| PAPOOSES Various shots of Native American Indian babies being weighed by Caucasian nurses. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 6701 | |
| Catalog #: | 369798 | |
| Clip Number: | 369798-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | EP 1 | |
| Timecode: | 01:02:50 - 01:04:24 | |
| Location: | North America | |
| Year Shot: | 1928 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | AGE GROUP/CHILDREN: Infant (baby) / Toddler CULTURAL GROUPS/NATIVE AMERICANS: General HEALTH AND MEDICINE: Pediatrics LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: Misc | |
| Description: | PAPOOSES Various shots of Native American Indian babies being weighed by Caucasian nurses. Shots of nurses at table in center fg putting babies on scales etc. While older children, women & even 1 man watch. Caucasian doctor also starts to work. Ms nurses hold 2 babies up in standing position on table, moving them together & moving one kid's arm to make him pat the other. The babies do not enjoy this game. Mcu same 2 babies sit on table crying. Mcu baby/toddler held up by 2 native american women. He is wearing headdress w/ horns on top. Mcu one woman holds her baby in a papoose carrier made of leather stretched across frame. Medicine; pediatric; health care; race relations; ethnic groups | |
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