J. L. Jack Ressler and Mary Dusbabek Family Portrait. Material: paper. Size: 6" x 8". Description: black and white photo mounted on a gray paperboard matte showing parents and their six children; identified back row: Allen Ressler, Irene Ressler Johnson, Manley Ressler; middle row: Lawrence, Jack, Mary; front row: Earl and Lillian.

Pearls at Random Strung. Material: paper. Size: 5 1/2" W. x 9 1/2" L. Description: purple textured paper cover tied at the spine with a purple grosgrain ribbon; gold cover lettering: "Pearls at Random Strung". Contents: 62 pages of Choice Quotations, favorites of Waseca people, compiled and published by the ladies of the Congregational Church, Waseca, Minn., May 1901; photos of local landmarks including the Methodist Episcopal Church, the South-Side School Building, the Waseca County Court House ... more

Waseca Central Middle School Pencil. Material: wood, metal, graphite. Size: 5/16" diameter x 7 1/2" L. Description: white painted wooden cylinder; graphite extends through core; silver colored metal band extends around top and holds eraser to tip; blue printed information on shaft: "Waseca Central Middle School."

Carl Paulson and Irene Johnson Family; Arne Johnson and Jennie (Petra) Lee Family History. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" x 11". Description: multiple pages of family history and photocopied pictures stapled together. Contents: family history of Norwegian immigrants, Arne Johnson and Jennie Lee or Petra Lee who farmed in Lemond Township and are buried at the Pontoppidan Lutheran Cemetery; photos and genealogy of their children Gertrude Johnson, Irene Johnson (Paulson), Harvey Johnson, Lemick ... more

The First 90: A History of E. F. Johnson Technologies. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" x 11". Description: dark glossy card stock cover showing the graphic of two men talking beside an early 1900s automobile on a street in front of an early E. F. Johnson office and storefront; title on book: The First 90, A History of EF Johnson Technologies. Contents: 147 illustrated pages divided into the following chapters covering the years 1899-2014 including Beginnings, Early Components, The War Years, ... more

High School Scrapbook of Helen Wadd (Borgeson) 1926-1928. Material: paper. Size: 6" x 9" x 3". Description: blue hard cover entitled "Happy School Days, a memory book"; book contains mementos and photos from donor's Waseca High School and community social life; original letters and creations of the donor. Photo section includes snapshots of Helen Wadd, Clifford Wadd, Viola Tollefson, Marian Swanson, Henry Rudolf, Bob Fette, Clark Rudolf, Adeline Hanson, Helen Jackson, the "High Strutters", He ... more

Ceramic Janesville School Souvenir Creamer. Material: ceramic. Size: 2 1/2" diameter x 3 1/2" H. Description: white china with a pink glaze and gold luster band around inside rim; picture of the school transferred to front of up; printed on exterior: "Janesville High School, Janesville, Minn"; white triangular handle on one side; narrow perimeter base.

Ewest Family Album. Material: paper, metal, plastic. Size: 8" x 10 1/2" x 2 1/2" H. Description: cream celluloid cover; three angelic faces in upper left corner, embossed letters on front: "Album"; gold metal edging; gold metal latch on right side (broken); 15 cardboard pages with black and white photos. Note inside front cover: "From the Farm of Carl Broscoff. Photo books go to Lorraine Ballman. This is from the Ewest Family."

Baby Portrait from Ewest Album. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white photograph mounted on cardboard; baby wearing cotton dress with tatting edging sitting in ornate wicker chair. Photographer: A.J. Lawin, Waseca, Minn.

Wedding Portrait from Ewest Album. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white photograph mounted on cardboard; bride wearing long sleeved waist with skirt, tall headpiece and long veil. Mustached groom is wearing dark colored suit with white collared shirt and bow tie, floral boutonniere on left lapel, white handkerchief in left breast pocket. They are each posed with one hand resting on an ornately carved wooden chair with floral patterned cushioned seat and back rest betw ... more

Wedding Portrait from Ewest Album. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white photograph mounted on cardboard shows a young man and woman posed standing side by side in a studio setting; the bride is wearing a floor length, gored skirt gown featuring a very wide white lace collar that extends over the shoulders of the long leg o'mutton sleeves with pearl edged cuffs; a wide shirred sash edged with pearl trim encircles the waistline; a long veil extends from her floral head ... more

Wedding Portrait from Ewest Album. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white photograph mounted on cardboard; bride is wearing a long floor length gown with long leg o'mutton sleeves with fingerless gloves extending from beneath each embroidered cuff; the gown's upper bodice is vertically shirred and features a high shirred collar; two horizontal bands encircle waist and lower bodice; a long veil extends from her floral headpiece; she carries a single flower in her right h ... more

