11" x 14" sepia portrait photograph of John Moonan, grandfather of Dorothy Moonan Senn (wife of F. Martin Senn). Moonan is wearing a dark, three-piece suit, white shirt and small bow tie; b. February 9, 1866, d. November 23, 1922; married Rosemary Breen on February 12, 1890; elected mayor of Waseca, 1897; son of Patrick Moonan who operated the Sheridan Hotel in Waseca; John was admitted to the bar on March 27, 1887; served as Waseca county attorney, and Minnesota State Senator from 1907-1913; kn ... more

Blooming Grove World War I Fundraising Committee. 10" x 14" photograph; group of men wearing suits and hats, two holding U.S. flags, one holding large sign: "Blooming Grove" and another holding a silk banner with a list of the names of men serving from Blooming Grove. It was a bond rally to raise funds for World War I. Photographed by Geo. Kopman, Waseca, Minn. Note on reverse side: "World War I, 1917."

American Legion Post 228 Past Commanders. 6 1/2" x 10 1/2" black and white photograph of the Waseca American Legion Post 228, Waseca, Minnesota 56093, Past Commanders, taken in 1948; identified L-R: (seated) George James, Pete Madden, Marty Coughlin, Dr. I. J. Thornby, Carl Knudson, Al Ligget, Curt Schultz, Dr. Ralph West; (standing) Dana Wobschall, Charles Brozik, Joe Fugal, Lee Krough, Red Madden, Harold Webber, Emerson Ward, and Harry Fowler. They are posed in an office with certificates fram ... more

Minnesota State Senators Composite 1874. 9 1/2" x 13" composite photographic portraits of the 1874 Minnesota State Senate, part of the Minnesota State Legislature, including Governor Davis, Lt. Gov. Barto, Chaplain Marvin. Photographed by Zimmerman; senators shown: Buckham, Child, Cox, Freeman, Wells, Westfall, McKusick, Mealey, Wilkinson, Donnelly, Drake, Frankenfeld, A. E. Rice, Nelson, Atherton, Meighen,Thompson, Graves, Hubbard, Benedict, Whittemore, Butler, MacDonald, Peterson, Honner, Jon ... more

Rural Blooming Grove Township School District #5. Material: paper. Description: Teacher and students; photographic collection of 17 student school pictures (1 1/2" x 2 1/4") mounted on a black tagboard, including teacher's portrait (2" x 3") Ruth Gutknecht. School District 5; located in Waseca County, Blooming Grove Township, north of Waseca, taken in 1948. Students shown are identified L-R: (top row) Marlene Evenson, Paul Neuendorf, Ramona Pratt, Clifford Quitney, Donna Fretham; (second row) H ... more

Carl and Wilhemina Lorenz. 10" x 12" photograph of Carl and Wilhemina Lorenz posed in studio setting. Photo back reads, " Schwarein, Germany, northwest of Berlin"

9 1/2" x 13" hand-colored photograph of Thompson Boat House, southeast view; steamboat moored at the dock, and a Model A or Model T Ford parked in foreground.

Waseca Main Street. Waseca State Street. Material: paper. Size: 9 1/2" x 13 1/2". Description: black and white photograph; captioned: "34. Second Street, Waseca, Minn."; renamed later as South State Street; view toward north Elm Avenue intersection; storefronts visible: Waverly Hotel on the right, at 2nd Street S.E.; horse-drawn wagons tied up along street; electrical power lines visible along the street. Tear on right.

Maplewood Park Hotel and Pier Scene from Across Lake. 10" x 13 1/2" photograph; Maplewood Park, Hotel and pier; view from lake; hotel was three-story wood-frame, tower at left, and wrap-around porches on first and second levels; wide staircase took visitors from hotel at top of hill down to the pier or dock. This hotel burned around 1899.

10" x 13" sepia tone photograph; young, dark-haired woman wearing light, floral print dress; standing behind a table in a studio setting.

3 1/2" x 5" black and white photograph of a group of 5 young women posed in front of Glen's Gas Station on West Elm Avenue; in background left is Waseca's Hotel Ryan.

2" x 3" black and white photograph of Glen's Gas Station on West Elm Avenue, view faces west, showing Sacred Heart Church steeple in background. Photo out of focus.

Waseca City Hall. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" photograph of Waseca City Hall just before being torn down in 1977 to make way for Erickson's Super Market.

3 1/2" x 4 7/8" black and white photograph of grades 3 and 4, Sacred Heart School, October 1938. Only identification is Robert Deef, back row, second from right.

Janesville Student Picture with Teacher Clara Neidt. 3" x 4 1/2" black and white photograph of a class of students posed standing outside their school building. Backside reads, "1907? Jnvl [Janesville] Clara Neidt, teacher", no other identifications. Photo overexposed on right side.

