Grace Lutheran Church Summer Worship Banner. 4 7/8" x 3 1/2" color photograph of Grace Lutheran Church's summer worship banner, hanging on the Elm Avenue side of the church building; banner reads, "Growing in Grace, The Wonder of You, Summer Worship Thursdays at 7 PM"; artwork by Sheila Morris.
E. A. Everett Carrying Picnic Basket. 2 1/4" x 4" black and white photograph of E. A. Everett in 1928, the year he died; shown wearing cap, knickers, boots and carrying a coffee pot and picnic basket; reverse side note: "To Eagle Scout Ervin Wynnemer (donor's brother) in memory of E. A. Everett, from The Parson, Dec. 26, 1928". See Accession 1.99.611 for duplicate.
Winter Lake Scene 1930s, Waseca in Background. 4 1/8" x 2 1/4" black and white photograph of a winter scene of Waseca, after the snow of 1934; visible is a country field with snow-covered trees and bushes, and a plowed road in the distance, the town is hazy in the far distance.
Vintage 1930s Car On Snowy Road. 4 1/8" x 2 1/4" black and white photograph of a winter scene of Waseca, after the snow of 1934; visible is a car stopped on a plowed road lined with telephone poles and snow six to seven feet high on both sides of the road; front handwritten note, "snow of 1934"
Boy Scout Annual Christmas Letter. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" printed booklet, "Merry Christmas, 1967"; 52-pages plus cover, one-color printing of the Waseca Troop 85 Scout Log 1967; written by long-time Scoutmaster, Bob Hodgson; printed by Don and Bumps Brown; it is a year-end log update of past scouts' locations and lives; Hodgson writes in his introduction briefly about the damage by the tornado that hit Waseca that year, in 1967.
Effie Diedrich, Portrait in Profile. 2" x 3 7/8" sepia-tone portrait photograph of Effie Diedrich, sister of George Diedrich, a Waseca carpenter; photographed by Snow in 1902.
Rendezvous Bar Crowd. 8" x 6" black and white photograph of the interior of the Rendezvous Restaurant and Bar, Waseca, Minn.; operated by Joe Powell; identified L-R: (upper left corner) John Powell, standing beside his wife wearing a check dress, Annabelle Powell; Dan Hughes (wearing hat, standing at bar); Art Yess (left of Hughes, white shirt); Eileen and Paul Behsman (right of Hughes); Carol Powell Wobschall (wearing dark dress at very end of bar); Mary Mohs (wearing plaid skirt and apron behi
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Robert and Dorothy Powell Family. 6 1/2" x 4 1/2" black and white photograph of a family identified as the Bob Powell family in 1946; L-R: (back row) Marie Powell and Joyce Powell; (front) Mrs. Dorothy Powell, Ruth Powell, and Bob Powell, brother of Joe Powell; photographed by Kuehl & Becker, 4226 E. 50th St., Mpls., Minn.
Robert and Dorothy Hudrlik Powell Wedding Portrait. 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" black and white wedding portrait photograph of Dorothy and Bob Powell, brother of Joe Powell; photographed by Lewis, Waseca, Minn.; shows bride and groom, full-length portrait with bride holding a presentation bouquet of roses, and wearing a slim white dress and lace cap, no veil.
Young Woman Portrait. 2 3/4" x 3 3/4" sepia portrait photograph of an unidentified young woman; a portrait with subtle lighting, she is wearing a soft, light-colored dress with round neck and round, gathered collar, and a pendant; photographed by Wm. J. Stiehl, Waseca, Minn.; the photo folder is dark brown with a blind-embossed rose stamped on cover with photographer's name.
Mary Diedrich Powell Posed with Three People Beside House. 4 1/8" x 2 3/8" black and white photograph of four elderly people (three women and one man) posing outdoors standing beside a white, wood-frame house; hollyhocks visible on side of house; single identification is far left, Mary Diedrich Powell.
