Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

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Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between
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Mrs. Culp Revisited: July 18, 1937

Mrs. Culp Revisited: July 18, 1937

She sends a baby book to England

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Kathryn Smith
Jul 18, 2022
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Mrs. Culp Revisited: July 18, 1937
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Mrs. Culp mailed a letter with a baby book to the new parents in London. It used to be that practically every new baby warranted its own book, where the proud (and anxious) parents recorded every detail about the developmental progress of their newborn. (Well, at least the firstborn.) This 1930s-era baby book, found on eBay, included commentary and advi…

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