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- 1937-11
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
Two sets of triplets at Tacoma General. Erna, Erma and Ernest Christensen, who were born in Tacoma on June 28, 1918 to Hulda and Gothard Christensen hold the triplets that were born to Genevieve Hartle on November 14, 1937. Because the babies were premature and quite small (the largest weighed only 4 pounds 7 ounces), the Christensens were asked to wear surgical gowns and masks for this picture. Mrs. Hartle, smiling said that her husband, William Hartle, seemed more shocked than she when he learned about the increased family. (T. Times 11/16/1937 p.1).
Children--Triplets; Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Christensen, Erna; Christensen, Erma; Christensen, Ernest;