Child Raising Collection

Mother getting her daughter dressed, early 1900s
Mother putting on her daughters socks and shoes, a morning ritual, early 1900s. Printed color halftone of Jessie Willcox Smith illustration

Child care in a Native American camp
Native American woman rocking an infant in a hammock. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Whipping a schoolboy in ancient Rome
Schoolboy punished by a teacher in ancient Rome. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Nursery in a well-to-do home, early 1900s
Bathtime in the nursery, an illustration from an Ivory Soap ad, 1903. Printed color lithograph of Alice Stephens painting

Family storyteller
Old woman telling folklore to young girls in a cottage kitchen, England. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Colonial boy learning to read at home
Grandmother teaching a child to read in colonial America. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Mother entertaining her daughter at the piano, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Reading the Bible in a Victorian home
Morning worship in a Victorian familys home. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

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Group of Sioux babies in cradleboards amusing themselves. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Native Americans of the Flathead tribe flattening a babys head in a cradleboard. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Boy learning at home, circa 1900
Mother with paper and pencil helping her son, early 1900s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of an illustration

Children surrounding their mother, circa 1900
Mother with six children, early 1900s. Color lithograph reproduction of a Benson Knipe illustration

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