• Short Summary

    Footage of mother with no hands and husband washing baby. Sussex.

  • Description

    Disabled Mother. Sussex.

    C/U Mother (Mrs Audrey Durrant) nursing baby. C/U Baby. L/S Father at sink, filling bowl which he pours into bath and then puts his elbow in to see that it is not too hot. Baby and mother in background. C/U Father's wrist in bath water. He takes it out. C/U Child in mother's arms.

    L/S Mother stands up with baby, father takes it from her and lays it on a towel on table. C/U Mother watching. C/U Father preparing baby for bath. C/U Father. C/U Baby, father picks it up and puts it into bath. C/U Baby being bathed. L/S Father taking baby from bath lays it on the table and then rubs it dry. C/U Mother watching. C/U Father rubbing, baby dry. High angle shot of father putting napkin on baby. M/S Father, he hands baby back to mother. M/S Mother nursing baby.

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    1603.09
    Media URN:
    51430
    Group:
    New pictorials
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    14/12/1953
    Sound:
    Sound
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:01:15:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:17:04:00 / 01:18:19:00
    Canister:
    NP 483

Comments (1)

  1. Unknown user says

    I visited this remarkable lady today - 27.12.14 who is still living in Worthing.

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