Citizens State Bank Coin Purse. Material: leather and metal. Size: 3 3/8" W. x 3 1/2" L. Description: brown leather pouch with a silver metal edge along the top opening; closure at the top with three metal hooks that snap against each other; two inside compartments; stamped in gold on outside front: "Compliments of Citizens State Bank Janesville, Minn."

Janesville State Bank Coin Bank. Material: metal, paper. Size: 3 5/8" W. x 5 3/8" H. x 1" deep. Description: red simulated leather cover with brushed gold colored, three-sided metal edging made to look like edges of a book; printed on front in gold: "Janesville State Bank, Janesville, Minnesota"; printed in gold on "spine" edge: "Save and Have, Franklin, Vol. 1"; small keyhole on bottom edge and the words: "Bankers Utilities Co., San Francisco USA, Pat. Appd. For"; hole and slot on top edge f ... more

Janesville Citizens State Bank Portfolio. Material: paper, leather,metal, textile. Size: 5" W. x 10 5/8" L. Description: black leather cover with seven brown envelopes files inside; cover gold lettering: "Valuable Papers Compliments of Citizens State Bank, Janesville, Minn."; two black metal eyelets in cover with a black cord threaded through cover and wire reinforced holes in envelopes; each envelope is stamped at the top: "Contents" with lines to record stored documents, one envelope for ea ... more

Janesville. Material: paper. Size: 3 3/8" W. x 5 1/4" L. Description: four-colored paper - front scene: kissing couple seated on bench, trees and pond in background, grass with pink flowers in the foreground - black printed message at top: "Hidden opportunities in Janesville, Minn." - reverse side: brown printed: "This side for Correspondence" on left - "This side for Address" on right side with four lines for the address - penciled in: "HA Panzram" and black stamped: "Panzram, Waseca, Minn."

Frank Papke Campaign Card. Material: paper. Size: 2 1/4" W. x 3 7/8" L. Description: white cardstock - black printed across front: "Frank S.Papke, Candidate for Clerk Of District Court, Waseca County, Your Vote and Support will be Appreciated at the General Election November 7th, 1944. Prepared and circulated by and for Frank S. Papke, Waseca, Minn"

Mirrored Advertising Calendar from Hagen Hardware. Material: paper, metal, wood, glass. Size: 7 5/8" W. x 14 5/8" L. x 2" D. Description: black rectangular cardboard frame wall hanging with decoratively cut edges, oval center cut out with mirror insert; two wooden half round tooled match holders held in place by metal bands beneath mirror; one sandpaper striker strip on each side of small black 1912 calendar stapled to frame at bottom edge; calender shows August with September through Decembe ... more

Janesville Lone Star Grocery 1926 Calendar. Material: paper, metal. Size: 6" W. x 12" L. Description: light blue paper over cardboard rectangle, dark blue border around sides and around center oval frame; framed subject: blond girl with telephone to ear, blue and white floral garland extends from one corner diagonally across rectangle; stapled at bottom: 1926 calendar (one sheet for each month); printed above calendar: "Lone Star Grocery, The Home of Good Things to Eat, Janesville, Minn."

Finley Bros. flyer. Material: paper. Size: 10 1/8" W. x 14" L. Description: four-color printing and graphics on a white background; advertising: dresses from Finley Bros. in Janesville.

Tim Penny for U. S. Congress Bumper Sticker. Material: paper. Size: 3 3/4" W. x 15" L. Description: glossy orange paper with dark blue lettering: "Tim Penny, U.S. Congress, Prepared and Paid For By Tim Penny for Congress, Don Zwach, Treas., Waseca, MN"; reverse side: brown paper to peel off to expose sticky side.

Waseca High School Annual, 1996, "Bluejay." Material: paper. Size: 8" W. x 10 3/4" L. x 5/8" D. Description: brown, maroon and white hardcover - "1996 Waseca High School School"printed on front - 148 pages.

Material: paper, metal, textile. Size: 5" W. x 9 1/4" L. x 6 14" H. Description: black paper over heavy cardboard - box - black printed front label: "The Victory Talbott Prescription File"i- red marked: "Barbiturate From No. 5092, Date 5 Feb 1941, To No. 11999, Date 13 Dec 1944" - front flip top opening with black loop closure - contents: metal U-shaped removeable bar holds prescription sheets.

Material: paper, metal. Size: 4 3/8" W. x 8" L. x 5 5/8" H. Description: black paper over heavy cardboard box - black printed front paper label: "Orane's Prescription File 4" and red printed: "71000 To 7200" - front flip top opening - contents: prescription sheets strung on a U-shaped metal sliding bar.

