LaVern Ewert Store Fire, Waldorf. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5". Description: black and white glossy photo of a burning building identified as the Waldorf store of LaVern Ewert.

First House in Waldorf: Mante Brothers 1895. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5". Description: black and white postcard photo of a white clapboard two story house; several new trees planted in front; identified as the first house in Waldorf, the Mante Bros. 1895; subsequent owners: Kipp and Brandt.

Kanne Family. Material: paper. Size: 6" x 8". Description: black and white photograph of Archie Arnold Kanne; Esther S. Kanne; Ruben R. Kanne and Ruth Lydia Kanne; photograph mounted on cardboard; Photographer: Goodspeed; Esther and Ruth sitting, Ruth sitting on fur blanket; Archie and Ruben standing. Photograph taken circa 1904.

Waldorf, Minnesota Residential District. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/4" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white photo showing four newly built houses with outbuildings; houses identified as belonging to the families of Tolzman, McDonough, Foley, Nelson, Pofahl, Eichhorst, Deneff and Vogelsang; caption: Residence Dist. Waldorf, Minn.

Foley, Nelson Residence in Waldorf, Minnesota. Material: paper. Size:3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white photo of the front view of a white clapboard house with a small front porch; seated on the porch are two adult women and three children; identified as the residence lived in by the Foley family and the Nelson family; reverse side addressed to Bertha Larson in Delavan, Minn. from Mildred Foley; message: "Dear Friend. How are you all. I got your postal and was glad to hear from y ... more

Henry Bluhm Four-Generation Photo. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white photo showing four men standing on the front porch steps of a house in Waldorf, identified as Henry Bluhm Sr. (1828-1922); Henry Bluhm Jr. (Hank) (1856-1937) in back row; standing in front are Clarence Bluhm (1903-1984) and John Bluhm (1881-1938); house identified as the Henry Bluhm Sr. home and the house to the right in the photo as belonging to Fred Bluhm.

William Bittner of Waldorf, Minnesota. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white photo of a young man wearing a dark suit, white shirt and bow tie, seated in a chair; he is identified as Bill Bittner; photographer stamp: Bellew, Waseca, Minn.

G. Breck Residence, Waseca. Color digital photograph of the G. Breck residence located in the SE 1/4 Section 28, Blooming Grove Township; two-story white clapboard, wood-frame house with front porch, trellises. Photograph by Donna Fostveit. See accession 17.03.22.

Herman Fritsche, Albert Rusch and Friend of Waldorf. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white photo of three young men posed standing in a snow-covered field; the men are wearing winter coats and hats and hold long shotguns in an upright position; first man on left is not identified; next is Herman Fritsche and far right is Albert Rusch.

Henry Bluhm Sr. Standing by House. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white photo of a man identified as Henry Bluhm Sr. standing on the south side of a Waldorf house identified as the Marpe house.

Will Bittner and Frank Deneffe. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white photo of two young men posed with their musical instruments on the front porch of a white clapboard house; shows cistern pump handle beside the porch; identified as Will Bittner holding a bow to a stringed bass violin and Frank Deneffe seated and holding a bow to a violin.

Louie and Edith Bluhm Children. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white photo of three children seated on a front porch; they are identified as Leona, Arvella and Wilbur Bluhm of Waldorf.

Herman Cook Residence Near Waldorf. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white photo of a white clapboard house with front porch and hand railings; caption: Herman Cook Home, Southwest of Waldorf.

Herman and Minnie Cook Farmstead Near Waldorf. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white photo of farmstead showing a white house, dark painted barn, driveway and windmill.

Orville Cook. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white studio photo of a young man wearing a dark suit with knickers; identified as Orville Cook, son of Herman and Minnie Cook; photographer identified as George Kopman, Waseca, Minn.

Barn on Herman Cook Farm. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white photo of a dark painted barn built with a walkout basement; captioned: Herman Cook Barn, Southwest of Waldorf, MN., and Schweer.

Wilfred Engel; Violet Bluhm. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white studio photo of two children identified as Wilfred Engel and Violet Bluhm (Madden); photographer identified as A. Carlson, Fergus Falls; reverse side addressed to William Janike.

Mabel and Elsie Cook. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white studio photo of two young women wearing light colored dresses and large white hair ribbon bows; the two are identified as Mabel and Elsie Cook and are posed seated in chairs; the photographer is identified as Bellew of Waseca, Minn.

E. F. Johnson Company Building. Description: black and white photograph of the headquarters building of the E. F. Johnson Co., manufacturers of radio equipment and components; located in the 200 block of 2nd Avenue S.W., Waseca, MN. Photograph shows the two story office area and the factory in the back before future additions were made to the building. Building built in 1936.

E. F. Johnson Company Aerial View 1955. Description: black and white photograph; aerial view of the E. F. Johnson Company headquarters, plant, offices before any additions were made; located on 10th Avenue S.W., Waseca, MN; 299 Johnson Avenue S.W., Waseca, MN. Note the Herter’s Company across Highway 13 and the landing strip with airplanes next to the railroad.

Rural Wilton Township School District #91. Description: black and white photograph of school District 91; located in Waseca County, Wilton Township, Section 10. Photograph taken by Elsie Roemhildt, Summer of 1960.

Confirmation Class from Immanuel Church of Blooming Grove 1906. Material: paper. Size: 9 3/4" x 12". Description: combined confirmation class of Blooming Grove Immanuel Church; Back row left to right: Donald "Don" Sutter; Joy Wilkowske; Wallace Sutter; Mable Marti; Lillian Sutter; Florence Edna Marti; Benjamin "Ben" Eichorst; M. Mariska; Roy J. Hecht. Middle row left to right: Elsie Malinda Reinhardt; Reinhart; Esther Karow; Rev. Hoffman; Esther Kanne; Rudolph Minske; Lydia Minna Hecht. Front ... more

Wilfred Engel as an Infant. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white photo of an infant in a lying on its back; he is identified as Wilfred Engel and is wearing a long white gown likely baptismal; the photo framed within a pear shape and printed on the white background of a rectangular card; reverse side handwritten message: "Uncle William from Little Wilfred Engle" (Engel).

Herman Cook Residence. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white photo showing a large white clapboard, gabled house, a wide front porch with columns; identified as the Herman Cook home, southwest of Waldorf, MN.

Waldorf Basketball Team and Coach. Material: paper. Size: 2 1/2" x 4". Description: black and white photo showing six Waldorf high school students wearing team uniform and one young man wearing a business suit; they are posed on the steps of the school; another boy is standing off to the side on the ground beside the steps.