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Bus Baby: 1943
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 08/25/2009 - 5:15am.
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September 1943. "Greyhound bus trip from Louisville, Kentucky, to Memphis, Tennessee, and the terminals." Medium-format nitrate negative by Esther Bubley for the Office of War Information. View full size.
What? No Pampers?
Submitted by Marilyn LV on Mon, 01/18/2010 - 4:54pm.
Can you imagine taking baby on a long trip in cloth diapers?
CUTE baby!!!!
Submitted by pattyanne on Tue, 08/25/2009 - 10:51pm.
Very cute little baby! Amazing to know he/she is older than me. I am older than dirt!
Evil Baby.
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Tue, 08/25/2009 - 8:51pm.
Something about this tot screams Damien.
Those were the days
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Tue, 08/25/2009 - 11:45am.
Back when people got dressed up to travel.
Hey Baby!
Submitted by Born40YearsTooLate on Tue, 08/25/2009 - 10:02am.
You look awfully spry for a 66-year-old!
Meh
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Tue, 08/25/2009 - 9:50am.
Esther produced some remarkable work, a few of which we've seen here on Shorpy.
This photo, however, is not one of them.
"I hope that Lady comes back for her kid!"
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Tue, 08/25/2009 - 8:54am.
You know the trip to Memphis had to be loooong.
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