One-day-old Bobby Glen Choate loafs his time away in a Colorado General Hospital incubator, after the harrowing experience 5/5 of being pronounced dead at birth, and apparently staying that way for 3 hours. The boy, born 3 months premature to Mrs. Larry Choate, was discovered to be alive by Adams County Coroner Jack St. Germaine, when he heard the baby sign.

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

One-day-old Bobby Glen Choate loafs his time away in a Colorado General Hospital incubator, after the harrowing experience 5/5 of being pronounced dead at birth, and apparently staying that way for 3 hours. The boy, born 3 months premature to Mrs. Larry Choate, was discovered to be alive by Adams County Coroner Jack St. Germaine, when he heard the baby sign.

United Press International · [ca. May 1964]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Incubators

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