Minnesota's Greatest Generation

Mary Maxson, standing in front of her family's home in Richfield

Many families moved to the suburbs because they believed it was a better place to raise a family. Marian Maxson remembered that there were always children in her Richfield neighborhood to play with her kids. This photograph shows Mary Maxson, age 4, standing in front of the family's home.

Publisher: Marian Maxson, used with permission
Date: 1944

Mary Maxson, standing in front of her family's home in Richfield