Picture No | 10217351 |
Date | 1911 |
Description | Babies as lottery prizes |
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A raffle held at a foundling hospital in Paris, gave people the chance of winning a baby. The management decided to 'offer' all the babies whose parents could not be traced and the income from the raffle was divided among various charitable institutions.
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Source | The Sketch. 1911. P.331 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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