PLACEHOLDER Material: paper. Size: 8" W. x 11" L. Description: Teacher's magazine, Vol. XXXL, June 1909, No. 10. A. S. Barnes & Company, 11 East 24th St., publishers, New York City. XII advertising pages. Subject matter aimed at providing aids for teachers - advertisers included - 377 pages.
PLACEHOLDER School Education Magazine. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" W. x 11 1/2" L. Description: title and publishing information: "School Education", Vol. XXXI, No. 4, December 1911. Contents: 47 pages of articles, poems, stories and many suggestions to help teachers; education advertisements. Published by School Education, 717-719 Hennepin, Ave., Minneapolis, Minnesota.
PLACEHOLDER Material: paper. Size: 6" W. x 9" L. Description: "The Minnesota Dry Milk Industry" by E. Fred Koller, Bulletin 372, December 1943. Agricultural Experimental Station, University of Minnesota. Contains information concerning dry milk and its benefits as well as the industry itself. Some illustrations.
PLACEHOLDER School Education Magazine. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" W. x 11 1/2" L. Description: "School Education", Vol. XXX, No. 9, May 1911. Articles, poems, stories and suggestions to help teachers are contained in this journal. Advertising in journal concerns educational materials. Published by School Education, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Material: paper. Description: Brief of testimony before the Interstate Commerce Commission Washington, D. C., Finance Docket No. 21814, concerning the Chicago-Northwestern Railroad's proposal to discontinue passenger trains Nos. 400-401 (Chicago to Minneapolis), and 518-519 (Chicago to Mankato). Briefs of cities of Waseca and Owatonna, opposing discontinuance of service. 16 pp. Last page is a certificate of service attesting that copies of the brief were sent to all parties concerned. Signe
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Minnesota in the War with Germany. Material: paper. Size: 6 1/4" W. x 9 1/4" L. Description: green cardboard hard cover. "Minnesota in the War with Germany" by Franklin F. Holbrook and Livia Appel in two volumes. Volume I and II, published by the Minnesota Historical Society, Saint Paul, 1928. Riverside Press. Contributions made by Minnesota in World War I.
Railroad Folklore. Material: paper. Size: 5 3/4" W. x 8 1/2" L. Description: blue hard cover: "A Treasury of Railroad Folklore. The Stories, Tall Tales, Traditions, Ballads, and Songs of the American Railroad Man" edited by B. A. Botkin and Alvin F. Harlow, Crown Publishers, Inc. New York. pp 530; black and white illustrations.
Andrew J. Anderson, Buttermaker. Material: paper. Size: 3 3/4" x 5 1/2". Description: photograph of man identified on back as Andrew J. Anderson, Buttermaker, Otisco and Waseca; photographed by Bellew, Waseca, Minn.
(d) Letter. Packer's ticket from Ansco Photoproducts showing camera was repaired 09/16/1924. (e) Instruction Booklet: "How to make photographs with the No. 2., etc, Buster Brown Cameras." 8 pp. (f) Flyer. "This is the film" introduction to Ansco film. One leaf.
Family History of the Anthony-Doss Family. Material: paper, plastic. Size: 9" x 11". Description: white card stock cover, black plastic spiral binding, blue cover graphic of lone tree, blue title print: "Anthony-Doss Family History; contents: 137 numbered pages, photos and documents telling family history beginning with Johannes Anthony and his wife Susanna Henricksen in Pennsylvania.
Waseca (Heart graphic) Our Farmers, 1986. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/4" W. x 11 1/2" L. Description: white pressure sensitive paper label - blue and red printed slogan: "Waseca (Heart graphic) Our Farmers!" - printed on back: "Fasson Crack n' Peel Plus".
First National Bank, 1912. Material: paper. Size: 3 3/4" W. x 6" L. Description: multicolored graphic: mill and bag of coins; April 1912 calendar and slogan: "There's Power Behind a Bank Account" and "The mill will never grind with the water that has passed - Gustav Krassin, name handwritten on back; postmarked March 30, 1912.
