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December 1943. "Lynn Massman, wife of a second class petty officer who is studying in Washington, does the washing every morning." View full size. Medium-format negative by Esther Bubley for the Office of War Information.
...would've loved to see the baby's expression after the bulb went off. At least he's got clean diapers lined up.
You know, I don't think kids just walk off tables. They have the instinct, you know, to not jump off a cliff and all that.
[Esther Bubley used floodlights, not flashbulbs, for illumination in these photos. - Dave]
There are so many baby-hazards in that kitchen I can't believe the kid lived at all...the cord, the kid on the table......
[And yet the lady had eight kids. And ran for the state Senate in Montana! What did she know that we don't? - Dave]
My kid would have rolled off the table the second I walked away.
I wonder where that baby is now ... Shorpy.com makes you think about that kind of thing. Thank you!
[Joey died eight years ago. Read the comments here for more info. - Dave]
The look on the baby's face says it all ... "You're doing WHAT to my diapers!!!???"
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