Willa Wright Nicodemus during a Canadian Fishing and Canoe Trip, August 24, 1934
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Willa Wright was a bit unusual--most young women of her era married and raised a family. Willa worked as a stenographer in her native Missouri and then as a clerk at a Chicago brokerage office. In 1932, 47-year-old Willa married Edwin Nicodemus. The couple enjoyed travel and outdoor pursuits, including this fishing and canoe trip in Canada in August 1934.
Willa Wright was a bit unusual--most young women of her era married and raised a family. Willa worked as a stenographer in her native Missouri and then as a clerk at a Chicago brokerage office. In 1932, 47-year-old Willa married Edwin Nicodemus. The couple enjoyed travel and outdoor pursuits, including this fishing and canoe trip in Canada in August 1934.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
24 August 1934
Creators
Unknown
Keywords
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2014.62.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mechele Peters.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 5.75 in
Width: 3.5 in
Inscriptions
Handwritten in ink on back: Taken on our canoe / trip, fishing in / Canadian waters. / Aug. 24, 1934 Ink stamp on back: 15
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