Untitled
- Photograph by
- Smith, W. Eugene, American, 1918 - 1978
- Subject of
- Callen, Maude E., American, 1898 - 1990
- Dr. Fishburne, William K., American, 1880 - 1968
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1951
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 10 1/4 x 13 15/16 in. (26 x 35.4 cm)
- Caption
- Dr. W. L. Fishburne, head of the Berkeley County health department, examines a patient brought to the hospital by Maude.
- W. Eugene, Smith “Nurse Midwife: Maude Callens Eases Pain of Birth, Life and Death.” Life, December 3, 1951, 142.
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Maude Callen and Dr. W. K. Fishburne examining a patient. The patient has her back to the camera. Both Callen and Fishburne have a hand on the patient's back. The photograph is stamped and 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
- 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
- 2013.114.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- © W. Eugene Smith - Time and Life Pictures/Getty Images
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.