Model Mothers at the Ambassador Hotel, 1945 (Ralph Morris)
“A young woman identified as a “Model Mother” from the Blue Book Model Agency can be seen sitting atop the diving board at the Ambassador Hotel’s pool, holding a child on her lap. Both model and child are wearing bathing suits. The Blue Book Model Agency had its offices at the Ambassador Hotel, located at 3400 Wilshire Blvd.; its most famous model was Marilyn Monroe, who signed on with the agency in 1946. Photo dated: October 9, 1945. ” (
Los Angeles Public Library Archives)
Twins become mothers together for second time in two years, 1955
Washington, D.C., April 7: Accustomed to doing practically the same things all their lives, these Washington twins, now mothers, have apparently decided that having their children together would certainly be in order. The mothers, Mrs. Eileen Moon, left, and Mrs. Kathleen Robie, last week gave birth to daughters to set a new record at Columbia Maternity Hospital. This same thing happened in July 1937 when Mrs. Robie gave birth to a girl and a few hours later Mrs. Moon’s baby, a boy, arrived (Harris & Ewing)
Shirley Temple and two-year old daughter Susan leaving for Hawaian vacation, 1950 (Herald Examiner)
Film star Helen Hayes and her daughter, 1934
Maman et Marguerite, c1900 (Gabriel Loppé)
Mother and child of Taxco, Mexico, 1932 (Anton Bruehl)
Mère et son enfant fermement enlacés, c1935 (Friedrich Seidenstucker)
Bath time, 1957 (Henk Hilterman)
Mother and Child, c1925 (Harry M. Rhoads)
Mother and Child, 1925 (Anne Brigman)
