Census Data: Babe’s Father Earned $810 in 1939
April 23, 2012
What we learned the day an enumerator with the U.S. Census Bureau knocked on the door of Babe’s home in 1940. … More Census Data: Babe’s Father Earned $810 in 1939
Month: April 2012
The Only Photograph of Babe That I Know of Is On This Page
April 16, 2012
The more I work through these letters, the more amazed I am that virtually no photographs of Babe exist. … More The Only Photograph of Babe That I Know of Is On This Page
‘The Weather Has Been Pretty Good Around Here Lately’
April 13, 2012
Sometimes, I wonder why Babe bothers to write a letter when he doesn’t really have anything to say. This is an example. … More ‘The Weather Has Been Pretty Good Around Here Lately’
‘Waiting to Catch One of Them…So I Can Beat His Head Off’
April 12, 2012
Babe is quite unkind here about the Italians people he has encountered lately, assuming that they’ve stolen his belongings regularly. … More ‘Waiting to Catch One of Them…So I Can Beat His Head Off’
Received a Letter Dated Feb. 4, ‘Which is Poor Service’
April 11, 2012
Basically, Babe’s acknowledging receipt of some letters from home–and that’s about it. … More Received a Letter Dated Feb. 4, ‘Which is Poor Service’
Well, Happy and Safe 