How the world welcomed baby Carrie Fisher (1956)
These newspaper clippings show the world's joy over the birth of a celebrity newborn -- Carrie Fisher. The woman behind Star Wars' Princess Leia grew ... Read more...
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 he can be dealt... Read more...
Cute baby nurseries from the fifties (1955-1957)
Biggest bargain in babyland (1955)
The Thayer "Mother Goose" crib is a wonderful new model, with exclusive Snap-Fast hardware. Mother can assemble it... Read more...
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 how you can have a dream ki... Read more...
Charles Lindbergh’s baby son kidnapped (1932)
Kidnappers hold baby son of Col Lindbergh; ask $50,000 ransom; leave note
Charles Lindbergh’s baby son found dead (1932)
May 12, 1932 - Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr, infant son of the world-famous aviator, was found dead at Mount Rose, NJ
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 m... Read more...
Young James Dean (1930s-1940s)
James Byron Dean was born on February 8, 1931 in Marion, Indiana. In 24 short years, he cemented his status as a cultural icon -- and the legend of Ja... Read more...
Babyology: Babies and sleep (1913)
Little talks on Babyology: Sleep
by Anna Steese Richardson Babies' Bureau, Woman's Home Companion
The healthy baby is a sleepy baby. When a baby d... Read more...
Famous surprise baby is doing well (1915)
Famous surprise baby is getting along fine!
Mrs Gibson calls on little one who so startled her family by coming
by Idah McGlone Gibson
Chicago ... Read more...
Birth and ‘twilight sleep’ (1915)
The article below offers a perspective on childbirth from the year 1915, when there were far fewer pain relief options than there are today -- as well... Read more...
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 f... Read more...
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 ... Read more...
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 patte... Read more...
Meet Chicago’s surprise baby (1915)
Wonderful story of Chicago's surprise baby: Even mother had no idea she was coming till doctor came to aid unsuspecting parents
Marjorie Virginia J... Read more...
How to decorate the baby’s room (1917)
Furnishing the nursery
A charming nursery is so easy to achieve at moderate cost that the young mother should not be discouraged because of the lux... Read more...
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 months ol... Read more...
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 see very o... Read more...
A ‘baby box’ for the mother-to-be (1912)
Letters from Mother: She describes the gift baby box
My Dear Daughter:
I am very sorry to hear that you have allowed yourself to become the prey of ... Read more...
A package shower for the new baby (1904)
A package baby shower
A package shower for the newly-arrived baby is a novel and friendly attention to his mamma.
Such a function was recently a... Read more...
Reflections poem (1878)
Reflections
My baby boy sat on the floor.
His big blue eyes were full of wonder,
For he had never seen before
That baby in the mirror door --
Wha... Read more...
Bridal showers and baby showers (1902)
Showers of all kinds
Rain is not the only variety troubling society circles
Linen, kitchen, stocking, apron, cushion and bric-a-brac deluges of dail... Read more...
When baby gets colic (1911)
When the little gets the colic
By Leonard Keene Hirshberg, A.B., M.D.
Noted Baltimore Physician and Author
The usual American child, born at ful... Read more...
Who will win the 20th Century baby prize? (1900)
Whose baby was the first born In Greater New York?
Thousands of mothers are interested in the answer to that question. It is an interesting questio... Read more...
