World War I Enlistees by Courthouse, August 26, 1918. Material: paper. Size: 8 3/4" x 6 1/2". Description: black and white photograph of a large group of 15 young men, having enlisted to serve in World War I; posed outside the Waseca County Courthouse before leaving on August 26, 1918; all hold an identical drawstring bag, and a ribbon on their lapels or shirts identifying them from Waseca County, Minn.; photographed by Geo. Kopman, all unidentified. Men unidentified, names in random order: William A. Risto, Pemberton; Herman William Fritchie, Waldorf; Arthur Scholljegerdes, Waseca; Carl S. Swenson, New Richland; August J. Roelin, Waseca; Albert H. Krueger, New Richland; Louis A. Rudolph, Janesville; Awalt Kukuk, Janesville; Leonard D. Larson, Waseca; Louis W. Laase, Pemberton; Carl M. Brecke, New Richland; Elmer C.E. Schultz, Minnesota Lake; Ewald Erdman, Minnesota Lake; Corbie L. Arnfelt, New Richland. Back row second from right: Frank Spoor. White print on front: "Left Aug. 26, 1918, Waseca, Minn."
