The Babcocks

Meet the Babcocks, "an American family." Photos by Ralph Amdursky, a photographer for the War Information Office. These were taken in 1943. Mr. Amdursky died in 2013, just shy of 100 years of age. His bio and a eulogy are here.

 Rochester, New York. The Babcocks, an American family

 

 The Babcocks at the dinner table

  

 Mr. and Mrs. Babcock enjoy their garden and grow most of their own vegetables

  

 Earl Babcock watching while Howard, his brother, 

in his Boy Scout uniform, practices tying knots

  

 Howard Babcock hard at work on one of his model airplanes

  

 Howard and Earl Babcock playing in front of their house with their cycles

  

 Mr. Babcock and his two sons, Earl and Howard, fishing on Sunday afternoon
 

 Mr. Babcock explaining an operation to one of the men whom he supervises at the plant

  

 Mr. Babcock using the suggestion box at the plant to submit an idea for saving time

  

 Mr. Babcock leaving the plant for home at the end of the day

  

 Shirley Babcock is very handy at the sewing machine
and she helps her mother with the family sewing

  

Shirley helps Mrs. Babcock with the shopping