"A French baby show in a prison" Some of the babies, French fathers and mothers brought their babies in arms and carriages to the American Red Cross child welfare exhibit held in Roubaix in April 1921. A scene at the entrance. The people showed the greatest interest in the methods taught by the Americans for the care of children in their tender years

A French baby show in a prison. The Punch and Judy show, proved one of the delights for the children who flocked to the American Red Cross child welfare exhibit held in the French industrial city of Roubaix in the spring of 1921. Practical demonstrations in the care of the children playground models and health rules for mothers were dominating features of the show

A French baby show in a prison. Another view of the playground, showing the American and allied flags used to decorate it on opening day. It was set up in the heart of Roubaix as a feature of the American Red Cross child welfare exhibit held there in April 1921

A French baby show in a prison. America in northern France, the sign stretched across the Main street of Roubaix, an industrial city of northern France, called attention to the Franco-American child welfare exposition. Two-thirds of the exhibits of child health work were prepared by the American Red Cross. The building in the background is the magnificient city hall

A French baby show in a prison. Teaching babies how to play, was one of the features of the American Red Cross part of the Franco-American Child Welfare exposition held in the city of Roubaix, northern France in April 1921. Roubaix was occupied by the enemy for four years and many of the babies born during the war didn't get a chance to play

A French baby show in a prison. In the baby room, Mademoiselle Mignot, one of the trained nurses from the famous French Nightingale hospital at Bordeaux giving a demonstration in washing and dressing a baby at the model baby room in the Franco-American child welfare exhibit held at Roubaix, northern France in April 1921

A French baby show in a prison. The milk demonstration booth, at the Franco-American Child Welfare exhibition at Roubaix, northern France, arranged by the French and American Red Cross societies. Five thousand people attended every day for a week and absorbed every atom of child welfare lore the Red Cross could teach them

"A French baby show in a prison" Some of the babies, French fathers and mothers brought their babies in arms and carriages to the American Red Cross child welfare exhibit held in Roubaix in April 1921. A scene at the entrance. The people showed the greatest interest in the methods taught by the Americans for the care of children in their tender years

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Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card.
Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: Paris Office.
Classification: Child Welfare, Reconstruction.
Gift; American National Red Cross 1944 and 1952.
General information about the American National Red Cross photograph collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.anrc
Temp note: Batch 28

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