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Baby Clinic

Date: 1921
Description: A mother and infant in a baby carriage pose at the end of a row of wicker baby carriages in front of what is probably the Neighborhood House.
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Registering at the Health Center

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Description: Women, who are accompanied by their children, register at the Health Center. On the walls are displayed posters on health and food.
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Health Class

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Description: View from behind of group of woman and children sitting in chairs and listening as an instructor points to a chart on the wall. The instructor is teaching ...
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Neighborhood House: Boys in Meal Line at Camp

Date: 1929
Description: Group of boys standing in line, holding empty plates to be filled by a cook, wearing a chef's hat, who is standing behind a half-door with a pan in one han...
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Children Playing Games at Neighborhood House

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Description: Children seated at tables playing board games and working on a jigsaw puzzle, with three women assisting.
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Neighborhood House Valentine Play

Date: 1925
Description: Cast members of a play staged for Valentine's Day, with costumed figures holding shields, a jester in a half-white and half-black costume, a woman with a c...
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Skiers Parade at Stoughton

Date: 1911
Description: Men carrying skis march behind a drummer down Main Street.
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Workers Stripping Barley from Stalks

Date: 1910
Description: Workers in a field stripping barley grains from the stalks. The workers are all wearing blue clothing, and some are wearing wide-brimmed hats. The bundles ...
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Family Gathering Water

Date: 1910
Description: Two girls, a boy, a woman, and an infant. Two children have pots on their heads which Carrie describes as a means to gather water in a number of journals. ...
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Table Mountain

Date: 1910
Description: View of Table Mountain and beach from Milnerton, South Africa. People are walking on the beach.
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Village Building

Date: 1910
Description: Group of people outside of a village dwelling. The building has the "horn-like" roof which Carrie describes in her journal from China and the Philippines. ...
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City Hall

Date: 1910
Description: City Hall in Cape Town, South Africa. In the background are mountains.
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People around Wagon

Date: 1910
Description: In her journal from China, Carrie writes that most villages have "one wagon, which is used for carrying the people, supplies, and our luggage." She talks a...
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People near Stream

Date: 1910
Description: Four people near a stream. One person standing on rocks in the stream is carrying a jug on their head.
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People and Dog Sitting Outside

Date: 1910
Description: Three children, an adult, and a dog sitting outside of a thatched home. The children appear to be preparing food. All of the children are unclothed. In her...
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Group of People with Pottery

Date: 1910
Description: Group of people sitting on the ground outside of a thatched house with pottery.
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Women and Girls

Date: 1910
Description: During her travels, Carrie wrote about the conditions of women in the area, including their literacy, social status, working conditions, and ownership righ...

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