Joe Powell and the 9:00 Morning Mafia Group. Material: paper. Size: 7" x 9". Description: black and white glossy photo showing a group of twelve men posed each holding a coffee cup; seated in the center of the group is Joe Powell, owner-manager of the Powell House restaurant; he is holding up a large decorated sheet cake lettered, "Merry Christmas 'Uncle Joe' from the 9;00 morning MAFIA".

Joe Powell in Powell House Kitchen. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 5". Description: black and white glossy photo of Joe Powell standing in the kitchen of his restaurant, The Powell House; in front of him are containers labeled, Flavor-Crisp Chicken; he is wearing a white long-sleeved shirt, dark pants and a dark tie.

Otisco Bank Group. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 4 1/2". Description: black and white snapshot photo of seven men seated around a table and reading from a booklet or menu; they may be seated in the Powell House restaurant; Joe Powell is identified as the third man from the right.

Powell House Restaurant Interior. Material: paper. Size: 5" square. Description: black and white glossy photo showing the doorway leading to the dining room.

Joe Powell at Punch Bowl. Material: paper. Size: 8" x 10" Description: black and white professional photograph by Huneke Studio; Joe Powell, wearing dark pants, white shirt and bow tie standing at a table covered with a white cloth, pouring a pitcher of liquid over an arrangement of fruits in a cut glass punch bowl; rows of punch bowl cups and a ladle are nearby.

Joe Powell and Swanee. Material: paper. Size: 5" x 7". Description: black and white glossy photo showing Joe Powell posed with his arm around a man identified as Mayor Swanson who is wearing a light colored jacket, patterned shirt with a bolo tie and holding a beverage in a clear glass; they are in the Powell House; back note: "Joe and Swanee--Two Durable Lions, Aug. 6, 1979."

Joe Powell. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5". Description: colored photo of a man, receding hair line, wearing a brown suit, white shirt and green tie; in the background are shelves of liquor bottles.

Joe Powell. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 4 1/2". Description: black and white glossy photo of a man wearing a three piece dark suit, white shirt and patterned tie, and fedora; he is standing in a doorway.

Powell House Dining Room. Material: paper, laminate. Size: 7" x 7". Description: laminated card stock image of the Powell House restaurant dining room with multiples rows of captain's chairs around rectangle dining tables; setting for six at each table; hanging chandeliers, wall art and holiday wreaths; attached to top of photo is the caption, 200 South State, Powell House, Waseca, Minn. 56093.

Powell House Dining Room Buffet Table. Material: paper. Size: 4 1/2" x 6 1/2". Description: black and white glossy photo of the Powell House restaurant buffet table; sign displayed, "Please pay waitress at table."

Powell House Dining Room Buffet Table. Material: paper. Size: 4 1/2" x 6 1/2". Description: black and white glossy photo of the Powell House restaurant buffet table; sign displayed, "Please pay waitress at table."

Twin Sisters Hattie and Martha Lechner. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 6". Description: sepia image of two young women wearing identical light colored dresses with patterned cummerbunds, wire rimmed eyeglasses and posed standing with hands behind their backs; identified as Hattie Lechner (Blowers) and Martha Lechner (Kugath); they were the daughters of William and Pauline Gehloff Lechner; photo by Bellew Studio.

Twin Sisters Hattie and Martha Lechner. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 6". Description: sepia image of two young women posed side by side wearing winter coats and large wide-brimmed hats; both girls have their hands inserted in large white furry muffs; the image gives the impression that they are posing in a dense snowfall; identified as Hattie Lechner (Blowers) and Martha Lechner (Kugath); they were the daughters of William and Pauline Gehloff Lechner; photo by Bellew Studio.

Glen Cotton, Norma and Ruth Tews. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 6". Description: sepia image of three children posed in a studio setting; they are identified as Glen Cotton Tews posed seated on a bench in the center, Norma Tews Kugath seated on the left and Ruth Tews Bell seated on the right; they are the children of Herman and Clara Gutfleisch Tews; Waseca photographer.

Bruce Kugath and Janet Warburton. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 6". Description; black and white photo shows high school band members during a performance; Bruce Kugath is wearing a band uniform, standing and performing on a tuba; seated beside him wearing a band uniform is Janet Warburton Larva seated at a piano; other band members are seated in the background.

LeAnn Johnson Kugath and Lebron Shields. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 6". Description: black and white glossy photo; posed side by side LeAnn Johnson, Waseca High School band majorette and Vikings team defense end Lebron Shields; photo was taken during the halftime of the first Vikings football game of the season in 1961; the Waseca Marching Band under the direction of Herb Streitz performed during the halftime; football fans the background.

Ellen Jane Markham. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 6". Description: black and white glossy image of a young woman; dark hair pulled back; wire rimmed glasses; high collared white top with a small pin/broach at neckline.

Robert Chafin, LeAnn Johnson Kugath and Joe Lynch. Material: paper. Size: 4 1/2" x 6 1/2". Description: black and white glossy photo; posed are Robert Chafin of E. F. Johnson Company and Joe Lynch of the Waseca Teachers Association presenting a $200 scholarship document to high school senior LeAnn Johnson.

Bruce Kugath; Julie Myers. Material: paper. Size: 7 1/2" x 9". Description: black and white glossy photo of a young woman and a young man playing the characters of George and Emily in the Waseca High School production of Our Town.

John and Wilhelmina Gutfleisch Family Portrait. Material: paper. Size: 8" x 10". Description: black and white photo of a large group of people; they are the family members of John and Minnie Gutfleisch posed in a streamer decorated room as they celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary of John and Minnie.

Percy and Irene Olson Johnson Family with Rodney Johnson and LeAnn Johnson Kugath. Material: paper. Size: 8" x 10". Description: black and white studio portrait showing the Johnson family with daughter LeAnn standing in back of her seated brother, Rodney, her mother Irene and her father Percy. Waseca photographer: Crawford Studio.

Reunion Photo of the Waseca High School 1937-38 Basketball Team. Material: paper. Size: 8" x 10". Description: black and white glossy portrait of six older men holding a photo of themselves as teenage men in basketball uniforms; identified are (seated): Rollie Malloy, Coach Lee Krough, Bob Kugath; (standing) Dr. Milt Gutfleisch, Charlie Gigeay, Bill Foster.

Wilhelmina Gutfleisch with Four Daughters. Material: paper. Size: 8" x 10". Description: black and white reprint of an original photo of Wilhelmina Gutfleisch posed seated on front steps to a house; seated beside her are daughters Clara Gutfleisch Tews, Ida Gutfleisch Long, Minnie Gutfleisch Dahl and Louise Gutfleisch Curry.

Jane A. Markham Murphy and John H. Murphy. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 6". Description: black and white glossy reprint full body portrait of a young man and woman; the woman is wearing a floor length black dress with a pleated skirt and a long-sleeved bodice that buttons up the front; white bows are placed at bust line and hipline; her elaborate white headpiece ties under the chin and she wears rings on her fingers; the dark-haired man has a dark mustache and is wearing a black three-piece suit ... more