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 Midwifery African Americans Virginia
- Genre(s):
- Postcards
- 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
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101616338