1950s
See cute vintage baby nursery furniture & bedroom decor they had in the fifties
Look back at adorable vintage nursery decor and furniture from the ’50s, plus get expert advice from interior decorators about old-school baby bedrooms.
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1930s
Celebrity aviator Charles Lindbergh’s baby son kidnapped – then found killed (1932)
May 12, 1932 – Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr, infant son of the world-famous aviator, was found dead at Mount Rose, NJ
1910s
Mom didn’t know she was pregnant: The first big story about a surprise baby (1915)
Surprise baby is puzzling doctors – Mother had no idea baby was coming until doctor brought her into the world
1910s
Mom didn’t know she was pregnant: First big story about a surprise baby (1915)
Surprise baby is puzzling doctors – Mother had no idea baby was coming until doctor brought her into the world
1950s
Kiddie Koop: A baby crib that closes so mom can do chores (1950)
A bouncy new baby is wonderful fun – but quite a burden, too! This practical safety crib will make Baby even more fun, because Trimble’s Kiddie-Koop makes baby care easier for you… safer for Baby
1950s
How the world welcomed baby Carrie Fisher (1956)
Fishers’ Baby Early (October 22, 1956) The baby expected by crooner Eddie Fisher and his actress wife, Debbie Reynolds, arrived almost three weeks ahead of
1950s
Vintage playpens & more: Fold-away baby gear from 1955
Modern living: Fold-away baby gear Most women feel that nothing takes up more room in a home than a baby, unless it is a husband, and
1910s
What you can do when your baby has colic: Old-fashioned parenting advice from 1911
When the little one gets the colic By Leonard Keene Hirshberg, A.B., M.D., Noted Baltimore Physician and Author The usual American child, born at full term of
1910s
Babyology: Old-fashioned advice on babies and sleep from 1913
Parenting advice from long ago: When a baby does not want to sleep, either it has been spoiled and actually trained to be wakeful by a thoughtless mother, or it is in need of medical care.
1960s
Make your kitchen the happy hub of your home! (1963)
Who needs a nursery? Look what you can get to go with the family to make your kitchen the happy hub of your home! Know
1910s
How to decorate the baby’s room (1917)
To furnish the baby’s room in a charming way is not so much a question of money as of taste, and a very pretty room may be devised with the expenditure of only a few dollars.
1960s
Natural childbirth is winning new adherents (1967)
Natural childbirth is winning new adherents By Marylin Bender Natural childbirth has moved from the status of controversial cult to ecumenical movement. During the last
1980s
America’s first test-tube baby (1982)
It’s a girl! Doctors told Laurie and Jon Steel: “You will never have a baby of your own.” But the young couple refused to accept
1970s
Nursery decor with easy-to-sew lace (1978)
Decorating with easy-to-sew lace It’s easy and inexpensive to create a heirloom look for your home with today’s machine-made laces. From Simplicity Pattern #6134: bassinet skirt,
1910s
Birth and ‘twilight sleep’ (1915)
Mother of ‘twilight sleep’ baby brings message to “martyrs of motherhood” by Mary Boyd, President of the Twilight Sleep Ass’n of New York Two years
1910s
Novel birth announcements (1919)
Hailing the happy event Some novel birth announcements sent out following the arrival of “Little Stranger.” The war is evidently responsible for the following “birth”
1930s
Breastfeeding health campaign poster (1936)
Nurse the baby Your protection against trouble Inform yourself through the Health Bureau publications and consult your doctor Artist: Erik Hans Krause for the WPA
1900s
Tips for sewing baby’s layette (1909)
Suggestions for baby’s wardrobe Make flannel petticoats on high-necked flannel waist for additional warmth. In making long slips, cut by any pattern, but cut lower
1900s
Care of the baby: Fifth month (1905)
Care of the baby: The fifth month What he should weigh, how he should play, thumb-sucking by Dr Emelyn L Coolidge Av normal baby five
1800s
Baby sleeping in the open air (1895)
Sleeping in the open air There is a widespread and foolish superstition that children should not be allowed to sleep in the open, which we
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