A more than 40 year old tradition of baptizing in the Chesapeake Bay at Taylor’s Beach is continued every 3rd Sunday in August by Rev. T. Wright Morris (right), pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church, Reedville, Virginia, 2003
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Object Details
- Photograph by
- Jason Miccolo Johnson, American
- Subject of
- Shiloh Baptist Church of Reedville, VA, American
- Rev. T. Wright Morris, American, 1935 - 2011
- George L. Morris, American, born 1964
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Rev. T. Wright Morris (right) standing in water and baptizing a woman, aided by his son, Rev. George L. Morris (left). Morris' proper right hand covers the woman's face while his left hand supports her back as she is being raised from the water. George Morris stands on the other side of the woman, his proper right hand supporting her back and his left on her arm. They are dressed in white. A crowd of people can be seen along the shoreline. No inscriptions on the front or back.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jason Miccolo Johnson
- 2003; printed 2012
- Object number
- 2012.144.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jason Miccolo Johnson
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (sheet): 15 7/8 x 19 7/8 in. (40.3 x 50.5 cm)
- H x W (image): 14 1/2 x 17 7/8 in. (36.8 x 45.4 cm)
- Place captured
- Reedville, Northumberland County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Baptist
- Families
- Local and regional
- Photography
- Religion
- The Black Church
- Worship services
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2012.144.5
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57e2c6e3c-b21d-4523-bd26-5ca78ff1bfed
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