Hole in the Clouds


Daddy Folds

Jan 25, 2017

Notes from the Office of War Information, December 1943: "In the evening, Hugh Massman and his wife fold diapers. Joey's bureau drawer crib is moved to the side of their bed for the night."

The Massman family lived in Washington in 1943 while Hugh, a petty officer in the navy, attended a specialized training program. Photographer Esther Bubley spent a few days with them for a feature story about military family life.

After the war, the family returned home to Montana, where they had seven more children.

Washington, DC   baby   World War II   1943   Hugh, Lynn, and Joey Massman   home front   (Image credit: Esther Bubley, via Shorpy)