Young Woman in Light Coat. 1" x 1 1/4" black and white photograph of a young woman, wearing striped scarf and light coat.

I.O.O.F. Grand Lodge Badge. (a) Badge. Material: textile, metal. Size: 2 1/4" W. x 6" L. Description: red satin, vertically worn badge, stamped: "Grand Lodge I.O.O.F. Minnesota"; gold circular starburst shaped medallion suspended from narrow gold bar at top edge imprinted: "Grand Lodge of Minnesota I.O.O.F. Instituted May 5th , 1853" and displaying an I.O.O.F. member holding flag with American Indian in background; gold metallic fringe at lower badge edge. (b) Box. Material: cardboard and meta ... more

Clarence and Clara Ristau Wolter Wedding Portrait. 4" x 6" sepia print photograph of Clarence Wolter and Clara Ristau on their wedding day in 1920; married at the farmhouse she grew up in Iosco Township; their only child was a daughter, Pearl Wolter.

Clara, Pearl and Clarence Wolter Portrait. 6 1/4" x 4 1/4" black and white photograph of the Clarence Wolter family on the occasion of his 25th wedding anniversary in 1945; identified L-R: Clara, his wife; Pearl, his daughter; and Clarence Wolter.

Clarence, Pearl and Clara Wolter. 2 3/8" x 4 1/8" black and white photograph of the Clarence Wolter family, taken at the farmhouse in Iosco Township, on their 25th wedding anniversary; identified L-R: Clarence Wolter, Pearl Wolter and Clara Wolter; Clara is wearing a corsage.

Pearl Wolter as Bridesmaid. 2 3/8" x 4 1/8" black and white photograph of Pearl Wolter, as a bridesmaid, at the wedding of her friend, Purnell Wolff (who was marrying a man named Stoos); in Faribault, Minn.

David Hoversten in Navy Uniform. 2 3/8" x 4 1/8" black and white photograph of David Hoversten, son of George and Martha Hoversten, shown wearing his U. S. Navy uniform (in WCHS collection) in Minneapolis; b. June 1923, he and brother Bill served in World War II; Bill was killed in the war, David named his firstborn son after him; David worked as a baker in the Navy, later attending Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis; he and wife, Pearl, opened the Janesville Maid Bakery in Janesville, Minn.; Dav ... more

Triangular FHC Medal. Material: textile, metal. Size: (medal) 2 1/2" by 2 1/2"; (cord) 35" L. Description: gold tone metal - triangular - front stamped with Odd Fellows logo and letters F, L, T (friendship, love and truth) - back stamped with three rings and shepherd's hook and letters F, H, C. (meaning unknown) - cord, purple and red twisted silk.

Grand Lodge of Minnesota IOOF Medal. Material: textile, metal. Size: 2" W. x 4" L. Description: gold colored medal bar stamped "Minnesota"; red silk ribbon suspended from bar; ribbon imprinted with three ring friendship symbol; circular gold medallion hangs from a gold link attached to the red ribbon; lettering on the medallion: "Grand Lodge of Minnesota I.O.O.F. Instituted May 5th, 1853".

St. Nicholas. Material: wood. Size: 4" W. x 9" H. Description: red painted figure of white-bearded, blue-eyed, rosy-cheeked man holding a small gray draw-string bag with brown painted boots that form the base; white lettering on one side of base: "RAH c 1993"; white lettering on other side of base: "St. Nicholas".

Material: wood. Size: 4" W. x 9" H. Description: blue painted wooden figure of white-bearded, blue-eyed, rosy-cheeked man - man's painted attire: long blue coat, white edged trim, blue and white cap, white-mittened hands, black boots - hands crossed below chest holding a long vertical brown cane - painted on back is a brown bag filled with multi-colored toys - white lettering on one side of base: "RAH c 1993" - white lettering on other side of base: "Kris Kringle".

