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"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.
"Eskimo" Baby in Fur Outfit
Caption on image: "Raltugia" takes life easy in her teddy bear costume. Eskimo village, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. Seattle, Wash. 1909
"Eskimo" Children in Traditional Dress
Offical AYP Expo postcard depicting five "Eskimo" children in traditional dress.
"Giving the Elbow" to Major Taylor
A white cyclist shouldering/jostling/bullying his competitor - the "Black Cyclone", Major Taylor. Taylor was an amazing cyclist, competing and excelling on the world stage before the age of 20. He was subjected to a lot of abuse and discrimination…
"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.
"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."
"Nepal"
A circus poster for the Ringling bros and Barnum and Bailey advertising a specific show
"The Art of Inspiring Courage" Cartoon
Satirical cartoon depicting the a few scenarios in which men are inspired (or pressured) to enlist by their friends and families. They were convinced to serve for the patriotic duty, the honor they may gain, but also sometimes for the soldier's…