Clear Lake Shoreline. 2 5/8" x 1 7/8" black and white photograph of shoreline along Clear Lake; likely the east side of the lake looking toward Thompson Boat House.

Clear Lake Shoreline. 2 3/8" x 1 1/2" black and white photograph of Clear Lake shoreline.

Waseca Parade. Waseca Main Street. Waseca State Street. Material: paper. Size: 4 5/8" x 3 5/8". Description: black and white photograph of main street Waseca circa 1895, of a parade of horse-drawn carriages decorated with crepe paper and streamers (occasion unknown); shows the east side of south State Street; businesses identified are Meyer Bros. and the Waverly Hotel back on the corner; all shop fronts have awnings; there are lots of people, men, women and children standing along the boardwal ... more

Wooded Path. 4 3/4" x 3 3/4" black and white photograph of a wooded path, a hiking trail, trees on both sides and a road to the left beyond the row of mature trees; some wood buildings visible beyond the road bed; unidentified location.

Maplewood Park Pavilion. 4 1/2" x 3 1/2" black and white photograph of the Maplewood Park open-air pavilion built for the Chautauqua meetings in the 1880s and 1890s. This is a scene in wintertime; the picnic tables are stacked for winter storage; a group of four women, one man and a child are standing on the edge of the shelter, likely ancestors of the album donor, Warren Gray. The pavilion was designed in a Greek or Roman temple design with square columns, however, supporting the structure on ... more

Small Group Seated inside a Park Pavilion. 4 1/2" x 3 1/2" black and white photograph of the same group of people (one man, four women and a child, with a hand warming muff) as in Accession #31.85.2LLLL in a closer view of them sitting inside another wood structure in Maplewood Park or Clear Lake Park; very large stacks of park benches are seen behind them; likely ancestors of the album donor, Warren Gray.

Two Women Wearing Straw Hats and Holding Bouquets. 2 3/4" x 2" black and white photograph of two women holding bouquets of flowers, daisy mums; they are standing in a wooded yard and wearing straw hats; unidentified.

Phelps Family Italianate House. Phelps Residence. 4 3/4" x 3 1/2" black and white photograph of the Phelps house, a large, two-story brick Victorian home in the Italianate style, with round-arched windows with working shutters, carved wood corbels --roofline details; a banner flies from the very top of the house, which is also decorated with bunting and small flags in the yard for an Independence Day celebration. There is an ornate wrought-iron railing defining the roofline. Two women dressed i ... more

Maplewood Park, Chautauqua Grounds Entrance Arch. 4 1/2" x 3 1/2" black and white photograph of the entrance to the Chautauqua grounds at Maplewood Park, Waseca, Minn.; photo quite faded, shows the round arch across the road.

Waseca County Road, Field and Woods. 4 3/4" x 3 3/4" black and white photograph of a tract of land showing a road, field and forest; unidentified location near Waseca, Minn.; the field is open to the right, the forest rises with a hill on the left; faintly visible is a roofline of a small house or cabin.

Blooming Grove Rural Schoolhouse District #5. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2" black and white postcard photograph of Roosevelt School, District #5, Blooming Grove Township, Waseca County, Minn.; shown are two teachers and students posed standing outdoors in front of the school building, which is good-sized with second story window and school bell steeple over the corner door; also visible are outhouses to the left of the building.

Waseca County Church Album. 2 album leaves, 8 3/4" x 11 1/2"; and 13 album leaves, 12" x 12" with various photographs of church officers, ministers, families, organizations, buildings and parsonages, etc. Individual photographs and identifications follow this record; Grace Lutheran Church, LeSueur River Congregation, Trinity Lutheran Church of New Richland, Waseca Norwegian Lutheran Church and First English Lutheran Church, Grace English Lutheran Church, North Waseca Lutheran Church, Berlin Nor ... more

Hannah Burtness. 1" x 1 1/2" black and white portrait photograph of Mrs. Hannah (Reuben) Burtness, here listed as Historian, 1937-1939 of the New Richland Lutheran Ladies Aid; on a page entitled, "Circuit Department Secretaries, New Richland Lutheran Ladies Aid, New Richland (Minn.)"

