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Saturday, August 5, 2017
Momie, Ruth, and Helen
Written on the back of the second photo, "Detroit River, summer 1938. Momie & Ruth." The third picture, "Detroit River, summer 1938. Ruth & Helen."
The Detroit River connects the not so great Lake Saint Clair, Detroit, and Lake Erie. (The Saint Clair River connects Lake Huron and Lake Saint Clair.) It also separates Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, Canada. In 1938, it was one of the most polluted waterways in North America, so if these three ladies were actually swimming, they risked at least a few weird infections. More likely, they were headed to Lake Erie for a week of sailing.
1938 was near the end of the great depression. In a few years, World War 2 defense spending would make Detroit one of the wealthiest cities in the world. After the war, with no real competition from foreign car makers, Detroit continued getting richer and richer. If this family could afford a sailboat during the depression, they probably were in a position to really cash in during the war and the post war boom.
And yes, who ever wrote the message on the back of the photos did spell it Momie.
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