Material: paper, metal, textile. Size: 5 1/8" W. x 9 1/4" L. x 6 1/4" H. Description: black paper over heavy cardboard box - black printed front paper label: "Quikway RX Record File Form No. 68000, Date 2 Nov 1964, To No. 68999, Date 12 May 1965" - front flip top opening - black loop closure - contents: prescription sheets strung on a removeable metal bar.

Koerbitz Bakery Token. Material: metal. Size: 1" diameter. Description: metal disk printed on one side: "The Koerbitz Bakery Waseca Minn."; reverse side: "Good For One Loaf Of Bread".

Diphtheria Notice, 1940. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" W. x 11" L. Description: white cardstock - black printed letterpress poster from the Minnesota Health Department - announcement: "Diphtheria Exists On These Premises, All Persons except attending physicians are forbidden to go into or away from this house or to carry anything away from the house without the permission of the health officer. The occupants of this house will be held responsible for the unauthorized removal of this card."

Public Health Contagious Disease Report Form. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2\" W. x 5 1/2\" L. Description: white cardstock; black printing on both sides; one side for stamp and addressee; reverse: doctor\'s form to report a contagious disease such as small pox, chicken pox, measles or diphtheria, to the Minnesota Department of Health, Division of Preventable Diseases, University Campus, Minneapolis, Minn.

Public Health Contagious Disease Report Form. Material: paper. Size: 5 1/2" x 3 1/2" Description: public health postcard; black ink on white card stock; perforation along center; one side has two state board of health regulations regarding scarlet fever and quarantine with a place to sign and date below the perforation; the other side has permission form for a person to leave the house where scarlet fever exists, bottom has place for health officer to fill out; medical, quarantine and release ... more

Public Health Quarantine Release Form. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2" public health postcard - white cardstock - black printing; two-sided, one side for stamp and addressed to Minnesota Department of Health, Disivion of Preventable Diseases, University Campus, Minneapolis, Minn.; other side has a form to fill out authorizing the release of a household from medical quarantine.

Chubby's Magic Wonder Words, 1913. Material: paper. Size: 4 1/4" x 5 5/8" Description: two-color printed booklet, "Chubby's Magic Wonder Words, Castoria Book No. 2," contains 32 pages of drawings and lessons in the abc's (the picture is revealed by coloring over it with a pencil), medical information, household information, excerpts from letters by grateful parents who use Castoria, physician recommendations, ads, emergency information; inside, penciled in: "Miss Lydia Grawunder. From A.T."

American Red Cross. Material: paper. Size: 3 3/4" x 5 1/4" Description: 12-page booklet entitled, "When You Get Home", a Home Service by the American Red Cross; contains information for returning soldiers regarding government insurance, government compensation for injury or disease, arrears of pay, legal advice, taxes, training; published during and after World War I.

American Red Cross, financial report, 1945. Material: paper. Size: 3 5/8" x 8 1/2" Description: printed brochure, black ink on white paper,"Waseca County Chapter American Red Cross"; a financial report of the Waseca County Chapter; showing receipts and disbursements, chapter services, war fund achievements, office hours, location, phone number; list of members and officers on back.

American Red Cross History, 1978. Material: paper. Size: 3 5/8" x 8 1/2" Description: 8-page brochure, white paper - red and black printed information: "Then and Now, A History of the American Red Cross Blood Services"; contains information about Red Cross services, The Beginning of a Blood Program, Fiscal Development of the Blood Program, Blood Research in the Red Cross, Blood Derivatives, and Challenge and Growth.

American Red Cross history, 1981. Material: paper. Size: 3 5/8" x 8 1/2" Description: white paer - red and black printed information: "A Brief History The American Red Cross"; contains historical narrative from 1862 through 1981; The Red Cross Idea, The Work of Clara Barton, New Directions, 1905-1914, The World War I Period, The Twenties and the Thirties, The World War II Period, and From 1946 Onward.

American Red Cross, knitting socks. Material: paper. Size: 6" x 8" Description: knitting instructions, folded once, white paper, black printed information: "American Red Cross, San Francisco Chapter, Medium-Sized Sock", directions for knitting socks for American soldiers. "Knitting should be elastic, but not too loose. Avoid all holes in work. Avoid all knots or lumps, as they may cause a blister on the foot from which blood poisoning may follow with loss of foot or even life."

Red Cross Directions for Making Dressings. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" x 11" Description: 3-pages of carbon paper copies of Directions for Dressings; handwritten at top, "Eileen M. McIntire"; includes directions for making several different types of dressings for the war effort; written by Woman's Bureau, Mrs. John Glass, Supt. Surgical Dressings.