Member of Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church after being baptized in Skull Creek, Hilton Head Island, SC
- Photograph by
- Marovich, Pete, American, born 1961
- Subject of
- Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, American, founded 1914
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Date
- 2004-2014
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2362 pixels × 3600 pixels
- File size: 24.35 MB
- Description
- A black and white digital image of a member of Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church after being baptized. The image depicts two men and a child wearing white garments and standing in Skull Creek on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. The two men are holding white towels. The man at the center of the photograph has a white hat on his head. The child is walking towards the right side of the photograph. All three people are smiling. Reeds and a pier are in the background of the image.
- 24.35 MB
- Place captured
- Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Shadows of the Gullah Geechee
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- American South
- Baptist
- Communities
- Identity
- Photography
- Religion
- Religious rituals and ceremonies
- Rural life
- The Black Church
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pete Marovich
- Object number
- 2017.49.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Pete Marovich
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




