Untitled (little girl holding baby, giant bow in girls hair) c. 1930

Curator: Here, we have an untitled photograph by Harris & Ewing, showing a little girl holding a baby. Editor: It’s haunting, isn’t it? Like a lost memory surfacing from the depths. Curator: Consider the giant bow in the girl’s hair – an emblem of innocence, yet also a marker of imposed societal roles on young girls. Editor: And the baby’s stare! It's unnerving, like it sees right through the facade of childhood. Maybe it sees what lies ahead. Curator: Yes, the image evokes both vulnerability and a sense of premature responsibility. The negative image heightens that feeling of unease. Editor: It's as if childhood itself is being processed in reverse. So thought-provoking.