Mother Gallery

Mother getting her daughter dressed, early 1900s

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

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Irish immigrant shantytown in New York City

Irish immigrant family on a summer evening in the shantytown at the Five Points, New York City, 1870s.
Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Medieval mother and her newborn infant

Newborn child in a lady's bedroom, with maid-servants assisting, 1400s.
Hand-colored 19th century woodcut reproduction of a manuscript miniature illustration

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