A Virginia midwife

A Virginia midwife

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
Zwerdling, Michael, former owner
Medical College of Pennsylvania. Archives and Special Collections on Women in Medicine, publisher.
Publication:
[Philadelphia] : Archives and Special Collections on Women in Medicine, The Medical College of Pennsylvania, [1990]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Nurses
Black or African American
Midwifery
Virginia
Genre(s):
Postcard
Abstract:
This postcard shows a photograph of an African American woman dressed in a white uniform holding a valise. A description on the verso describes her as a Virginia midwlfe during the 1920s or 1930s.
Copyright:
Copyright status must be investigated before publishing or commercial use.
Extent:
1 postcard : 16 x 11 cm
Provenance:
Purchase; Michael Zwerdling; 2004; 04-22.
Technique:
black and white
NLM Unique ID:
101616338 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
D06688
OCLC no.:
858649979
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101616338