One of the most human pictures coming out of flood area last spring

Photograph shows Mrs. Winfred Haver, also known as "Madonna of the floodlands," breastfeeding her infant son. They were Arkansas flood refugees at Memphis, Tennessee.

Publication date: 1937-12-26

Size: 15.5 x 13 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: black and white

Language:

• English

Geography:

• Memphis (Tenn.)

Subject(s):

• Breast feeding--Tennessee--Memphis--1930-1940
• Disaster victims--Tennessee--Memphis--1930-1940
• Haver, Winfred, Mrs.
• Families--Tennessee--Memphis--1930-1940

Genre(s):

• Photographs
• Portrait photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Sunday Tribune (December 26, 1937), p. 7

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Contributor(s):

• Associated Press