A divorce reason

A divorce reason

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
Zwerdling, Michael, former owner
Theodor Eismann (Firm), publisher.
Publication:
[Leipzig?] : [Theodor Eismann], [1911?]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Nurses
Black or African American
Divorce
Infant
Lawyers
Parents
Genre(s):
Postcard
Abstract:
In this color postcard, several people gather around a desk in what is presumably a lawyer's office. Seated is the lawyer in a dark suit, legs crossed, and chin resting on his hand. Next to him is a woman at a typewriter, wearing a red dress. On the other side of the desk are a couple, a nurse, and a baby. The divorce reason referred to on the postcard appears to be that although the couple is white, the baby, held by the nurse, is dark-skinned. The husband wears a gray suit with white shirt. The wife wears a long dark dress and red hat with broad brim and a flower. She holds a handkerchief to her face, either crying or hinding her face. The nurse wears a blue dress with white apron and cap. The baby is dressed in a long white gown and sleeps in the nurse's arms.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 postcard : 9 x 14 cm
Provenance:
Purchase; Michael Zwerdling; 2004; 04-22.
Technique:
color
NLM Unique ID:
101700982 (See catalog record)
OCLC no.:
988591747
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101700982