- Photograph by
- Olson, Martha, American
- Subject of
- Jefferson, Naomi, American
- Ford, Collie, American
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 9 13/16 × 7 13/16 in. (24.9 × 19.8 cm)
- H x W (Paper Mount): 14 1/4 × 11 3/4 in. (36.2 × 29.8 cm)
- H x W (Paper Frame Closed): 17 × 14 in. (43.2 × 35.6 cm)
- H x W (Paper Frame Open): 17 × 28 in. (43.2 × 71.1 cm)
- Caption
- Martha Olson graduated from Northwestern University with her B.A. in Art in 1969, and within a year, she was working more than 800 miles away as the girls’ physical education teacher at Marion High School in Columbia, Mississippi. It was the first year of integration in Mississippi public schools. During that time, Olson photographed local students, their relatives, and other residents of Marion County, which she later compiled into a series entitled, "Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971."
- Description
- A black and white photograph of Naomi Jefferson and Collie Ford. Jefferson and Ford are seated in chairs outside of a building. Ford has his proper right arm over Jefferson's shoulder. He sits, wearing a pair of overalls, a long sleeved shirt, and a hat. Jefferson wears a dress and a long-sleeved shirt with her proper left leg crossed over her proper right leg, as she looks off to the left of the image. The photograph is mounted to a paper mat, which is mounted to a paper frame. Below the photograph handwritten text in ink reads: [Martha Olson]. On the back of the photograph are handwritten inscriptions identifying the subject, date, and photographer.
- Place depicted
- Columbia, Marion County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Marion County Mississippi: 1970-1971
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- American South
- Communities
- Domestic life
- Families
- Photography
- Rural life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Martha Olson
- Object number
- 2018.21.18
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Martha Olson
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




