Carrie's baby (Vivian), Charlottesville, with Mrs. John Dobbs, 1924

Carrie's baby (Vivian), Charlottesville, with Mrs. John Dobbs, 1924

Mrs. John Dobbs was the foster mother of Vivian Buck, Carrie's daughter. To demonstrate that the infant was an imbecile, like her mother and grandmother, Mrs. Dobbs waved a coin in front of Vivian's face and determined that the infant could not follow the coin with her eyes. This photo was used as evidence of her imbecility.

1924

Arthur Estabrook Papers, M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University at Albany Libraries.

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