Mrs. O. B. Johnson. 1" x 1 1/2" black and white portrait photograph of Mrs. O. B. Johnson, Second Vice-President, 1938-1940, and Home Missions Secretary, 1945-1946, of the New Richland Lutheran Ladies Aid; on a page entitled, "Circuit Department Secretaries, New Richland Lutheran Ladies Aid, New Richland (Minn.)"

Lenore Norswing. 1" x 1 1/2" black and white portrait photograph of Mrs. G. T. (Lenore) Norswing, Treasurer, 1941-1943, Reading Literature, 1948-1950, President, 1950-1952, District Promotions Secretary, 1954, So. Minn. Dist. President, 1957--of the New Richland Lutheran Ladies Aid; on a page entitled, ""Circuit Department Secretaries, New Richland Lutheran Ladies Aid, New Richland (Minn.)"

Mrs. A. A. (Tillie) Sybilrud. 3" x 3 3/4" black and white photograph of Mrs. A. A. Sybilrud, Thank Offering Secretary, 1938-1939, of Grace Lutheran Ladies Aid, one of several Circuit Department Secretaries.

Mrs. L. O. (Ruth) Lovold. 3" x 3 3/4" black and white photograph of Mrs. L. O. Lovold, Box Work, 1940-1941, Christian Education Secretary, 1948-1949, of Grace Lutheran Ladies Aid, one of several Circuit Department Secretaries.

Mrs. O. J. (Elizabeth) Swenson. 3" x 3 3/4" black and white photograph of Mrs. O. J. Swenson, Thank Offering Secretary, 1928-1929, and Historian of Grace Lutheran Ladies Aid, one of several Circuit Department Secretaries; wife of Dr. Swenson, mother of Barbara Swenson Gauger.

New Richland Trinity Lutheran Church Ladies Aide Group. 6 1/4" x 4 1/2" black and white photograph of the Trinity Ladies Aide, who entertained at the Le Sueur River Lutheran Church parsonage circa 1900. Reverend O. A. Mellby is the white-bearded man standing.

Original Norwegian Settlers, LeSueur River Church. 5 3/8" x 3 1/2" black and white photograph of the group of men and women, members of the LeSueur River Lutheran Church congregation, who were confirmed in the old log church. Reverend O. A. Mellby stands at left, back row, Sam Sunde farthest man on the right in the middle row, a confirmation portrait.

Original Trinity Lutheran Church of New Richland. 3 1/4" x 4" black and white photograph of the original Trinity Lutheran Church of New Richland, Minn.; a wood structure with gothic arched windows on side, a classic steeple over the front entrance; church members shown standing outside next to the church building. Narrative: "Most of the Lutherans who first settled in the village of New Richland had been members of the LeSueur River Church. This church was several miles out in the country. It wa ... more

LeSueur River Church and Rev. Mellby. 3 1/4" x 3" black and white photograph of the LeSueur River Lutheran Church, with an inset photograph of Reverent O. A. Mellby; narrative: "Our first church was a log structure built in 1862 on a piece of ground donated by Hans O. Sunde in Section 11, New Richland township. The members contributed the logs hewn and grooved and fitted them into place. The church was 20' by 26' and 14' high. The interior was very simple, rough boards being used for seats. Ther ... more

LeSueur River Lutheran Church. 1 7/8" x 2 1/2" black and white lithographed photograph (taken from a printed brochure or program) of the interior of the LeSueur River Lutheran Church, showing the sanctuary, altar, pulpit; of the church built in 1875, near New Richland, Minn.; served by Reverend O. A. Mellby.

LeSueur River Church Parsonage. 3 1/4" x 2" black and white photograph of the LeSueur River Lutheran Church parsonage when Reverend O. A. Mellby lived in it; located near New Richland, Minn.

New Richland Norwegian Pioneer Ladies Aid and Rev. J. C. Walledom. Material: paper. Size: 4 1/8" x 2 1/4". Description: black and white photograph of a group of older women and their pastor posed on the front steps of a church, the LeSueur River Lutheran Church in 1953; identified L-R: Mrs. T. O. Brandvold, Mrs. Ole (Maren Hartz) Evenson, Mrs. Ole Hendrickson, Mrs. Chester (Myrtle Esklund) Johnson, Mrs. Christ (Sarah Sunde) Hagen, Rev. J. C. Walledom, Mrs. Ole Brecke, Mrs. Knute Hagen, Mrs. K ... more