Wedding Portrait. 12" x 20" black and white wedding portrait photograph of an unidentified man and woman; both wear long stemmed roses as corsage and boutonniere; overall yellowing of image from a varnish application. (Acquired at a garage sale of Robert Smith, 817 8th Avenue N.W., Waseca, MN., marked on rear of photograph; Robert is the grand-nephew of Emmons Smith Sr.)

Bishman Threshing Crew. 9-3/4" x 7-1/2" black and white photograph of machinery, horses, and men identified on the back as threshing rig of Henry Bishman, Otisco township, Waseca County.

Otisco Creamery Customers. 10-1/8" x 8" black and white photograph of eight men standing in front of the Otisco Creamery; identified as Clarence Miller, George Johnson, Clare Korman, Stanley Peterson, Reuben Youngberg, Harold Bartz, Norman Priebe, Jack Schultz.

Bishman Threshing Crew. 7-7/8" x 6-1/2" photograph of machinery identified on the back as threshing rig of Henry Bishman, Otisco township, Waseca county, Minn.

Bishman Threshing Crew. 9" x 7" black and white photograph of machinery and men identified on the back as threshing rig of Henry Bishman; person on left identified on the back as Henry Bishman.

Dutch Kampen. 3-1/8" x 4-3/4" black and white photograph of a man identified on the back as Dutch Kampen, who delivered groceries for Bert Holbrook; visible in the background is the Holbrook Meats & Groceries sign on the panel delivery truck.

Byron Pea Viner Crew. 4-7/8" x 3" black and white photograph of eight men posed near a machine identified as Byron Pea Viner Jamaicans; identified L-R: Peter, Schoenfeldt, Hector, Bob Deef, Cliff Tobin, Benjie, John, Adolf.

Byron Pea Viner Crew. 4-7/8" x 3" black and white photograph of eight men standing near machinery identified as Byron Pea Viner, Jamaicans: identified L-R: Peter, Schoenfeldt, Hector, Bob Deef, Cliff Tobin, Benjie, John, Adolf.

Herter's Store After Fire. 3-1/8" x 1-7/8" black and white photograph of the fire damage as viewed from the back; of Herter's which burned on January 9, 1942.

Banking in Minnesota. Material: paper. Size: 9" x 12". Description: burgundy and gold hard cover book; 143 pages with index; title: Banking in Minnesota history; list of all existing banks and their personnel in Minnesota.

Material: paper. Size: 8 3/8" W. x 10 7/8" L. Description: paperback book - 92 pages of family history - includes the Norwegian history of the Jacobson Family and descendents of Jakob Olsen and Kari Pedersdatter - indexed.

Minnesota Sons of the American Revolution Registry. Material: paper. Size: 6 1/2" W. x 9 1/4' L. x 1/2" D. Description: blue and gold cover - 154 pages - centennial Registry of Minnesota Society of the Sons of the American Revolution from 1889 to 1989. Gives name of members and name of ancestor, National number and State Number.

Leisure Activities in Waseca County. Material: paper and metal. Size: 9 1/4" W. x 11 1/2" L. x 1/8" thick. Description: pink cover - white copy paper - black print - 20-page photocopy of a Waseca County leisure time activities study: includes parks, fairground, restaurants, historical sites, campgrounds, lakes, golf courses, tennis courts, bicycle trails, hiking trails, bowling alleys, art galleries, theater groups, city celebrations, service club events, musical events, church events, librari ... more

Material: paper. Size: 5 1/4" W. x 7 1/4" L. Description: multicolored paper - gold, blue and white background - circle or roses extends above square card.

Material: paper. Size: 7" W. x 9" L. Description: multicolored cardstock - triangular shaped yellow, white and pink - second overlay: flower, third overlay: white paper doily and top overlay: gold ornamental paper - center graphic: angel holding a dove.

Material: paper. Size: 5 3/4" W. x 7 3/4" L. Description: multi blue background - graphic: roses at top - rectangular shape - white and silver cut paper with center graphic: angel - card message: "For one I love Sincerely" and "To one I love".

V.A. Hirscher, Druggist. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" W. x 6" L. Description: multi-colored ink blotter; printed on front: "Druggist" and "A full line of Carter's Inks, Mucilage and Paste. V.A. Hirscher, Janesville, Minn."; graphic of bearded and bespectacled man writing in a book; printed above picture: "The old bookkeeper's verdict"; printed below picture: "After all, no ink like Carters" handwritten at the top: "Lydia G." and on bottom "Lydia Alma Emilia Grawunder."

S. C. Eckenbeck. Material: paper. Size: 5 3/8'" x 3 3/8" Description: four-color printed Christmas postcard, advertising S. C. Eckenbeck, Dry Goods, Carpets, and Notions, Waseca, Minnesota; graphic image of two young girls looking over snow covered brick fence, one holding a kitten; holly sprigs on left; printed by Murphy, the Printer, Waseca, Minn.

Material: film and plastic. Size: 3 5/8" x 3 5/8" x 1 7/8" D. Description: black negative film on gray plastic spindle - three rolls of microfilm. Roll 1: 1850 Minnesota Census - Roll 2: 1850 Mississippi Census - Roll 3: 1860 Minnesota Census includes: Anoka, Becker, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Buchanan, Carver, Crow Wing, Morrison, Cass and Itasca Counties - National Archives Film.

New County Courthouse. Material: paper, textile. Size: 2 7/8" diameter. Description: white cardboard circular disk; brown line drawing of new court house; printed on one side: "The New Court House dedicated Sept. 2, 1897"; printed on other side: "Waseca County Herald. Murphy the Printer. The old Court House 1870 - 1896"; red braid loop hanger runs through small hole in top of disk

Ukelin Instructions. Material: paper. Size: 7" W. x 10 1/2" L. Description: tan cover - black print - cover information: "Directions for Playing the Ukelin" - inside information printed in black on white paper: forward, directions for playing, various bass effects, how to number your own piano music, to tune the ukelin, many songs.

Captured by Indians Stories. Material: paper. Size: 5 1/4" W. x 8 1/4" L. Description: buff colored - 68 pages. Contents: describes experiences of families arriving in Minnesota and being captured by Indians; accounts of the Buce (Busse) family with the Chippewa, Sioux and Dakota Indians; stories about the Negro, Joe Godfrey who lived among the Indians and more.

Material: paper. Size: 7 1/2" W. x 10 1/2" L. x 1/2" D. Description: multi-colored cover entitled: "The Arabian Horse Times", January 1985 issue - contents: 365 pages, many colored pictures of horses.

Material: paper. Size: 7" W. x 9 3/4" L. Description: blue paper cover - white pages with black printed information - contents: 1979 LeSueur Co., Minnesota rural resident director - 60 pages - alphabetical listing of people with phone numbers, advertistments and maps.

Waseca Jaycees Halloween Party 1948 Button. Material: metal, paper. Size: 1 1/2" diameter. Description: orange plasticized paper over metal disk, black border printing: "Waseca Jaycees Halloween Party", center graphic: witch riding broomstick beside a flying bat in front of the moon; printed on left: "19" and on right: "48". (Reverse side pin missing.)