Life Vol. 31 No. 23

Source catalog description

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A December 3, 1951 issue of Life magazine containing a photographic essay by W. Eugene Smith of the midwife Maude E. Callen. The front cover of the magazine features a black and white photograph of a woman sitting sideways, with knees bent and her face looking towards the camera. In the upper left corner is the [LIFE] depicted in large white letters against a red rectangular background. Cover headlines include ['I SAW THE BULLET THAT HIT ME' / A MARINE'S LETTER TO HIS FATHER] and [BEST TOYS / TO GIVE / YOUR CHILD] in the upper right corner and [CHRISTMAS / LINGERIE] in the bottom left. A red band runs along the bottom edge of the cover with the issue price [20 CENTS] and date [DECEMBER 3, 1951] at the right side.

Catalog date

December 3, 1951

Recorded places

Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Recorded subjects

African American; Black Enterprise; Health; Labor; Mass media; Medicine; Midwifery; Photography

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