History Facts & Stories on Instagram: "An infant exercise device from the 1940s that was created to promote early physical development. During this period, many parents and experts believed that encouraging babies to exercise would help build leg strength and prepare them for standing and walking. These devices often supported the baby in an upright position and allowed gentle bouncing or pushing movements. Although they were widely accepted at the time, modern child development research places

Lost Ceylon Diaries on Instagram: "This remarkable street scene was filmed in the 1940s in Kandy by Ettore “Ito” Porreca, an American combat cameraman who served with the United States Army during World War II and documented life in Ceylon (today’s Sri Lanka) during his wartime service and stay on the island. Porreca’s film journal offers rare moving footage of everyday people and culture during an era rarely captured on camera outside official records. In this frame, we see a soft drink vendor