Photograph by
Smith, W. Eugene, American, 1918 - 1978
Subject of
Callen, Maude E., American, 1898 - 1990
Unidentified Woman or Women
Unidentified Child or Children
Date
1951
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W: 12 5/8 x 9 7/8 in. (32.1 x 25.1 cm)
Caption
New Dresses for 9-year old Carrie (right) and 8-year old Marry Jane Covington were dropped off by Maude on her way to a patient. Occasionally, as in this case, she gets clothing from friends or charitable organizations and distributes it where she thinks it is most needed. But sometimes she buys the clothes herself.
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 Callen leaning slightly to her left while facing a young girl. The young girl facing Callen is leaning to her right and holding the bottom of her dress out. Another girl is in the right side of the picture holding a dress to her chest and smiling. A house is in the background of the picture. A woman stands in the doorway of the house and is holding a baby. The photograph 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
Children
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
2013.114.5
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/fd5a3b1184d-11da-4c50-ad88-8f7e0a9b3b8f

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