- Photograph by
- Smith, W. Eugene, American, 1918 - 1978
- Subject of
- Callen, Maude E., American, 1898 - 1990
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- 1951
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (sheet): 13 15/16 x 10 15/16 in. (35.4 x 27.8 cm)
- H x W (Image): 12 9/16 x 10 1/2 in. (31.9 x 26.7 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Maude Callen using a stethoscope on a patient's stomach. Another nurse is standing and watching. A lantern illuminates the background. "B. C." is written on the back.
- Place depicted
- Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Books and Published Materials
- 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
- 2013.114.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © W. Eugene Smith - Time and Life Pictures/Getty Images
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




