1939 Press Photo Mrs. Esther Badgett with her quadruplets - nox03294

Mother, Mrs. Esther Badgett, and her four babies, the country's youngest quadruplets- Joan, Jeraldine, and Joyce, extend greetings to all the mothers in the world on Mother's Day. The infants have just reached their third-month anniversary and were permitted to be photographed with their mother, unmasked, for the first time. They are now being cared for at their home, under strict supervision. Joan weighs over nine pounds, and the other three tip the scale past seven pounds.

Photo is dated 1939.

Photo measures 9.25 x 7 inches.