AP Photo/J. Walter Green

The 13 sisters in the Brooks family view their only brother, Leslie Benjamin Brooks, following his birth to Mrs. Brooks, 39, at their home in Pittsfield, Maine, Oct. 24, 1954. From left to right, rear, are: Eunice, 16; Alma, 15; Elaine, 14; Ervena, 13; Rosalie, 11; twins, Janet and Janice, 10 and proud father Mr. Lloyd Brooks. Front row: Donna, 8; Hazel, 7; Rae Jean, 5; Eleanor, 4; Koyce, 3; Lorraine, 18 months and Mrs. Brooks holding Leslie Benjamin. The family’s home is a remodeled school house.