Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Carey, Susie, American, 1879 - 1953
Owned by
Carter, Amanda Carey, American, 1909 - 2007
Date
1940 - 1953
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 4 11/16 × 3 in. (11.9 × 7.6 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 5 × 3 1/2 in. (12.7 × 8.9 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph of third-generation midwife Susie Carey, standing on a dirt road in a rural landscape. She is wearing a white dress, black shoes and dark cardigan sweater. Her hair is pulled back and she wears glasses. On the verso is a handwritten inscription reading [Susie Carey].
Place depicted
Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Black Enterprise
Families
Labor
Medicine
Midwifery
Motherhood
Photography
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Fannie Mae Carter Silver
Object number
2014.282
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55029a906-7ec8-4105-bcad-71ad517d6147

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