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We’ve gathered in photos of Lowcountry ancestors from various sources such as the Library of Congress and state archives. If you know who is pictured in any of the unidentified photos we would love to hear from you!

Portraits of Florida Midwives

From the Florida Memory Collection, Florida State Archives

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African American midwife in Broward County, Florida 1933
Group at the West Florida Midwives Institute at Florida A&M College in Tallahassee, Florida
Dean Washington at the West Florida Midwives Institute at Florida A&M College in Tallahassee, Florida, 1933
Male midwife with his family ca 193-
Maum Georgianna Pride, Miccosukee, FL
Midwife Rosanna Ruso ca. 1933
Nurse McGreen with another woman (Age 84) holding a baby during the West Florida Midwives Institute at Florida A&M College in Tallahassee, Florida, 1933
Portrait of a male midwife Uncle Ab, ca. 1933
Midwife at the West Florida Midwives Institute at Florida A&M College in Tallahassee, Florida, 1933
Savannah Brown - Application for license to practice midwifery - Chaires, Florida 27 Oct 1941
Certified nurse midwife E.J. Kirkland, West Florida Midwives Institute at Florida A&M College in Tallahassee, Florida, 1933
Portrait of midwife Rachel Washington in Cypress, Florida 1933
Portrait of Janie Stokes (from Suwannee County) at the West Florida Midwives Institute at Florida A&M College in Tallahassee, Florida
Unidentified midwife at the Tampa Midwife Institute, 1933
Portrait of midwife Georgianna Alexander Greenville (from Jefferson County) at the West Florida Midwives Institute at Florida A&M College in Tallahassee, Florida, 1933
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