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Making Baby's Formula

February 1951

Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A 4-page booklet called "Making Baby's Formula", published by the Evaporated Milk Association and dated February, 1951. The cover features a round, halftone photograph of a woman bottle-feeding a baby and the title is printed across a light blue border at the top. The interior of the booklet is printed on black ink on white paper and there are several halftone photos accompanying a step-by-step process for making formula.

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Catalog reference: 2011.75.31

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