<I>Rev. Edward Y. Jackson prepares to baptize a young convert at Alfred Street Baptist Church, Alexandria Virginia, 2003</I>
date: label: Date
content: 2003; printed 2012
name: label: Photograph by
content: Jason Miccolo Johnson, American
label: Subject of
content: Rev. Edward Y. Jackson, American
label: Subject of
content: Alfred Street Baptist Church, American, founded 1803
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white photograph of Rev. Edward Y. Jackson performing a baptism. He is standing on the right side of the image in profile. His right arm is raised, palm facing outward. He is holding the hands of the person being baptized with his left hand. He has a white towel around his neck and is wearing white robes. The person being baptized is wearing white and has a towel over their head. No inscriptions on the front or back.
place: label: Place captured
content: Alexandria, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Baptist
label: Topic
content: Local and regional
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: The Black Church
label: Topic
content: Worship services
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.141.27
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Jason Miccolo Johnson
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 (sheet): 19 9/16 x 15 7/8 in. (49.7 x 40.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 18 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (47 x 31.8 cm)