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Making America safe for babies. The Child Welfare Special. All aboard for healthy town. This big automobile truck equipped as an up to date "well baby clinic" has been sent out by the U.S. Children's Bureau to test the value of a traveling health center for remote communities. No medical aid is given by the government doctor and nurse in charge but babies are examined to see if they are growing as they should, and mothers are given advice and instruction in child care

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Making America safe for babies. The Child Welfare Special. All aboard for healthy town. This big automobile truck equipped as an up to date "well baby clinic" has been sent out by the U.S. Children's Bureau to test the value of a traveling health center for remote communities. No medical aid is given by the government doctor and nurse in charge but babies are examined to see if they are growing as they should, and mothers are given advice and instruction in child care

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Summary

Title and notes from Red Cross caption card.
Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: Underwood and Underwood.
Date based on date of negatives in same group.
Group title: Health Centre, U.S.
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 22

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Date

01/01/1920
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Location

united states
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on publication. For information, see "American National Red Cross photograph collection," http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/717_anrc.html

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