4" x 6" color photograph of southwest corner building at Elm Avenue and State Street (or Higways 13 and 14) occupied by Personalized Printing. Photo shows reconstruction of crumbling wall that occurred in 1998.

Trinity Lutheran Church School Student Picnic. 8" x 10" black and white photograph of a large church group from Trinity Lutheran Church in Janesville, gathered outside. Notes taken from front matting read, "picnic choir & school, and mothers" "Taken at Herman Dimmels Grove, now owned by Morris Hodgkins" ; backside note, "Mr. & Mrs. Ernst C, Werdin", " probably from Janesville Lutheran Church" SEE RECORD #1.96.211 for individual identifications.

Style Show, Herter's Dept. Store. 9" x 12" black and white photograph from negative (1.87.200) of Herter's Department Store style show; crowd standing in front of stage at Waseca County fairgrounds; several models, one in a wedding dress on stage, grandstand to right.

Waseca EACO Flour Mill Baseball Team 1900. 7 1/2" x 9 1/2" black and white photograph of the 1900 Waseca EACO Baseball Team. Shows 10 players in uniform posed with coach at center, in studio setting with baseball bats, gloves, balls and two EACO flour sacks. The players' names and positions are identified, back row, L-R: Bob Foote (C); Theo. Snyder (RF); Bill Joiner (SS); C. R. Wattles (1B); S. Foster (LF); Bob Mackey (3B); middle row, L-R: Wm. Foster (CF); W. J. Armstrong (Mgr); Wm. Vernon (2B) ... more

Civil War Veterans at Maplewood Hotel. 7 3/4" x 9 1/2" photograph; group of men and a few boys gathered on the porch and steps of the old Maplewood Hotel in Maplewood Park; cannon in foreground with two men on either side; small flags attached to the posts of the porch; reverse side note: "Picture taken on the Maplewood Hotel entrance probably July 4 of Civil War veterans?? Only persons clearly identified by me is my father standing the second from the right pillar top step back row. Has a linen ... more

Helwigs at Their Janesville Farmhouse. Helwig Residence. 7 1/2" x 9 1/2" black and white photograph on 11" x 14" gray mount; two elderly women posed outside a well kept farmhouse in Janesville, Minn.; one seated with blanket, coat and hat, holding a cane; the other woman standing on sidewalk; vines growing on house; several potted plants on porch and steps. Reverse side notation: "Mr. and Mrs. Martin Helwig, aunt of Herman Panzram, who cared for him. Farm Janesville, Minn. (Mr. Martin Helwig, Wi ... more

New Richland Baseball Team 1905. Material: paper. Size: 7 1/2" x 9 1/2". Description: black and white photograph; 1905 New Richland Baseball Club; identified top/center, Christ Gilbertson; back row, L-R: Herb Bestman, Harry T. Tyrholm, Oscar Bartness, and Art Rodsetter; middle row, L-R: E. M. Schwenke, Charkes Lange, and O. B. Anderson (livestock man); front row, L-R: Eckie Weed, Albert Hartz, and H. A. (Spike) Anderson (?) Identity made by O. B. Anderson, H. J. Rudolph, New Richland, Minn.

Ward Residence. East Elm Residences. Material: paper. Size: 7 3/4" x 9 1/2". Description: black and white photograph of Rosco Percy Ward house located at 804 East Elm Avenue, Waseca; Earl Ward home; Charles Leuthold home; reverse side: paper tape from "Stucky's Drug Store, Waseca, Minn."

Waseca Fire Department Composite. 8" x 10" composite photograph portraits of the 1916 Waseca F. D. (Fire Department); photographed by Kopman, Waseca, Minn.; identified L-R: (top row) H. Nelson, E. Wobschall, W. E. Herbst, C. A. Smith, A. Wobschall, Marquardt; (second row) C. Laudert, J. Gutfleisch, H. Worke, A. Clayton, P. Clayton, O. Masourick, Wm. Abraham, J. L. Schmidt; (third row) H. Speece, Ed Madden, H. Wobschall, (center) Capt. Fred Clayton, H. Julius, John Detling, G. Knutson, L. Fiebige ... more

Jenkins Family Portrait Posed on Jenkins Residence Porch. Material: paper. Size: 7 1/2" x 9 1/2". Description: black and white photograph of a family group posed seated and standing on the wrap around porch featuring tall white columns; aoung boy on right side of photo is astride a bicycle. Noted on reverse: "Jenkins residence, 2nd Avenue N.E. and 3rd Street N.E., Waseca, around 1900". Photographed by A. J. Lawin, Waseca.