- Photograph by
- Shames, Stephen, American, born 1947
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Date
- 1970, printed 2014
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 16 × 19 7/8 in. (40.6 × 50.5 cm)
- H x W (Image): 12 1/2 × 18 5/8 in. (31.8 × 47.3 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of a baby being examined by a doctor at a health clinic run by the Black Panther Party in Chicago, Illinois. The baby is at the center of the photograph, being held by a young woman who has lifted up his shirt for the doctor. The doctor is at the proper right side of the photograph, leaning down towards the baby and holding a stethoscope on the baby's chest. The young woman has short hair and is wearing a dark-colored button-down shirt. The young woman and baby are sitting next to an examination table.
- Place depicted
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Black power
- Health
- Medicine
- Photography
- Politics
- Resistance
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.123.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Stephen Shames
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




