Buffalo, New York. Beverly Ann, eleven, Mary, eight, and Patsy Grimm six, eating lunch of canned chicken soup and omelette which Beverly Ann prepared. Their mother, a twenty-six year old widow, is a crane operator at Pratt and Letchworth

Buffalo, New York. Beverly Ann Grimm. eleven, with the help of Mary, eight, and Patsy, six, her sisters putting the food away which has just been purchased from a list left that morning by her twenty-six year old widowed mother who is a crane operator at Pratt and Letchworth

Buffalo, New York. Beverly Ann Grimm, eleven, serving an omelette for Saturday lunch for her sisters and herself, while Pasty looks on. Their mother, a twenty-six year old widow, is a crane operator at Pratt and Letchworth

Buffalo, New York. The Grimm family eating Sunday dinner. Mrs. Grimm, a twenty-six year old widow, is a crane operator at Pratt and Letchworth. The two youngest children live in a foster home during the week

Buffalo, New York. Beverly Ann Grimm, eleven, examining her omelette. She is disappointed with the results, it puffed up too much without browning. She is a good cook. Pasty and Mary, her sisters, look on. Their mother, a twenty-six year old widow, is a crane operator at Pratt and Letchworth

Buffalo, New York. Patsy Grimm helping to do all the housework. Their mother, a twenty-six year old widow, is a crane operator at Pratt and Letchworth

Buffalo, New York. The Grimm children doing the housework. Their mother, a twenty-six year old widow, is a crane operator at Pratt and Letchworth

Buffalo, New York. The Grimm children doing the housework. The mother, a twenty-six year old widow, is a crane operator at Pratt and Letchworth

Buffalo, New York. Mary Grimm, eight, doing the housework. Her mother, a twenty-six year old widow, is a crane operator at Pratt and Letchworth