33.00.16

Print, Photographic

1941

Waseca Parade. Waseca Main Street. Waseca State Street. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/4" x 4 1/2". Description: black and white photograph from the July 4, 1941 parade down State Street in Waseca, main street Waseca; showing a truck marked "Mankato's Own '400'" and "Mankato Chamber of Commerce." Several men dressed in overalls stand and wave from the truck to the crowd. The west side of State Street storefronts can be seen including the bakery, and the Great Atlantic & P . . .

A collection of 20 black and white photographs of the July 4 parades in 1941 and 1942. This parade event also celebrated "Overalls Day" as pairs of overalls can be seen hanging over the street in several of these photos. Photos were taken by Lyle Rutledge, of Waseca Mutual, and father of Jerry Rutledge.