- Photograph by
- Smith, W. Eugene, American, 1918 - 1978
- Subject of
- Callen, Maude E., American, 1898 - 1990
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Date
- 1951
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 7/16 × 10 1/2 in. (34.1 × 26.7 cm)
- Caption
- Making a delivery pad in patient's home according to classroom method, Maude crimps together the edges of several pieces of newspaper. Her materials must be makeshift; even paper is scarce.
- W. Eugene, Smith “Nurse Midwife: Maude Callens Eases Pain of Birth, Life and Death.” Life, December 3, 1951, 144.
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Maude Callen rolling a newspaper into a delivery pad. Two children sit on a bench in the background and watch. The back of the photograph is stamped and inscribed.
- 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
- 2013.114.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- © W. Eugene Smith - Time and Life Pictures/Getty Images
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




