- Photograph by
- Dr. Derby, Doris, American, 1939 - 2022
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Poor People's Corporation, American, 1965 - 1974
- Liberty House, American, 1965 - 1974
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 1280 pixels × 875 pixels, 0.61 MB
- Description
- A black-and-white image of a member of the Una Sewing Co-op making a doll. The image is in portrait orientation and depicts a close-up shot of a woman (her PL side) cutting a piece of fabric. The woman's hair is wrapped, and she is wearing a white sweater with her sleeves pushed up and a checkered dress underneath. She has a thin watch on her PL wrist. There is a black Singer (R) sewing machine in the background.
- Place captured
- Una, Clay County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- portraits
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Topic
- American South
- Business
- Civil rights
- Labor
- Poverty
- Resistance
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.23.12.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Doris A. Derby
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.