The newborn looks up with its mouth open while the woman's hand moves across its body.
1945 · United States
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A woman's arm reaches in from the left to wash a newborn lying in a folding bathinette, 1945
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- 1945
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- Still 1 · 0.34s into the source clip
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A woman's hand washes a newborn in a folding fabric bathinette, United States, circa 1945.
The source is catalogued as 8mm home movie. This frame appears 0.34 seconds into the clip. Watch the source footage below to see the surrounding action.
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Source footage and archive context
United States-1945: Woman's Hands Wash a Newborn Lying in a Fabric Bathinette
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Source format: 8mm home movie.
Browse the collection: 1940s collection.
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Period detail
The folding fabric-sling bathinette on a tubular metal stand and the black-and-white reversal stock may show a mid-century home, circa 1945.
Film character
Even black-and-white grain, rounded projected frame corners and bright highlights on wet skin give the shot a warm, period home-movie texture.
Historical context
The bathinette, a flexible tub on a collapsible stand, was trademarked in 1937 and still described as well known in a 1951 patent filing, matching home bathing routines of the period.
Research note
Copyright in the film is separate from likeness: the infant's face is clearly visible and the infant is unclothed, the adult is not identifiable, and the setting is a private home, so publication may need care.
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