Minnesota's Greatest Generation

Marian Maxson and children with neighborhood friends.

Young mothers in the post-war years enjoyed their status as stay-at-home moms. They relied on a network of neighborhood friends for socializing and support. Marian Maxson of Richfield, pictured on the left in this photogarph, remembered getting together with neighbors for coffee while their children played together.

Publisher: Marian Maxson, used with permission
Date: 1945

Marian Maxson and children with neighborhood friends.