Waseca Fire Department in Uniform. Material: paper. Size: 9-1/4" x 7-1/4". Description: black and white photograph of a group of uniformed men in front of City Hall, Waseca, identified on the back as Waseca Fire Dept. Members. Top: Leopold Fiebiger, Allie (Alfred) Clayton, John Gutfleisch; next row down: William Abraham, William Blowers, Manthey, Charles Laudert, Otto Masourick, Ed Madden; next row down: Unknown, W.E. Herbst, Fred Clayton, Marquardt, Philo Clayton; next row down: Wobschall, Unknown, Kreuger, Unknown, Charles Smith, Gulick Knutson, Unknown, Manthey?, Emil Wobschall, Schmidt; driver: Gust Krieger: next to drive: Unknown. Waseca Fire Department. Description: newsprint copy from The Waseca Journal Newspaper Volume 87 - caption: "The Waseca Fire Department is pictured above, believed to be about 1912. The [original] photo is owned by G. E. Knutson of Waseca. Several of the department members pictured are still living. The Journal will be interested in receiving the names of those pictured and urges readers to send in those names. The photo was taken in front of the city hall on South State"; attached note: "Return Beatrice Bauman, Mrs. Clem Aug 52"; attached list identifies those in photo: first row left to right 1. William Wobschall, 2.?, 3. ?, 4. H.M. Buck, 5. Charles Smith, 6. G.E. Knutson, 7. ?? Dr. Prail, 8. John Manthey, 9. Emil Wobschall, 10. John Schmidt; second row left to right: 1. G.E. Wobschall, 2. William E. Herbst, 3. Fred Clayton, 4. ?, 5. C.P. Sommerstadt ?' third row left to riight: 1. William Abraham, 2. Ernest Wobschall, 3. William A. Manthey, 4.? Charles Laudert, 5. Otto Masourick, 6. Ed Madden, 7. Gus Kroeger (driver) ?, 8. August Wobschall (to driver's left); top row: 1. Leopold Fiebiger, 2. Wolf ? or Allie Clayton, 3. John Gutfleisch."
