Photograph by
Smith, W. Eugene, American, 1918 - 1978
Subject of
Unidentified Woman or Women
Date
1951
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W: 13 3/8 x 10 1/16 in. (34 x 25.6 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph of young girls sitting in a room with posters on the far wall. One of the posters is falling down while the other says "A Baby Has the Right To Be Loved." The back is stamped, inscribed and has a sticker that reads "medical care in rural S. Carolina."
Place depicted
Pineville, Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
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
2013.114.4
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/fd5aabb54ff-8d89-454f-8557-e983304d996a

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