Envelope Addressed to Superintendent Margaret Matson.
Material: paper. Size: 3 7/8" W. x 8 7/8" L. Description: white paper with black printing addressed to: "Margaret Matson, County Superintendent of Schools, Waseca, Minnesota"; purple three-cent U.S. Thomas Jefferson postage stamp in upper right corner.
Envelope to Waseca County Auditor. Material: paper. Size: 37/8" W. x 8 7/8" L. Description: white paper, business style black printing addressed: "To the County Auditor, Waseca County, Waseca, Minnesota"; stamp removed.
Envelope from Iosco Farmers Mutual Insurance . Material: paper. Size: 4 1/8" W. x 9 3/8" L. Description: white paper; business style, black printing; upper left corner return address: "Return in Five Days to John W. Papke, Secretary and Treasurer, Iosco Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co., 516 3rd Avenue S.E., Waseca, Minnesota"; typewritten address to: "Mr. Ed. Rosenthal Clk, Of School Dist #60 R.#1. Janesville, Minn."; purple three-cent cancelled stamp in top right corner; postmarked: "Waseca
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New County Courthouse. Material: paper, textile. Size: 2 3/4" diameter. Description: white cardboard disk; line drawing of new courthouse printed across front; printed information: "The New Court House dedicated Sept. 2, 1897" on one side; printed on reverse: "Waseca County Herald. Murphy the Printer. The old Court House 1870 - 1896"; gold braided cord extends through a hole at the top.
Horse Thief Bumper Sticker. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/4" W. x 4 1/2" L. Description: gold and blue oval shaped sticker with a horse head graphic; printed information across front: "Waseca County Horse Thief Detectives, Minnesota"; pressure sensitive adhesive coating on reverse side; printing on back includes application directions and manufacturer information.
Tornado of 1967. Material: paper. Size: 8 3/8" W. x 10 3/4" L. Description: multi-colored booklet cover, title: "Minnesota-Iowa Tornado of Sunday, April 30, 1967"; 160 numbered pages of black and white captioned photographs with map of the tornadoes' paths, short biographies of the victims; towns hit in Minnesota included Alden, Albert Lea, Clarks Grove, Ellendale, Freeborn, Geneva, Hartland, London, Manchester, Myrtle, New Richland, Otisco, Owatonna, Waseca, and Wells, and in Iowa, Northwood,
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Farmamerica. Material: paper. Size: 4" W. x 5 3/4" L. Description: multicolored card weight paper photograph; subject: Farmamerica entrance sign surrounded by floral and rock landscaping; background: 1930s-40s farm site and fields; reverse side: postcard markings and description: "Minnesota's Agricultural Interpretive Center located just west of Waseca, Minnesota".
Waseca Sleigh & Cutter Festival Parade 1997. Material: paper. Size: 4" W. x 5 3/4" L. Description: multicolored cardstock - Sleigh & Cutter celebration parade photograph - subject: two horses with red plumes pull two men riding in a sleigh - background: Waseca County Courthouse, crowds, frost covered trees - black print caption: "Waseca's Sleigh & Cutter Days" - reverse side: single sentence: "Sleigh & Cutter Days in Waseca, Minnesota". Waseca event: Sleigh & Cutter Festival; Sleigh and Cutte
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Material: metal. Size: 5/8" diameter x 3/4" H. Description: silver colored metal - shaped to fit over thumb or fingertip - blue, green and red shield emblem attached imprinted: "Court House Waseca Minn." along with a courthouse graphic.
Ball Point Pen. Material: metal, plastic. Size: 3/8" W. x 5" L. Description: red, white and blue plastic bands alternated with silver colored bands on the top; lower half has black and white photograph of Charlie Simpson & Pres. Johnson; ink pen is spring loaded.
PLACEHOLDER Material: metal, plastic. Size: 3/8" diameter x 5" L. Description: silver and blue - cylinder shaped - silver top half - blue plastic lower half - gold printing along shaft: "Wendell R. Anderson, Governor" and graphic: Minnesota State Seal - blue ink cartridge enclosed - spring loaded writing tip.
