G.A.R. Veterans. 37 7/8" x 8" black and white panoramic photograph of a very large group of men in dark coats and hats, many in army uniforms standing in the street; extreme wide angle lens shot; entitled, "Annual Meeting of Minnesota G.A.R. Veterans, St. Paul, Minn.1917"; G. A. R. stands for the Grand Army of the Republic. These men are veterans of all American wars, including many Civil War veterans. Scanned in sections, see accessions 61.96, 61.96a, 61.96b, 61.96c

Gustav Schlaak Family Record. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" W. x 11" L. Description: white paper - black printing - title: "The Gustav Schlaak Family Record 1984" - 12 pages - prepared by Hilda Dobberstein & Loretta Schlaak; includes Sclaak, Billing, Brandt, Dobberstein, Herbst, Steinberg, Fennert, Kopischke, Below, Dick, Witts, Nasby families.

Gustav Schlaak Family Additions and Amendments. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" W. x 11" L. Description: white paper - black printing - title: "95 Additions & Amendments to 1984 Gustav Schlaak Family Record" - ten pages - information gathered by: Hilda Dobberstein; booklet created by Deb Dobberstein; includes Sandsmark, Schlaak, Pederson, Carlsgarrd, Billing, Retzer, Kirschenmann, Morris, Brandt, Dobberstein, Herbst, Fennert, Kopischke, Wood, Oftedahl, Bartelt, Waitman, Owen, Jewison, Below, McD ... more

Central High School. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: white cardstock - hand-tinted image of Central High School, Waseca, Minn.; printed by Bloom Bros., Pub., Minneapolis, Minn. Made in Germany; reverse side note: "built in 1881, remodeled 1911, burned 1923".

Chicago & NW Railroad Car Shop. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2" hand-tinted color postcard photograph of the Chicago & Northwestern car shop, Waseca, Minn.; shown is railroad track on left side, telephone poles, a field and a building, the car shop on the right; backside has a 1 cent stamp, 1909 postmark from Waseca; addressed to Mrs. I. Jenkins, from Pansy Panzram (her daughter). Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. C & NW Railroad.

YMCA. Material: paper. Size: 5 3/8" L. x 3 3/8" W. Description: postcard of black and white image printed of the Statue of Liberty, a ship and an airplane; "Well Done Men America Greets You, YMCA" and a paragraph about the statue in the bottom left corner; on back instead of a stamp a box reads "Soldier's Mail, No Postage If Mailed On Boat Or Dock, Otherwise 2 Cents Postage Required"; postmark is "Military Post Office Soldier's Mail"; addressed to Mrs. David J. Hughes; message side on top is ... more

(a) 5 1/2"W x 3 1/2"L; postcard format with an envelope of sheer fabric heavily embroidered and enclosing a paper note, "To My Dear Wife, From Your Loving Husband" - backside, a handwritten note from Private David J. Hughes to Mrs. David J. Hughes, dated Oct. 17, 1918; a souvenir from France; (b) 3"L x 1 7/8"W; paper; white with colored depiction of a girl picking lilacs and a basket at her feet; message printed at bottom, "Keep me in your Heart".

Rural Blooming Grove Township School District #7 Souvenir Booklet 1926. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" W. x 5 1/2" L. Description: white paper booklet; multi-color front graphic: apple blossoms, birdhouse, path up to a schoolhouse and printed for the 1926 Blooming Grove Township rural school District #7: "With this souvenir of the school year now closing, your teacher wishes you success and happiness through all the years to come" - eight pages including a photograph of a rural school class (re ... more

Waseca North Star Park. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: hand-tinted color lithographed postcard of North Star Park, on the shores of Clear Lake, Waseca, Minn., pictured are campers, tents and lakeshore; print at bottom: "North Star Park, Waseca, Minn."; addressed to Mrs. Susie Learned, from Mrs. H. A. Panzram.

Freedom Church School Teacher's Card. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 4 1/2". Description: white paper stock with multicolored graphic and printed information , graphic of a cabin, lake, woods and moon; black printed poem on front; photo on reverse of student Lydia Grawunder; signed "Best wishes for a happy and successful future" from her teacher at Freedom Church School, Ellen Louise Vornholtder, dated May 31, 1918. (The photo has been replaced with a photocopy and the original photo is in th ... more

Waseca Main Street. Waseca State Street. Material: paper. Size: 3 5/8" x 5 1/8". Description: black and white reprint photograph main street Waseca; showing storefront buildings and many angle-parked cars.

7/8" W. x 1 3/8" L. - black & white; street scene of downtown Waseca, looking to the north & at the west side of the street, old cars are parked diagonally on the street

1 3/8 " W. x 7o/8" L. - black & white; street scene of downtown Waseca, looking south down State St. from 2nd Ave. N., traffic & people & business signs visible

Swimming Beach, Clear Lake. 5-7/8" x 3-7/8" black and white reprint photograph of a Clear Lake shore scene identified on the front as "Swimming Beach, Waseca, Minn. #4139".

1 3/8" W. x 7/8" L. - black & white; swimming beach at Clear Lake Park, dock & children & beach in background, in foreground is a man sitting on a park bench

Irving Schaumkessel Family. 5" x 7-3/4" black and white reprint photograph of a man, two women, and a baby partially identified on the back as Irving Schaumkessel.

1 3/8" W. x 7/8" L. - black & white; family portrait of Mr. & Mrs. Albert (Florence?) Schaumkessel & their children, a daughter stands between the seated parents, Irving C. Schaumkessel is the baby on father's knee

Schaumkessel Farm, Woodville. 10" x 8" black and white reprint photograph of buildings identified as the Schaumkessel farm, located in SE 1/4 of Section 17, Woodville Township, Waseca County.

1 3/8" W. x 7/8" L. - black & white; farmstead with house & several outbuildings, a couple stand near a car on the left, a man stands in center holding 2 horses

Schaumkessel Farm, Woodville. 10" x 8" black and white reprint photograph of buildings and haystacks with threshing crew identified on the back as the Schaumkessel farm, SE 1/4 Section 17, Woodville Township, Waseca County.

1 3/8" W. x 7/8" L. - black & white; farmstead with house & windmill & 3 small outbuildings & 1 large barn; threshing is in progress on the right, stacks of hay present with men standing on top, a steam thresher is between them, house is shown with 2-story wrap around porch

Waseca High School Commencement 1948. Commencement and Baccalaureate Service Seating Chart. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" x 14" Description: mimeographed copy of 1948 Waseca High School Commencement and Baccalaureate Service seating chart - names handwritten on each seat location - dated May 23.

Jeanine Wig. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5" Description: brochure for the Jeanine Wig from Abbott Tresses, Inc.; four wig and hairpiece styles are shown in photographs and descibed in a paragraph under each photo; cleaning instructions, list of "Don'ts" and warranty statement included.

Avon Skin Care Instructional Booklet. Material: paper. Size: 2 3/8" square. Description: brown paper cover with lighter brown and white lettering and graphics: "Avon Prima Natura, The complete method for modern skin care incorporating Natural ingredients"; company address; 8 pages with brown ink printing & drawings showing & describing products & directions for their use.

Stereograph. 7" x 3 1/2" black and white photographic stereograph of picnickers sitting on the grass in the woods with black buggy in background; one-of-a-kind photograph, not taken by a professional; written on back in black ink pen "No. 42, Fourth of July dinner at picnic in F.G. Kannes Grove, Blooming Grove, Minn."; goes with 1.96.370, Waseca County. Fourth of July. 4th of July. July 4th.