- Photograph by
- White, John H., American, born 1945
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- September 1981
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper and mat board
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 9 3/4 × 16 in. (24.8 × 40.6 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 11 × 17 in. (27.9 × 43.2 cm)
- H x W (Mat): 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photographic print of 12 people participating in a baptism in Lake Michigan. Three people are standing on the shore while two men are helping two women through the water. The women are holding hands and the woman on the left is wearing a scarf on her head. Five people are standing in the water in the distance. On the back of the photograph the words [HOLY HOLY HOLY/ John H. White / September 1981] are typed in the bottom right corner. The bottom left corner reads [PHOTOGRAPH BY / JOHN H. WHITE / COPYRIGHTED].
- Place captured
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Christianity
- Photography
- Religion
- Religious rituals and ceremonies
- The Black Church
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John H. White/Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist
- Object number
- 2016.118.29
- Restrictions & Rights
- © John H. White
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