Hansel & Gretel Preschool Pencil. Material: wood, metal, graphite. Size: 5/16" diameter x 7 1/4" L. Description: green painted wooden cylinder - graphite extends through core - gold colored metal band extends around top and holds eraser to tip - black printed information on shaft: "Hansel And Gretel Preschool, P.O. Box 405, Waseca, Minnesota, Phone 835-3167".
Minnesota Legislative Manual: 1937. Material: paper, textile. Size: 6 1/8" W. x 9 1/8" L. x 1 1/2" D. Description: blue hard cover with gold printing on the binding: "Legislative Manual, Minnesota 1937"; 579 pages; contents: Constitution of State of Minnesota, Officers of State since Organization, Legislature of 1937, Rules of the House & of the Senate and Joint Rules, committees, brief sketch of Minnesota history, Minnesota chronology, state forests and parks, executive and administrative, m
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PLACEHOLDER Material: textile, metal. Size: 42 1/2" W. x 72" L. Description: red, white and blue cotton - red and white horizontally striped with a blue square in upper corner - 48 white stars on blue field - reinforced and grommeted along one edge.
PLACEHOLDER Material: textile, metal. Size: 36 1/2" W. x 60" L. Description: red, white and blue cotton - red and white horizontally striped with a blue square in upper corner - 48 white stars on blue field - reinforced and grommeted along one edge.
PLACEHOLDER Material: textile, metal. Size: 32 1/2" W. x 60 1/2" L. Description: red, white and blue cotton - red and white horizontally striped with a blue square in upper corner - 48 white stars on blue field - reinforced and grommeted along one edge.
45 Star U.S. Flag Lewis McKune Post No. 27 GAR. Material: textile. Size: 53 1/2" W. x 60" L. Description: red, white and blue cotton with with red and white horizontal stripes and a blue square containing 45 white stars in upper corner; 45 white stars on blue field; cross-stitched across top: "Lewis McKune, Post No 27, GAR, Waseca, Minn"; gold fringe trim on three sides.
U.S. Flat. Material: textile. Size: 56" W. x 115" L. Description: red, white and blue - red and white alternating horizontal stripes - 45 stars in upper left corner - reinforced and riveted left side - stamped on left edge: "Dept. of Minn. GAR".
PLACEHOLDER Material: textile, metal. Size: 44 1/4" W. x 70" L. Description: red, white and blue cotton - red and white horizontally striped with a blue square in upper corner - 48 white stars on blue field - reinforced and grommeted along one edge.
World War II Son in Service Banner. Material: textile. Size: 11 1/4" W. x 18 1/2" L. Description: red cotton rectangle with blue star on a white cotton square center; ties on one end.
Material: textile. Size: 24' W x 218' L. Description: red, white and blue cotton - reinforced and grommeted along one edge - red and white horizontally striped - blue field along one edge - twelve white stars form a circle in blue field - one larger star in field center.
Material: paper. Size: 3" diameter. Description: lavender disk - double purple line border - white and purpole graphics and lettering - graphic: Governor Harold LeVander in profile - printing on penny disk: " LeVander Penny, 3%, 1967 Minted in Special Session, E Pluribus Tax 'Em, Circ. by Minnesota DFL".
Material: plastic. Size: 1 1/6" diameter x 3/16" D. Description: black plastic disk - raised border - raised lettering: "When You Button Up Your Overcoat...Remember Your Car" - two small center holes - other side lettered: "Change To Alemite Temprite Winter Gear Lubricant".
Bierman Victorian Photo Album. 13" L x 10 1/2" W x 3" D; celluloid, textile, paper; front cover is a green floral design with the images of a man and woman wearing togas; she is holding a yellow flower to his nose, around them the background fades from light to dark green, she is in white, he is in a dark reddish color, the outer border is feathery and floral, made of molded celluloid; back cover and spine are bronze, gold and brown velvet; a metal clasp holds the book closed (it is fragile, doe
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All Saints Catholic Church, New Richland. 2-3/4" x 4-1/2" black and white photograph of a building identified as the Catholic Church of All Saints, New Richland, Minn.