 1927, soon was paralyzed, and has been in this chair ever since. He broke down and wept when Maude stopped in.
W. Eugene, Smith “Nurse Midwife: Maude Callens Eases Pain of Birth, Life and Death.” Life, December 3, 1951, 140.
Description
A black-and-white photograph of Maude E. Callen standing behind Frank McCray, who is sitting with his hands covering his face with a towel. Callen's left hand is resting on the back of the man's head and she is holding a bag in her other. A woman is sitting on a bed behind them. The image is inscribed on the back.
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
2013.114.1
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/fd52c2f0d02-99f3-44ca-acfd-d6959ea6264f

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