New mother votes, 1952

New mother votes, 4 November 1952. Mrs Ruth Beckstrom -- 25 years (1507 Penmar Avenue Venice who gave birth to a baby boy at 4:11 A.M and voted at 4:11 P.M.);Mrs Alice Stoffel (at voting precinct);Wayne Barkhouse (ambulance attendant);Mrs Helen Morgan (judge of precinct);Roland Hodges (ambulance attendant).;Caption slip reads: 'Photographer: Gaze. Date: 1952-11-04. Reporter: Gaze. Assignment: New mother votes. 29: Mrs Ruth Beckstrom, 25, of 1507 Penmar ave., Venice, signs register to vote, held by Mrs Alice Stoffel, inspector of Precinct No. 2219-C In background is ambulance attendant Wayne Barkhouse. Mrs Beckstrom gave birth to a baby boy at 4:11 a.m., voted at 4:11 p.m. 30: Mrs Ruth Beckstrom, 25, 1507 Penmar ave., Venice, who gave birth to baby boy at 11 a.m. today, signs register to vote at 4:11 p.m. Ambulance attendants, who took her from St. John's Hospital, Santa Monica, to her Venice polling place were, l to r: Roland Hodges and Wayne Barkhouse. 81: Mrs Ruth Beckstrom, 25, of 1507 Penmar ave., Venice, who gave birth to a baby boy at 4:11 a.m., is given ballot stub after voting at 4:11 p.m. by Mrs Helen Morgan, judge of precinct 2219-C, Venice. Ambulance men are Roland Hodges (left) and Wawyne Barkhouse. 82: Mrs Ruth Beckstrom, 25, of 1507 Penmar ave., Venice, who gave birth to baby boy at 4:11 a.m. and voted at 4:11 p.m. is taken down narrow stairway from her polling place by ambulance attendants Roland Hodges (at head of stretcher) and Wayne Barkhouse. She was transported from St. John's hospital, Santa Monica, to her precinct in ambulance'.Venice; Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Los Angeles Examiner/USC Libraries/Corbis via Getty Images)
New mother votes, 4 November 1952. Mrs Ruth Beckstrom -- 25 years (1507 Penmar Avenue Venice who gave birth to a baby boy at 4:11 A.M and voted at 4:11 P.M.);Mrs Alice Stoffel (at voting precinct);Wayne Barkhouse (ambulance attendant);Mrs Helen Morgan (judge of precinct);Roland Hodges (ambulance attendant).;Caption slip reads: 'Photographer: Gaze. Date: 1952-11-04. Reporter: Gaze. Assignment: New mother votes. 29: Mrs Ruth Beckstrom, 25, of 1507 Penmar ave., Venice, signs register to vote, held by Mrs Alice Stoffel, inspector of Precinct No. 2219-C In background is ambulance attendant Wayne Barkhouse. Mrs Beckstrom gave birth to a baby boy at 4:11 a.m., voted at 4:11 p.m. 30: Mrs Ruth Beckstrom, 25, 1507 Penmar ave., Venice, who gave birth to baby boy at 11 a.m. today, signs register to vote at 4:11 p.m. Ambulance attendants, who took her from St. John's Hospital, Santa Monica, to her Venice polling place were, l to r: Roland Hodges and Wayne Barkhouse. 81: Mrs Ruth Beckstrom, 25, of 1507 Penmar ave., Venice, who gave birth to a baby boy at 4:11 a.m., is given ballot stub after voting at 4:11 p.m. by Mrs Helen Morgan, judge of precinct 2219-C, Venice. Ambulance men are Roland Hodges (left) and Wawyne Barkhouse. 82: Mrs Ruth Beckstrom, 25, of 1507 Penmar ave., Venice, who gave birth to baby boy at 4:11 a.m. and voted at 4:11 p.m. is taken down narrow stairway from her polling place by ambulance attendants Roland Hodges (at head of stretcher) and Wayne Barkhouse. She was transported from St. John's hospital, Santa Monica, to her precinct in ambulance'.Venice; Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Los Angeles Examiner/USC Libraries/Corbis via Getty Images)
New mother votes, 1952
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