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Baby Incubator exhibit interior, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, 1909
An official exposition photographic postcard depicting the interior of the baby incubator exhibit at the AYP Expo.
Printed on verso:
“78. The Baby Incubator. In no other way does science enlist our interest and sympathy so much as in its…
Printed on verso:
“78. The Baby Incubator. In no other way does science enlist our interest and sympathy so much as in its…
Late Nineteenth Century Coney Island Rollercoaster
Rollercoaster thrills riders in the late 1800's at Coney Island.https://www.cincinnati.com/picture-gallery/entertainment/2014/05/22/photos-coney-island/9441647/
"Baby Girl Dies on Train While Being Brought to Seattle: It Was Said to Have Been Placed in a Baby Incubator Here."
Newspaper article about a premature baby that died on her way to the Infant Incubator exhibit at the AYP Expo. The parents had hoped that the exhibit could save her, but they arrived too late.
"Kids and Kids Do Stunts at A.-Y.-P. Fair: This Is the Day of All Days for Babies, and Their Proud Mammas and Papas."
Newspaper article about the "baby show" at the AYP Expo that awarded prizes to babies of all different "kinds."
"Hustling Little Youngsters of Every Nation Lie Side by Side at Exposition Baby Incubators"
Newspaper article which celebrates the diversity of babies displayed at the Baby Incubator exhibit at the AYP Expo.
The Three Month Volunteer at Home
A man who is a three month volunteer comes home but only for long enough for a cup of tea before he must leave again.
The Atlantic City Boardwalk, August 26, 1920
Photograph of tourists on the Atlantic City Boardwalk. Upscale stores line the edge. The Traymore Hotel, following its 1915 expansion by William Price, towers above the storefronts.
Seward Descendant Holding an Eskimo" Baby and Posed with Two Eskimo" Women
Dr. Frederick W. Seward posed with two Eskimo women and child, Pay Streak, Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition, Seattle, 1909.
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Dr. Frederick W. Seward, son of William H. Seward, was a chief figure in the purchase of Alaska. Eskimos left to…
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Dr. Frederick W. Seward, son of William H. Seward, was a chief figure in the purchase of Alaska. Eskimos left to…
"Eskimo" Children in Traditional Dress
Offical AYP Expo postcard depicting five "Eskimo" children in traditional dress.
Advertisement Selling Baby Incubators to Both Fairs and Hospitals
A newspaper ad selling baby incubators to hospitals and sideshows alike.