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Boxes For Babies

Albert Fenn1947-11

LIFE Photo Collection

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

Man checks filter as John Gray Jr. (R) peeks out window of his "Skinner Box", a germ, draft & noise free baby crib, claimed by some to be better for child development, it was named for behavioral psychologist B.F. Skinner who used similar devices first onanimals and then on his own daughter.

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  • Title: Boxes For Babies
  • Date: 1947-11
  • Location: Sea Cliff, NY, US
  • Physical Dimensions: B/W PRINT
  • Subject Keywords: Child Behavior, Psychology, B. Frederic Skinner, Us, John Jr. Gray, Child Care, Babies, Children, 1940s
  • Publisher: TimeLife
  • Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
  • Provider: LIFE
  • Photographer: Albert Fenn
  • Original ID: TimeLife_image_684969
  • Credits: LIFE
  • Copyright: © Time Inc.
LIFE Photo Collection

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