<I>Untitled (Birthing Tools) </I>
date: label: Date
content: 1952; printed 2005
name: label: Created by
content: Robert Galbraith, American, 1919 - 2015
label: Subject of
content: Mary Francis Hill Coley, American, 1900 - 1966
notes: label: Description
content: Black and white image of a table covered in newspapers with various tools assisting with the birth of a child. On the left side of the table are two (2) sets of fabrics or cloths. In the middle column, on the lower row, are a small glass bottle, syringe, and enamel dish with a lid. On the top row, near the center are packages of cloths and swabs. On the right side of the table on both the top and bottom rows are dishes and a pot. The lower right dish is a bar of soap. The upper right dish sits on a pot. Along the top of the image, right of center is a sheer curtain with polka dotted. The remainder of the top of the image is in shadow. All of the tools rest on a light-colored towel.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Black Enterprise
label: Topic
content: Children
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Health
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Medicine
label: Topic
content: Midwifery
label: Topic
content: Motherhood
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Rural life
label: Topic
content: Women
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Portfolio/Series
content: Reclaiming Midwives: Stills from All My Babies
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert Galbraith
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2009.1.36
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © 1987 Robert Galbraith
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 26 1/4 x 39 1/4 in. (66.7 x 99.7 cm)