Original "Gerber Baby" Turns 90
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TAMPA (CBSMiami/AP) - Happy birthday to the Gerber baby.
The original Gerber baby, Ann Taylor Cook, celebrated her 90th birthday on Sunday.
Cook was about 4 months old in 1927 when her image was sketched in charcoal by a family friend. The drawing was submitted to Gerber a year later when Gerber put out a call for images to be used in its new baby food advertisements.
Cook's picture became the company's official trademark in 1931.
Cook became a mother of four and taught literature and writing in Tampa for 26 years before retiring in 1989.
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