A group of small children dressed in white gowns sit or stand in the grass in this 6-1/2" x 4" black and white plate. A few of the children in the middle are playing with a single toy. One of the children is African American.
Excerpted from: "Thirteenth Biennial Report of the Superintendent of the Nebraska Industrial Home, Milford, Nebraska" in First Biennial Report of the Board of Commissioners of State Institutions to the Governor and Legislature of the State of Nebraska for the Biennium Ending November 30, 1914 (Lincoln: Nebraska Board of Commissioners of State Institutions, 1914), plate between pp. 456-457
Historical Notes
In the 1913-1914 biennium, eighty unwed mothers gave birth at the Industrial Home. A one year residence was usually required for the mothers. Some mothers took their children with when they left; others did not. Those children who were left were adopted out to families. Further statistics and information can be found in the report.
