Miss Elsie Walkerdine, Retiring Midwife

PART OF:
The photographic library of the 'Daily Herald' newspaper
Made:
16 December 1957 in London
maker:
Terry Fincher

A gelatin silver photograph from the picture archive of the Daily Herald newspaper. Miss Elsie Walkerdine, retiring midwife visits a family in Deptford, London, to see baby Colin at whose birth she attended on November 26. She has delivered nearly 4000 babies.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Collection:
Daily Herald Archive
Object Number:
1983-5236/15225
Materials:
emulsion and paper (fibre product)
type:
photograph and gelatin silver print