Decorated Prams, Baby Week, Stafford,

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Date:1920 - 1930 (c.)

Description:'Baby Day' was organised by the Maternity and Child Welfare Committee of Stafford Council after the First World War.

Prizes were given to the best decorated prams and bonniest baby, and judging took place in Victoria Park after a parade through the town centre.

These mothers and babies with their decorated prams are pictured in Victoria Park.


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1890s
Railway Station and Hotel, Stafford,
Railway Station and Hotel, Stafford,

The Grand Junction railway line opened in July 1837. Within the next twelve years ...

1910s
Peace Day, Victoria Park, Stafford,
Peace Day, Victoria Park, Stafford,

Peace Day on Victoria Park, celebrating the end of the First World War and commemorating ...

1950s
Stafford Railway Station and Station Hotel
Stafford Railway Station and Station Hotel

The Grand Junction railway line opened in July 1837. Within the next twelve years ...

1970s
Victoria Park, Stafford,
Victoria Park, Stafford,

In the centre is the County War Memorial on Victoria Road, unveiled in 1923. The ...

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Image courtesy of: William Salt Library

Donor ref:William Salt Library No., 2C, img: 541 (18/1077)

Source: Staffordshire Museum Service

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