Bank Check to Janesville State Bank. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 8 1/2". Description: buff colored paper check form with logo of blacksmith on the left side; blank check filled in with the information: $4.13 Minneapolis, June 16, 1914, At sight Pay to the Order of Janesville State Bank, Four and 13/100 Dollars...charge the same amount to account of E. Dieudonne & Son, Janesville, Minn., Challenge Company; handwritten across check "Janesville State Bank, JLS."
Stoughton Wagon Company Order Form. Material: paper. Size: 8" x 13". Description: yellow wholesale order form from the Stoughton Wagon Company of Stoughton, Wisconsin; parts sold to E. Dieudonne & Son by salesman Thos. Lydon.
Herman Olsen Estate Auction Flyer. Material: paper. Size: 11" x 17". Description: blue copy paper with black print advertises the auction sale of machinery and tools of the Herman Olsen Estate west of New Richland on #30 for seven miles, then south on Co. Rd. #11 for two miles, then right on gravel, 65th Street North, first place on the left; auctioneers Jeff Kath and Larry Born.
Nu-Era Hair Design Comb. Material: plastic. Size: 1 1/4" x 5. Description: green plastic pocket comb; white print along horizontal side, "Nu-Era Hair Design, 825-7530, Waseca".
Waseca Glass Inc. Ball Point Pen. Material: plastic, metal. Size: 1/4" x 5 3/4". Description: orange plastic pen, black plastic top, black print along side, " Waseca Glass Inc., Auto, Home, Commercial; Hwy. 13 So., Waseca; 507-835-2590".
Robert and Janette Seljeskog Byrne Heritage. Material: paper; plastic. Size: 9" x 11". Description: white card stock cover with an overlay of clear vinyl; plastic spiral binding. Contents: chapters include history of the Byrne, Matties, Moldenhauer, Mortensen, Seljeskog and Kritzer with references to the Smith and Gish families; additional chapters on the family siblings, first cousins and those family members who served in the military; 83 pages with photographs and illustrations.
Andrew J. Papke. Material: paper. Size: 9"x7". Description: black and white photograph of five men bathing together; printed on the back is "Yokosuka-Japan. Five of the crew of U.S. seamen who are grooming the 35,000 ton Nagota for her rendezvous with an atomic bomb in May, enjoy a hot bath aboard the Japanese battlewagon in Tokyo Bay." Identified L-R: Robert J, Van Hove, Spencerport, NJ; George Moffia, Forest Hills, NY; Henry C. Brennan, Dodgeville, WI.; Samuel D. Gilbert, Fengerville, SC; Andr
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Alland-Johnson Photo Album. Material: leather, paper. Size: 5 1/2" x 7 1/2" x 1". Description: black textured album cover containing many black and white snapshots of family and friends outings and gatherings; some of the names associated with the photos in the album: Hannah Engebretson Alland, a great-grandparents of Russell Johnson, Emma, Carl, Harriet Alland, Selma Breck, Jeanette Johnson, Esther Stoen, Frederick Johnson, Clarence Johnson, Agnes, Carl, Sievert Johnson, Joe Johnson, Jalmer Osm
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Arthur Childress District Judge Campaign Election Card. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 6 1/4". Description: white card stock with black printed photograph of Arthur Childress; reverse side: black printed information: "Fifth Judicial District compliments of Arthur B. Childress, candidate for District Judge", 1910 election dates, primaries Sept. 20, general Nov. 8, map of counties (Waseca, Rice, Steele and Dodge).
Johnson-Alland Photo Album. Material: paper; textile. Size: 8" x 12 1/2". Description: black heavy card stock album cover tied at the spine with black cord; album filled with many black and white snapshots of family and friends outings and gatherings; some of the names associated with the photos in the album: Miss Reincke teacher, Ralph and Olga Alland Grant, Winston Grant, George Paulson, Russell Johnson, Harlan Johnson, Cora and Andrew Johnson, Harvey and Alice Alland, Ida Johnson, Martha Sto
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Seven Young Men: Hagen-Johnson Families. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: sepia colored photo of seven young men posed wearing dark suits, white shirts, high collars and white and light colored ties; identified as Albert Johnson, Iver Hagen, Severt Johnson, Joe Johnson, Andrew Johnson, Gisle Johnson, and Otto Hagen.
Hannah and Hans Alland. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 6". Description: black and white portrait of an older couple identified as Hannah and Hans Alland; photo probably taken for their Golden Wedding anniversary in 1939.
Cora Alland Johnson. Material: paper. Size: 5" x 7". Description: black and white picture of a young woman identified as Cora Alland Johnson, daughter of Hannah and Hans Alland; she is posed seated outdoors with trees in the background; she is wearing a dark dress, white shoes and a dark brimmed cloche hat of the era.
Waldorf Welding Ice Scraper. Material: plastic. Size: 3 1/4" x 7 1/2". Description: pink plastic in the shape of the numeral one; imprinted in black on the lower part of the scraper, "Even Though There is Ice & Snow, Waldorf Welding & Machine is the Place to Go! Waldorf, MN (507) 239-2395".
Zimmerli Family information.
Hannah Engebretson Alland. Material: paper. Size: 2 1/2" x 4". Description: sepia carte-de-viste portrait; image of a young woman, dark hair pulled back from her face in a high pompadour and worn in an upsweep; she is wearing a dress with a vertical line of bodice buttons that extends down from the high neckline; narrow lace ruffle around her high collar centered with a small white floral piece; she is identified as Hannah Engebretson who later married Hans Alland
Alland Family History. Material: paper, metal. Size: 10" x 11 1/2". Description: black hard cover, three-ring binder, spine print: Alland Family Saga; contents: variously numbered pages including family tree, biographical sketches, family history, legends and interviews prepared by Esther Johnson Paulson.
Ralph and Olga Grant, Dick, Gloria and Winston. Material: paper. Size: 2 1/2" x 3 1/2". Description: black and white portrait of the Ralph and Olga Grant family with children Richard, Gloria and Winston.
Pastor and Mrs. Winston Grant, Stephen, Karen, James and John Grant. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 3 1/2". Description: black and white snapshot of a family posed with their enlarged Christmas greeting; light colored drape in background.
Pastor and Mrs. Winston Grant, Stephen, Karen, James and John Grant. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 3 1/2". Description: black and white snapshot of a family posed with their enlarged Christmas greeting; light colored drape in background.
Emma Johnson. Material: paper. Size: 3" x 4 1/2". Description: black and white portrait of a young woman identified as Emma Johnson, sister of Andrew T. Johnson; she has dark hair that is styled into a short bob with half-bangs; she is wearing a dark dress with an open square neckline with light colored collar binding.
Johnson Family Woman. Material: paper. Size: 3" x 4". Description: sepia image of a young woman wearing a light colored dress with a lacy bodice and wide sailor collar; single strand pearls around her neck. Kopman Photography.
Johnson Family Woman. Material: paper. Size: 2 1/2" x 4 1/2". Description: sepia image of a young woman wearing a dark taffeta dress with a lighter colored sailor collar.
Kongsberg, Norway Train Station.
Mr. and Mrs. Ole Engebretson. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 6 1/2". Description: sepia portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Engebretson; they are posed in a studio setting, sitting side by side; she is wearing a dark dress with pleated skirt and matching waist jacket with black lapels and a high collar trimmed with lace; she is holding a book; Mr. Engebretson has a full graying beard and is wearing a dark three piece suit with a white shirt; photographer is E. J. Christman, Waterville, Minn.