Gallery 14: Winners and Judges of a Fitter Families Contest,

The Eugenics Record Office sponsored "fitter family" contests to promote the idea of "breeding" better humans.

family contests, better humans, eugenics, breeding

  • ID: 16329
  • Source: DNALC.DNAFTB

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  • ID: 15800
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  • ID: 15804
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  • ID: 10006
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