91.08.7

Print, Photographic

1951 Approximate

Local Royalty in Waseca Parade. Waseca Main Street. Waseca State Street. Waseca Parade. Material: paper. Size: 2 1/8" x 3 1/8". Description: black and white photographic print of a young woman riding in a 1948 Pontiac convertible automobile, waving to the spectators of a parade on North State Street, Waseca - crowd in background - Farmers National Bank building and the Ben Franklin store are visible.

Donor, Jean Larson Ashbacker, born and raised in Waseca, Minnesota, was the daughter of Gordon and Marion Hagen Larson. Gordon Larson worked at Waseca business: Guyer & Martinson Clothiers; he and Guyer's son purchased the business in the 1950s and it was renamed Guyer & Larson Clothiers. Larson was active in the community and in the 1968 Waseca Centennial, Waseca event: Sleigh & Cutter Festival; Sleigh and Cutter Festival activities. Waseca business: Ben Franklin, Farmers National Bank.