Babies’ Home Opened By Duchess AKA Duchess Of Marlborough (1914-1918)

Balham, London. Children; institutions; charity; nobility. Duchess of Marlborough opens new mothers and babies home at Balham. Opens with shot of duchess; along with old man and a few ladies; approaching camera; then stopping. Cu same; duchess in lace blouse; large hat. Cu women with children;the duchess is weighing a baby with hair all combed into one curl along the middle of its head; like a mohawk; behind the scale; a fat cheeked little girl held by woman. This is funny--the kid being weighed sits playing with a leaf; then looks up at camera with a frown; then rises in a sort of big dish as the duchess puts a weight on the other side. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the