David, Pearl and Bill Hoversten. 2 1/8" x 3 1/8" black and white photograph of the David Hoversten family; shown posing in Janesville's city park; identified L-R: David Hoversten, in his WWII U.S. Navy uniform, Bill Hoversten (b. 1948) and Pearl Hoversten, in her American Legion Auxiliary uniform. World War II

George and Martha Hoversten with Grandsons. 2 5/8" x 3 3/4" black and white photograph of George and Martha Hoversten at home posing on the couch with their grandsons, Doug Lee, Dennis Lee, and Bill Hoversten; the home was a farmhouse in Waseca County near Meriden; the Lee children were sons of Bernadine Hoversten Lee or "Bernie" Lee, sister of David Hoversten, daughter of George and Martha Hoversten.

Clarence Wolter with Grandson Bill Hoversten. 3 1/8" x 2 1/8" black and white photograph of Clarence Wolter with his grandson, Bill Hoversten, son of David Hoversten and Pearl Wolter Hoversten; shown in the Wolter home in Waseca, at 121 6th Avenue N.W.; Bill is holding wrapped gifts in his arms, and there is a toy farm set on the table beside them.

Bill Hoversten as Child Playing in Snow. Janesville Main Street. Material: paper. Size: 2 1/8" x 3 1/8". Description: black and white photograph of Bill Hoversten playing in the snow in front of his parent's bakery in Janesville, the Janesville Maid Bakery; after a snowstorm in 1951.

Clarence Wolter with Grandson Bill Hoversten on Tractor. 3 1/8" x 2 1/8" black and white photograph of Clarence Wolter and his grandson Bill Hoversten driving the tractor in the field of his farm in Iosco Township, pulling a hay rack.

Bill Hoversten as Child by Hay Stack. 2 1/8" x 3 1/8" black and white photograph of Bill Hoversten, as a child, standing in front of a hay stack on his grandfather Clarence Wolters's farm in Iosco Township.

Bill Hoversten as Child Sitting on Car Hood. Janesville Main Street. Material: paper. Size: 2 1/8" x 3 1/8". Description: black and white photograph of three-year old Bill Hoversten sitting on the hood of his parent's car, parked in front of their business, the Janesville Maid Bakery; the car was a Hudson Club Coup; across the street in the background are several main street Janesville businesses, E. F. Tetzloff gifts, a pharmacy, Hollmichel's shoe store.

Janesville Kindergarten Class 1953. 3 1/8" x 2 1/8" black and white photograph of the 1953 Janesville kindergarten class, showing 15 children with their teacher; only identifications are L-R: (back row) unidentified, Reba Wiste (Johnson), unknown, unknown, unknown, Bill Hoversten, Dick Arnold, unknown; (front row) unknown, Connie Sandbeck, unknown, John Fury, unknown, unknown, unknown.

Ardella Ewendt-Martin Berndt Wedding Party. 3 1/8" x 2 1/8" black and white photograph of the wedding of Ardella Ewert, who was employed by the Janesville Maid Bakery owned by Dave and Pearl Hoversten; bridesmaids L-R: Delores Brown, and Adeline Flemming; Bill Hoversten is the ring bearer.

Clarence Wolter Farm Auction. 5 3/4" x 3 1/2" black and white photograph of the farm auction at the Clarence Wolter farm auction; farm was located in Iosco Township; Clarence hurt his back and stopped farming for several years, eventually went back to farming awhile before retiring and moving into Waseca.

Clarence Wolters, Dave and Bill Hoversten, Threshing Scene. 4 3/4" x 3 1/2" color photograph of three generations in the field; Bill Hoversten is sitting behind the wheel of the tractor, far left; his dad is David Hoversten, standing on a threshing rig, center; and Clarence Wolter, Bill's grandfather, is standing in wheat field, far right; condition, color is fading and shifting red.

Hoversten Family. 5 3/4" x 4" color photograph of Patti and Bill Hoversten, with Karin, posed in a sleigh at the farm in Iosco Township; the farm was built by Ristau, descended to Wolter, then to Hoversten; this photograph was used for Patti and Bill Hoversten's 1976 Christmas card greeting..

Woman with Head Injury and Black Eye, Lowery Family Photos. 3" x 3" black and white photograph of an unidentified woman with a black eye and bandage above her left eye; she is standing in the kitchen of a home.

Man Posed in Overcoat and Fedora in Snow. 2 1/8" x 2 1/8" black and white photograph of an unidentified man, full figure, standing outdoors in snowy landscape, wearing long coat, tie, hat (a fedora) and rubber boots.