John and Christine Peschl in Horse Drawn Sleigh. Material: paper. Size: 3" x 4". Description: black and white photo of John and Christine Peschl seated in a horse-drawn sleigh outside of their home in southwest Janesville, 108 South Street. John Peschl was the owner of the Peschl Harness Shop in Janesville.

Peschl Family. Material: paper. Size: 6 1/2" x 8 1/4". Description: black and white photo of four people posed outdoors: Rosella Peschl, John Peschl, Christina Peschl, Joe Peschl; small trees in background.

Lang Family at Janesville Peschl Residence. Material: paper. Size: 5" x 7". Description: black and white glossy photo reprint showing three people posed in front of a house; identified as Margaret Pfeifer Lang, Joseph Lang and son James William Lang; house belongs to John and Christine Peschl in southwest Janesville.

Pfeifer Family on Iosco Township Farm. Material: paper. Size: 5" x 7". Description: black and white photo reprint of Phyllis Pfeifer, Joe Lang, Leo Pfeifer and Allen Pfeifer.

Brick Residence of John and Christina Peschl in Janesville. Peschl Residence. Material: paper. Size: 5" x 7". Description: black and white glossy reprint of original photo showing a brick home, fenced in yard and carriage barn; identified as the home built in 1908 at 118 West South Street in Janesville, Minnesota by John and Christina Peschl. John Peschl operated the Peschl Harness Shop in Janesville.

John and Christine Peschl. Material: paper. Size: 5" x 7". Description: black and white glossy paper reprint of original photo; John and Christine Peschl posed standing beside their home at 118 South Street in Janesville, Minnesota.

John Peschl in Peschl Harness Shop, Janesville. Material: paper. Size: 5" x 7". Description: black and white glossy paper reprint showing the interior of the Peschl Harness Shop in Janesville, Minnesota; owner John Peschl is posed behind the counter helping a customer; the shelves are filled with leather products for sale needed for horses.

John Peschl in Peschl Harness Shop, Janesville. Material: paper. Size: 8" x 10". Description: black and white glossy paper reprint showing the interior of the Peschl Harness Shop in Janesville, Minnesota; owner John Peschl is posed behind the counter helping a customer; the shelves are filled with leather products for sale needed for horses.

Masonic Pin. Material: metal. Size: 1/2" diameter. Description: 50 year Masonic pin; blue and gold: print on front: "50 Years A Mason, Minnesota"; Mason's logo in center; clasp at back.

Image of Brown Printing Company, Waseca. Material: paper, glass, metal. Size: 24" x 40". Description: color painting of the south facing front of the Brown Printing Company showing the glass-windowed office wing, the large Brown Printing Co. sign in the foreground, as well as foundation plants and trees; artist is the wildlife artist, Richard Plasschaert. The painting is framed, matted and under glass.

Ella Trinka Lund Hodgkins. Material: paper. Size: 2 1/2" x 3 1/4". Description: black and white image of a woman wearing her hair in a top bun; her light colored dress has a brooch at the open neckline.

Ella Lund Hodgkins Water Color. Material: paper. Size: 6" x 8" watercolor in a 9 1/2" x 12" paperboard frame. Description: muted blues and greens, water color medium, scene with a body of water in foreground, shoreline, trees and a group of buildings in far background; artist initialed in lower left corner, "EH".

Ella Lund Hodgkins Watercolor Painting. Material: paper. Size: 5 1/2" x 10". Description: muted earth tones, water color medium, image of what appears to be a native American with long, dark hair that holds a white feather, seated on a rock with feet dangling over the edge into a pond; shoreline and trees in the background and reflected in the water; artist initialed in lower left corner, "EH".

Front two pages from a book owned by C.E. Graham. Material: paper. Size: 4 3/4" x 7". Description: cream paper; purple stamp in center: "C.E. Graham, Apr 4 1898, Waseca, Minnesota"; title page from book: "The American Domestic Cyclopaedia."

Stav Motor Retractable Pocket Knife. Material: plastic, metal. Size: 1/2" x 3 1/2". Description: maroon plastic case containing a single sharpened blade; blade is controlled by a black plastic button which when pushed, forces the blade to slide out the end of the case; stamped on reverse side of case: "Stav Motor Sales, Waseca, Minnesota".

Robert and Thelma (Beelow) Schweer Wedding. 30 December 1950. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5". Description: black and white photograph of Bob and Thelma wedding.

Billing Sisters. Material: paper. Size: 5" x 7". Description: black and white photograph of the seven Billing sisters. Left to right: Alice, Clara, Edith, Bertha, Selma, Minnie, Helen.

Hotel Waseca Fork. Material: metal. Size: 7 1/2" L. Description: silver metal fork; engraved on top of handle: "Hotel Waseca"; engraved on back of handle: "The Joesting & Schilling Co., 12 DWT"; fork handle bent.

E. F. Johnson Company Manual. Johnson Viking VFO Assembly and Operation Instruction Manual, 1955. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" x 11". Description: brown cover; red and black print: "Assembly and Operation Instruction Manual, Johnson Viking VFO, Clifford G. Johnson, 3614 Harriet Ave. So., Minneapolis, Minnesota 55409, E.F. Johnson Company, Waseca, Minnesota, U.S.A."; 27 pages.

Letter to Director Sheila Morris from Dr. R. Leland West. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" x 11". Description: white copy paper containing a message to Waseca County Historical Society co-director, Sheila Morris from R. Leland West; the subject discusses a picture of the West & West Veterinary sign that Morris had sent to him; also includes some family information.

Letter from Director Sheila Morris to Dr. R. Leland West. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" x 11". Description: white copy paper containing a message from Waseca County Historical Society Co-Director, Sheila Morris to Dr. R. Leland West of Colorado Springs, Colorado, wherein she responds to West's letter about framing the photo of the Veterinary sign she sent him.

Letter to Dr. West from Eunice Gasner. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" x 11". Description: white copy paper with typewritten message to R. Leland West, DVM of Colorado Springs, Colorado, from Eunice Gasner, Board President of the Waseca County Historical Society; the letter contains an explanation about why the Society was contacting its members about life membership support and asking for donations as its 50th anniversary approached.

Letter to Dr. West from Director Peggy Korsmo-Kennon. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" x 11". Description: white copy paper with typewritten message to R. Leland West of Schaumburg, Illinois, from Peggy Korsmo-Kennon, Director of the Waseca County Historical Society, written on Society letterhead; contents contains a thank you acknowledgement for a recent furnace fund donation received from West.

Letter to Editor Donald Brown from Dr. West. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" x 11". Description: white copy paper with typewritten copy of a four-page letter written on September 27, 1960 by Dr. R. Leland West, Chairman of the Waseca Hospital Board to Editor Donald C. Brown of Waseca; the issue of concern is why an editorial was written questioning why the Waseca Memorial Hospital showed a deficit in its budget when Sleepy Eye's hospital showed a profit.

Waseca Memorial Hospital August 1960 Report. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" x 11". Description: white copy paper with blue typewritten financial report of the Waseca Memorial Hospital as of August 1960; details include current and working assets, inventory value, fixed assets, liabilities, disbursements in August, depreciation year to date and a monthly summary of sources and income.