Untitled
- Photograph by
- Smith, W. Eugene, American, 1918 - 1978
- Subject of
- Callen, Maude E., American, 1898 - 1990
- Jackson, Stella, American, 1924 - 1986
- Jackson, Frank Lemeul, American, born 1951
- Jackson, Francis, American, born 1951
- Date
- 1951
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 5/16 × 10 7/16 in. (33.8 × 26.5 cm)
- Caption
- Healthy twins, who were delivered a day apart last year by Maude, get a quick one-over when she stops in to see them and to pump herself a drink of water. Only about 2% of her patients are white.
- W. Eugene, Smith “Nurse Midwife: Maude Callens Eases Pain of Birth, Life and Death.” Life, December 3, 1951, 138.
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Maude Callen working a hand water pump and holding a tin container under the spigot. A woman holding a baby is standing next to her, watching. Another baby is sitting on the floor next to their feet. The back has marks and inscriptions on it.
- 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
- 2013.114.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- © W. Eugene Smith - Time and Life Pictures/Getty Images
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.