First National Bank Trade Card. Material: paper. Size: 6" W. x 3 3/4" L. Description: multicolored postcard; front pictures a teacher at blackboard and pupils, calendar for September 1908, and slogans about value of saving money; bank personnel names, James Child, Sommerstad and Didra; information on back printed in German; handwritten address to "Mrs. Mary Krassin, City"; green 1 cent Benjamin Franklin stamp. Issued by First National Bank, Waseca, 1908.
James Dwight Ballard. Material: paper. Size: 8" x 10". Description: black and white photograph of James in graduation cap and gown.
Carrie Ballard School Award Certificate. Material: paper. Size: 6 1/4" W. x 9" L. Description: multicolored graphic: pear, apple, peach mounted to pink bordered backing board - awarded to: Carrie Ballard by Nellie M.S.Johnston, teacher.
County Centennial Fair Button. Material: metal. Size: 2 1/4" diameter. Description: black and white plasticized metal, souvenir memento commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Waseca County Fair; imprinted: "100 yrs of progress, Waseca County, Centennial Fair, July 18-22, 1979" and a circa 1920s county fair photo.
Waseca Centennial Souvenir Coin. Material: metal. Size" 1 3/4" diameter. Description: gold metal - one hundred imitation gold coins (five kept) - inscribed on one side: "Waseca, Minn. 1868-1968. First 100 Years. For an Hour or a Lifetime" - inscribed on reverse: "Souvenir - Half-dollar redeemable in trade at Centennial Headquarters, Waseca, Minnesota, on or before June 17, 1968".
Cannon Valley Telephone Company Directory 1913. Material: paper. Size: 6" x 9". Description: buff colored card stock cover with black print: "Directory September 1913, The Cannon Valley Telephone Company Exchanges in Elysian, Janesville, LeSueur Center, Montgomery and Waterville with Farm Lines to Alma City, Cleveland, Cordova, Cream, Greenland, Heidelberg, Kilkenny, Lexington, Pemberton, St. Clair, Shieldsville and Smiths Mill". Contents: alphabetical listing of businesses and residents wit
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Material: paper. Size: 5" W. x 7 1/2" L. Description: black, white and red photo of woman, girl and man stepping from carriage on front cover and title: "Carefree Patterns from McCall's" - six-page booklet with color photos - McCall Pattern Company.
Heirlooms Booklet. Material: paper. Size: 6 5/8" W. x 9 3/8" L. Description: black and white paper 30 page booklet; title: "Heirlooms Section I from the Woman's Day 1949 Crochet Annual"; tea table scarf on cover.
Material: paper. Size: 7 1/2" W. x 10 1/2" L. Description: white paper - black lettering: "New Tablecoths: Star Book, No. 57" - yellow paper cover - black and white photos of crocheted pieces - 22 pages.
Material: paper. Size 7 3/4" W. x 10 3/4" L. Description: "Wrought Iron Crochet Lily Design Book, No 74". 15 pages.
Material: paper. Size: 7 5/8" W. x 10 3/4" L. Description: soft cover paper; needle work booklet: "Priscilla Centerpieces: Book No 276"; 15 pages.
Material: paper. Size: 7 3/4" W. x 10 3/4" L. Description: black and white - fifteen pages - cover title: "Old and New Designs in Crochet, Seamless Yokes, Hats, Baby Yokes" - authored by Sophie T. LaCroix - other cover information: "Introducing the New Invisible Joining. Directions Protected by Copyright. Book No. 16. Price 10 cents".
Material: paper. Size: 7 7/8" W. x 10 3/4" L. Description: black and white - 15-page booklet, "Old and New Designs in Crochet - Corset Covers and Nightgown Yokes"- by Sophie T. LaCroix. Book No. 9. Price 10 cents. Describes various crochet stitches and gives directions for making various designs.