Three Boys in Knickers Portrait. 3" x 4" black and white photograph of three young boys, unidentified; all wearing suits with knickers; appear to be brothers; circa 1915
Betty Bjerke Fitzsimmons and Joe Powell at The Rendezvous Restaurant. 6" x 5" black and white photograph of Betty Bjerke Fitzsimmons, left; and Joe Powell, right; Waseca restauranteur, at The Rendezvous, Waseca, Minn.
Rendezvous Restaurant Interior: Powell, Wheelock, McCarthy, Wobschall. 7 1/2\" x 4 3/8\" black and white photograph of the interior of The Rendezvous Restaurant, owned by Joe Powell; identified L-R: Joe Wheelock, second from left; and Bob McCarthy, at the end of the bar; also Carol Powell Wobschall and Dick Wobschall.
Rendezvous Restaurant Middle Dining Room. 6 1/8" x 5" black and white photograph of the interior middle dining room of The Rendezvous Restaurant, circa 1965, owned by Joe Powell; pictured are many tables set for serving, wood-paneled walls, a folded room divider, and buffet server at rear of room.
Rendezvous Restaurant Banquet Room. 6 5/8" x 4 3/4" color photograph of the interior, the banquet room of The Rendezvous Restaurant, Waseca, Minn.; shown are many long tables with red tablecloths, set for serving, black chairs, walnut paneling at rear, suspended ovate light fixtures; photographed by Huneke Studio, Waseca, Minn.
Baby Seated at Table. 2 3/4" x 3 3/4" sepia portrait photograph of a child, unidentified; dark hair and eyes, seated in child's chair and table with child's tin cup; wearing embroidered dress and buttontop shoes; photographed by Wm. J. Stiehl, Waseca, Minn.
Baby Portrait. 3 1/4" x 4 3/4" sepia portrait photograph of a child about two years old; posed standing beside a wood table, wearing white outfit, tights and dark, tie shoes; unidentified; photographed by Wm. J. Stiehl, Waseca, Minn.
Papke-Dutton Portrait. 4" x 6" black and white portrait photograph of Lylah Dutton Papke and Emil Papke; Emil is brother to Jenne Papke Powell; circa 1930s; photographed by Stiehl, Waseca, Minn.
Zimmerman-Powell Wedding Party Portrait. 4" x 6" sepia photograph portrait of the wedding of Helen Powell Zimmerman and Charles Zimmerman; best man is Walter Wheeler, bridesmaid (standing) is unidentified; Charles' father is Chris Zimmerman; circa 1920s; photographed by Wm. J. Stiehl, Waseca, Minn.; identifications by Jim Zimmerman, nephew of Helen and Charlie Zimmerman.
Marie Papke Braun. 3 1/2" x 5" black and white portrait photograph of Marie Papke, Maria Eva Papke, Maria Braun, Mrs. Fred Braun; born August 31, 1897; died April 12, 1925 from complications of childbirth at the Waseca hospital; married Fred Braun on October 14, 1923; Marie was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Papke, St. Mary Township; sister to Jennie Papke (Mrs. Joe Powell), Esther Papke, William H. Papke, Arthur Papke, John Papke, Emil Papke, and Frank Papke; photographed by Wm. J. Stiehl, W
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North Star Park, Clear Lake. 4" x 2 1/2" black and white photograph; boats on shore, water slide and scaffolding; several cabins; several men sitting on shore far right. (Photo found in unidentified green album.)
Ice Harvest on Clear Lake. 3 7/8" x 2 1/8" black and white photograph; two men and a team of white horses; shown cutting ice on Clear Lake, Waseca, Minn.; one man guides the horses, the other guides the ice cutter; Maplewood Park visible on left in distance; railroad spur in distant right background that transported Maplewood Park visitors at that time. (Photo found in unidentified green album.)
Ice Harvest. 3 7/8" x 2 1/8" black and white photograph; two men stand on ramp to ice house; ice blocks loaded on a wagon pulled by two white horses. (Photo found in unidentified green album.)
Maplewood Pavilion. 3 7/8" x 2 1/2" black and white photograph; wooden structure open on all four sides, ventilated roof, clerestory wiindows,set in wooded area; a man in dark overcoat and hat stands at the front right corner. (Photo found in unidentified green album.) Accession 1.02.1 of same subject is dated Christmas 1906.