Minnesota's Greatest Generation

Children making angels in the snow, 1950

A happy, healthy childhood was the wish of post-war parents who had known the hardships of the Great Depression and shortages of wartime America. The children in this photograph appear to be enjoying a carefree moment, playing in the snow.

Creator: Minneapolis Star Journal Tribune
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
Date: 1950
Identifer: location GV3.79 p26

Children making angels in the snow, 1950