Graveyard of Sir Josiah Mason's Orphanage by Sir Benjamin Stone

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Date:1908

Description:It is possible to see the surname of a child and their date of death in this photograph – Taylor 1905. The existence of the Orphanage’s graveyard is a physical reminder that child mortality was commonplace. Infectious diseases such as scarlet fever spread quickly in institutions where large numbers of children were brought into regular contact with each other.

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Image courtesy of: Birmingham Archives & Heritage

Donor ref:BA&H: MS 3196 11/21 (110/2479)

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