Vista Community Commemorative Booklet. Material: paper, metal. Size: 4 3/4" W. x 7 1/2" L. Description: tan paper cover - black top and bottom geometric line border and printing: "The Vista Community" - contents: 56 pages stapled inside cover containing: preface by Herman A. Peterson, history of the Vista community, poem by Robert E. Hodgson, genealogy of the Vista residents.

Clear Lake Drive. 5-3/8" x 3-1/2" black and white postcard photograph of a tree-lined road identified on the front as Clear Lake Drive, Waseca, Minn.; postcard published by Bloom Bros. Co. #8770.

Waseca County Courthouse. 5 3/8" W. x 3 3/8" L.; paper; black & white postcard photograph; subject: Waseca County Courthouse, Waseca, Minn., a building with a flag flying from the clock tower, view from the southeast corner of the block, jail house in background, a large dark house to the north, cannon on lawn, buckboard wagon across street to the south, unpaved streets with cement sidewalks, curb & gutters, electrical lines overhead.

Material: paper. Size: 3 3/4" W. x 6 1/4" L. Description: white paper - black printing - contents: county reading examination with five questions worth 20 credits each.

Material: paper. Size: 3 3/4" W. x 6 1/4" L. Description: white paper - black printing - information on sheet: county examination in civil government, 10 questions, must answer 8.

Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" W. x 10" L. Description: white paper - black and red printing - advertisement from the Red & White Food Store - products advertised include the modern refrigerated produce department (grapes, oranges, watermelons, lemons, peas) - other printed information: "register every day for free prizes, prizes awarded on Sat., Aug. 11th" - graphics of women in the produce department with shopping cart and holding a bag of groceries.

King's Red & White Super Market Flyer. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" W. x 10" L. Description: white paper with black and red printed advertising; King's Red & White Super Market at 121 Second Street N.W., Waseca, Minn.; products advertised include the Occident cake mix, dill pickles, fruit cocktail, pineapple, grapefruit or blend juice, Northern tissue, peas (Thursday only), shortening (Friday only), coffee coupon; graphics of the outside of the store and a man with a butcher's apron.

King's Red & White Super Market Flyer. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" W. x 10" L. Description: white paper black and red printed advertisement flyer for King's Red & White Super Market at 121 Second Street N.W., Waseca, Minn.; advertisement for the grand opening of the grocery; graphic of the store with women running toward the building.

Red & White Super Market Flyer. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" W. x 10" L. Description: white paper with black and red printed advertising for Red & White Super Market at 121 Second Street N.W., Waseca, Minn.; advertisement for Wednesday night party (grand opening), Margery Sutton (the star of Red & White's television show will be at the store) will present 1000 free orchids to the ladies, quiz show, free samples, products advertised (pork loins, smoked picnics, wieners, ground beef, rolled ha ... more

E. F. Johnson Company Manual. Messenger Selective Radio Paging Office Manual. Material: plastic, metal, paper. Size: 10 7/8" W. x 11 1/2" L. x 2 1/4" D. Description: green vinyl over cardboard - silver metal inside spine support and three metal rings - white lettering on front: "Messenger Selective Radio Paging Office Manual E. F. Johnson Company Waseca, Minnesota, U.S.A. 56093" and Viking/J encircled logo.

Rusch, Nelson Portrait. 5" x 7" photograph of a couple identified on the back as Clarence and Marcella (Rusch) Nelson. Photographer identified on discarded cardboard photo frame as Huneke Studio, Waseca.

Young Woman Portrait. 3 7/8" x 5 1/2" cabinet card portrait photograph of a young woman with fair curly upswept hairdo, dark lace capelet and two-strand beaded choker; photographed by Fred Mueller, Owatonna, Minn.; photo has scratches and other surface damage.

Young Woman Portrait. 6 1/2" x 4 1/4" portrait photograph of a young woman dressed in a high collared black dress with white lace sticking up over the collar; dress looks like satin or silk & velvet, brooch at neck, hair pulled back & bangs curl up; unidentified; photographed by Fred Mueller, Owatonna, Minn.

Material: paper, metal. Size: 5 7/8" W. x 8 3/4" L. Description: white coverless book - 86 stapled pages - printing in Norwegian or Swedish language - contents: emigration from Rongsberg to America and where the people settled.

Clem's Ben Franklin Store. Material: wood. Size: 1 1/8" W. x 36" L. x 1/8" D. Description: unfinished wood - long, narrow rectangular shape - black stamped printing on both sides of one inch increments from 1-36 marked off into eighths above advertiser's name: "Clem's Ben Franklin, Waseca, Minn., Shop 9 To 9 Weekdays, 12 To 5 Sundays."

Silver Shoehorn from J. C. Penney Co. Material: metal. Size: 1 5/8" W. x 3 1/4 L. x 1" D. Description: chrome plated metal shoehorn imprinted: "J.C. Penney".

Charlson, North Dakota Journal. Material: paper, plastic. Size: 9 1/2" W. x 11" L. x 1 1/4" D. Description: antique brown paper - brown farm graphic - printed cover information: "McKenzie County Journal, Charlson, North Dakota, Volume IV, 1916-1917" - brown plastic spiral spine - contents: newspaper articles, black and white photographs, maps, graphs all taken from the Charlson newspaper entitled: McKenzie County Journal.

Material: paper, metal. Size: 15/16" W. x 6" L. Description: white cardstock - graphic: woman in kitchen - printing on label: "How 10 Cents Saves $10.00, Don't throw it away, mend it with Mendets, A Patent Patch, Mends All Leaks Instantly, Simply Tighten, Watertite Forever" - opening at bottom to store the product - screw and nut attached - reverse side: information and graphics explaing the use of the product on various materials.

Berton Hansen Autograph Book. Material: paper. Size: 6 1/4" x 3 7/8". Description: tan soft cover book with gold and black lettering and decorations; cover illustration is of two boys on bicycles. Contents: 32 pages, autographs dated from 1905-1909, first page has inscription, "Berton Hansen from Uncle Severt, Dec 25, 1905. , Made in Germany.

Material: paper. Size 2 1/8" W. x 3 1/8" L. Description: four-color picture of a praying Jesus as a boy shepherd with staff - handwritten on reverse: "H.A. Hansen, Nov. 25, 1893, Basket Party, 65, Butterfield (schoolhouse)".

Material: paper. Size: 3/4" W. x 7/8" L. Description: red bird graphic - white ribbon across bottom printed in black: "Friendship".

Material: paper. Size: 3/4" square. Description: white crane graphic - black printing across water: "Love's Ensign".

Material: paper. Size: 3/4" W. x 1 1/4" L. Description: gold/pink framed oval mirror - printing reflected in mirror: "I love you" - next to mirror: lyre on a stand displays a laurel wreath under the strings - black printing on each side: "You Are Mine."

My Hope in Thee Paper Sticker. Material: paper. Size: 3/4" W. x 7/8" L. Description: white oval encircles a torch, bow and arrows in quiver; black printed information: "My hope in thee".

Material: paper. Size: 3/4" W. x 7/8" L. Description: white sticker shaped to outline graphic: baby centaur in a pink ribbon waving golden horns - captioned on a white banner at bottom: "Sweet Home".