site.btaMid-20th Century Daycare Napping Practices in Bulgaria
Outdoor napping in a daycare in the northwestern village of Koynare, June 20, 1952. Original caption reads: Daycare No. 1 in the village of Koynare, Byala Slatina Municipality. While the members of the local cooperative farm are busy harvesting the bountiful crop, their children are taking a good rest under the watchful eyes of well-trained education staff. BTA Archive/Georgi Vikentiev
A number of BTA photographs from rural Bulgaria during the 1950s show rows of children bundled up and sleeping outside on cots. Outdoor napping apparently reflecting a belief that exposure to outdoor air was healthier than indoor air.
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