27.89.67

Postcard, Photographic

1909 Approximate

Automobile Club at North Star Park. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2" black and white postcard photograph of the "Automobile Club Lunching at North Star Park, Waseca, Minn."; pictured is a large group of unidentified people, families sitting down to lunch outdoors at a very long table; the view is looking lengthwise toward the other end of the table; trees surround the scene, a building on left background may be the boat house; an Overland automobile is parked in distance on right; members of the Hawkes family may be in this photograph as this album belonged to Hannah Hawkes; photographer unidentified; see album page 21.

Album cover and binding in poor condition; photographs and postcards in excellent condition; many color lithographed postcards; black and white photo postcards are in excellent condition. Only Waseca photographs scanned into collection and start with Accession 27.89.15; donor, Anne Olson, bought the Hawkes home at 607 N. State St., Waseca, and found this album in the home. Hannah Hawkes was the sister of Charlie Hawkes. Hannah worked as the secretary to E. A. Everett at the EACO Mill.