Babies compete in the ‘Better Baby Contest’ where doctors tried to find the perfect infant human specimen in Washinton DC in 1931. (8/45)

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Babies compete in the 'Better Baby Contest' where doctors tried to find the perfect infant human specimen in Washinton DC in 1931.

The Better Baby contests were designed to evaluate and improve families. Babies between the age of 6 and 48 months were judged on their health and the competitions aimed to establish standards for judging infant health.

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