Wedding Portrait from Ewest Album. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white photograph mounted on cardboard; bride is wearing a dark floor length gown with white ruffled lace collar, lace trim at elbows and wrists; narrow ruffle with rosettes encircles the hemline; her long veil extends from a floral headpiece. The groom is wearing a dark colored suit with white collared shirt, boutonniere on right lapel; they are posed holding hands. Photographer: Yates Studio, Waseca, M ... more

Wedding Portrait from Ewest Album. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white photograph mounted on cardboard; posed seated, the bride is wearing a long dark gown that features a white lace bodice and high lace collar, leg o'mutton sleeves banded at the elbow; her tall headpiece is a brimmed hat decorated with several flowers, feathers and bows; she is holding a small bouquet and handkerchief in her lap; the groom is posed standing beside her with his elbow resting on the ... more

Ewest Family Portrait from Ewest Album. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white photograph mounted on cardboard showing the Ewest siblings; identified back row left to right: Louise or Louisa "Lizzie" Ewest; Eda or Ida Ewest Schroeder; Herman Ewest. Front row left to right: Walter Ewest; Martha Ewest Wobschall; William Ewest. Photographer: Goodspeed's Ground Floor Studio, Waseca, Minn. Goodspeed Studio.

Young Woman Portrait from Ewest Album. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white photograph mounted on cardboard; a young woman with short center parted hair is posed with her hand resting on a white wicker chair in a studio setting; she is wearing a dark, floor length skirt and waist featuring a centered corsage, a ruffled white lace collar and long leg o'mutton sleeves banded above the elbow; dark fingerless gloves extend from beneath the cuffs. Photographer: A.S. Bagne ... more

Young Man Portrait from Ewest Album. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white photograph mounted on cardboard; man wearing dark colored suit with white collared shirt and dark colored vest; he is posed in a studio setting standing next to wooden branch fence, holding a bowler hat in right hand; background of sunflowers, trees, a porch and walking bridge. Photographer: Yates Studio, Waseca, Minn.

Young Man Portrait from Ewest Album. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white photograph mounted on cardboard; man wearing dark colored suit with white collared shirt and tie and dark vest; he is posed in a studio setting standing next to wooden branch fence and grasses, holding a hat in left hand. Photographer: Yates Studio, Waseca, Minn.

Young Woman Portrait from Ewest Album. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white photograph mounted on cardboard; a young woman with short and tightly curled hair is posed standing in a studio setting wearing dark floor length gown with leg o’mutton sleeves banded at the elbow with dark lace; the gown’s upper bodice is vertically shirred and features a shirred collar with two lace collar overlays; a wide horizontal band encircles waist; ruffles encircle skirt knee and heml ... more

Young Woman Portrait from Ewest Album. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white photograph mounted on cardboard; profile of young woman; dark patterned waist with leg o'mutton sleeves; light colored bow at collar, bodice features a center lace insert; hairstyle is untamed wispy bangs with the rest of her hair pulled back with a coiled hair decoration. Photographer: Sower, Waseca, Minn.

Young Man Portrait from Ewest Album. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white photograph mounted on cardboard; young man dressed in dark colored suit with white shirt and bow tie and dark vest; pocket watch chain attached to vest; man posed in studio setting with large piece of fur lying on floor behind him. Photographer: A.J. Lawin, Waseca, Minn.

Young Woman Portrait from Ewest Album. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white photograph mounted on cardboard; young woman wearing a dark patterned, floor length skirt and a long sleeved waist with a centered vertical row of buttons and long vertical pleats on each bodice side, a spray of ribbon on one shoulder; she is posed in a studio setting standing next to wooden branch fence; background of trees, a fence and grasses. Photographer: Yates Sisters, Waseca, Minn.

Child Portrait from Ewest Album. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white photograph mounted on cardboard; posed seated on a patterned rug, a young child with hair combed into a large top curl is wearing a dark jumper over a long sleeved lacy white blouse and a chain necklace; pleated tucks encircle the lower edge of the jumper and the white scalloped edge of a slip and shoes show below the skirt hemline. Photographer: Yates Studio, Waseca, Minn.

Memories of a WWII Veteran: Harold Tesch. Material: paper. Size: 9" x 11". Description: black hard cover book with a center cutout showing a black and white photo of a young man in Army uniform: T/5 Technical Corporal Harold Tesch. Contents: narrative in the first person detailing Corporal Tesch's memories during his time in the United States Army during World War II from 1944 when he received his draft notice while a senior at Waldorf High School; other references to basic training in Texas ... more

Memorial Card for Louise or Louisa "Lizzie" Ewest from Ewest Album. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 5 1/2". Description: brown print: "In loving remembrance of Louisa Ewest, Died Aug. 18, 1899, Age 19 yrs. 3 mos. 28 days. Gone but not forgotten." German text. Black and white circular photograph of Louisa mounted in center of cardboard. Louisa Augusta "Lizzie" Ewest born 20 April 1880 died 18 August 1899. Lizzie Ewest was killed while passing under a tree. On Friday morning a short time after 7 o'clo ... more