83.96.14
Print, Photographic
1910 Approximate
Mittelstaedt, Grant, Peterson, Madden in Waseca County Courthouse. 5" x 7" black and white photograph of a room with a long wooden desk in the center, two men are on the left, two men are on the right, large books are open on either side, bottles and glasses are under the center shelf; on the left and back walls are shelves of large books stored horizontally; on the right is a tall window, a man has an open book on the sill; a stool is in the right foreground, electric lighting visible; floor is tiled; spitoon on floor near back leg of table; ceiling is shaped like two arches; identified as the Waseca County Courthouse, Register of Deeds vault (This building is a Historic Site; it is on the National Register of Historic Sites.) (L-R) Herman Mittelstaedt, Charles Grant, T. Peterson, J. Madden; condition - mount is stained
Waseca County Government Courthouse, Register of Deeds. Arched ceiling shows how the courthouse was made - in a series of arches. Window in vault has two steel shutters that are visible here. Note hinges near Mr. Madden. This table or one similar is now located in the WCHS Bailey House Library.