History and Hearsay

Babies as Entertainment in Amusement Parks: The Bizarre History of Incubator Exhibits!

Christina Season 4 Episode 3

Timestamps: 
0:00 - Intro 
0:38 - The Infantorium in Wonderland
2:06 - Lions Hachery 
4:38 - Copy Cats & Couney
8:03 - The World's Fair
9:44 -  Freak Shows
13:20 - Dr Martin's Backstory
16:18 - Baby Exhibits
20:31 - Amusement Parks
24:24 - SAfety Concerna
26:12 - The Real Reason
27:27 - Finally A Breakthrough
30:21 - Beth Allen
31:43 - Couney's Reputation & Personal Life
32:47 - Conspiracy Theories 
41:12 - Final Thoughts 

SOURCES

https://www.stltoday.com/the-crime-of-the-decade/article_367b4112-daf7-513d-9dc9-3660e913b62c.html

https://neonatology.net/glry/lion.html 

https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/the-infantorium/ 

https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/martin-couney-and-incubator-exhibits-1896-1943 

https://columbiasurgery.org/news/2015/08/06/history-medicine-incubator-babies-coney-island

https://engines.egr.uh.edu/episode/2279

https://neonatology.net/gallery/exhibitions/new-york-worlds-fair-1939-1940/ 

https://www.history.com/news/baby-incubators-boardwalk-sideshows-medical-marvels

https://daily.jstor.org/coney-islands-incubator-babies/