Snyder Triplets: Army Mess Hall Cooks, 1945

Name/Title

Snyder Triplets: Army Mess Hall Cooks, 1945

Entry/Object ID

2016.012.001

Description

B/w press photo of the Snyder triplets, Bill, Jack, and Charles in the Mariana Islands, 1945. Label on the back of the photo states: "THREE COOKS DON'T SPOIL THE BROTH; MARIANAS--Too many cooks don't spoil the broth, and the Snyder triplets can prove it. All three are mess hall cooks at a B-29 unit of the 21st bomber command in the Marianas. Left to right: Captains. Bill, Jack, and Charles Snyder, of Millburn, N.J. They are the in the same mess hall and work on the same shift.; BU B JH SPL 80 (?); 5/6/45 (MD); CREDIT (OFFICIAL USAAF PHOTO FROM ACME)." Back is also stamped on back: "REF. DEPT; 5-11-'45; N.E.A.(?)" and written on back in pencil is: "A15409" and USAAF in Marianas."

Acquisition

Accession

2016.012

Source or Donor

Lynne Ranieri

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

6 in