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Nurses working for the Henry Street Visiting Nurse Service in New York City took these snapshots, which show their lives and the lives of the families they cared for in the 1930s.

An 8-month girl sitting outside in a small wooden chair that has a little attached shelf in front.

“Eileen, age 8 months, weight 22 pounds.”

Courtesy U.S. National Library of Medicine

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