Series V. Photographs and posters, ca. 1903-ca. 2003.

Containers:

Box 27-28 and two oversize folders (one in Oversize Box 64 and one in Oversize Cabinet 2, Drawer 12)

Scope and content:

Among the photographs are a large number of professional portraits, mostly of infants, many taken for use in the Home Finder. Also of interest are two posters, both created ca. 1903. One features photographs of the early leaders of the Children's Home Society, including John Garland Pollard and the Reverend William J. Maybee. It also lists the members of the Board of Directors, and gives a general overview of the services performed by the Society. The other features six sets of before-and-after photographs showing children "as received" and later, after spending some time in the care of the Society or being adopted. The photographs are accompanied by captions such as "homeless," "in a county poorhouse," and "beaten and abused by worthless parents" for the before pictures and "anchored," "now a daughter in a good home," and "two years training in family life" for the after shots.

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