Red Cross at Ward Home. 9 1/2" x 7 3/4" black and white photograph of the first Red Cross unit in Waseca County, in 1913; back reads, "This group organized under the Counsel of Defense or Council of Defense, at the home of Mrs. W. G. Ward was fully trained in all departments of Red Cross work, and went in as a unit when the county Red Cross was organized; identified according to numbers: 1) Mrs. W. G. Ward, 2) Mrs. C. H. Watson, 3) Miss Pryne, 4) Mrs. B. S Lewis, 5) Mrs. C. H. Bailer, 6) Mrs. Bl ... more

Waseca Marching Classic, 4th Annual 1991 Button. Material: metal. Size: 2 1/4" diameter. Description: yellow background, blue graphics, white border - imprinted: "Fourth Annual Waseca! Marching Classic 91, September 21" - horizontal row of four stars at top - pin and clasp on back.

Waseca Marching Classic, 5th Annual 1992 Button. Material: metal. Size: 2 1/4" diameter. Description: blue background, yellow and white graphics - imprinted: "5th Annual Waseca! Marching Classic 1992, September 19" - white musical staff and treble clef symbol with five yellow stemmed notes at top - pin and clasp on back.

Agnes Versoy Wise. 4 3/4" x 7 3/4" sepia photograph portrait of a young woman identified as Agnes Versoy Wise.

Jennie Horton. 3 3/4" x 5 1/2" black and white photograph of a woman identified as Jennie Horton; portrait shows a painted backdrop and ornate wicker chair as a prop; photographed by A. D. Fox & Son, Pomeroy and Asotin, Washington.

Eleanor Roosevelt in Janesville. 2 1/8" x 3 1/8" black and white photograph of Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of the former President of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt; at an outdoor event in Janesville, Minn.

William C. Young. 2 1/4" x 3 7/8" black and white carte-de-visite portrait photograph of Major William C. Young, who served in the Civil War; photographed by Fred Palmer, Waseca, Minn.; Major William C. Young, a Waseca County Probate Judge at the time of his death on May 9, 1889; born in Madison County, N.Y. on August 10, 1826; married Caroline Kingsley on July 12, 1846, sister of Bishop Kingsley of the M. E. Church; during the Civil War, he served in Company E, Eighth Wisconsin Infantry, promot ... more

A.K.T.A. Club. 6 1/4" x 3 1/4" black and white photograph of seven young men sitting in a car, Bill Everett's Overland automobile; at Lake Francis; identified as (driver) Dr. Arthur A. Doyle, (beside him) R. E. Bell, (standing) Bill Everett or William R. Everett, Dr. F. J. Cahill, Victor Olsen, Jay White and Frank Gallagher; all members of the A. K. T. A.

Harrison Reed and Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. C & NW Railroad Steam Engine. 3 1/2" x 5 1/4" black and white postcard photograph of Harrison Reed or Harry Read or Harry A. Read, engineer for the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad; standing beside his Steam Engine #1095; was a Civil War veteran, had completely white hair. Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. C & NW Railroad.

2 3/4" x 4 3/4" black and white postcard photograph of three children; the boy wearing a suit is the oldest, right is a girl with large bow in her hair; toddler is seated on a studio bench wearing a white dress; identified only as "twins age 7 yr. 4 mo. and baby age 1 yr. 3 mo." likely birth dates, March 1913 and March 1919; addressed to Eva, from C. E. Howards.

Clear Lake A.K.T.A. Clubhouse. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2" black and white photograph of the A. K. T. A. cottage clubhouse on Clear Lake west of the Lakeside Club house; built by members in 1914.

Waseca Herald Building. Material: paper. Size: 4" W. x 5 3/8" L. Description: white cardstock - blue printed information on front: "Child Publishing Company" - reverse side: portrait of James E. Child, author of "Child's History of Waseca County, from 1854 to 1905 inclusive", an engraving of the building housing the Waseca Herald, and "The Child-Herald Job Printing Department, is complete for all country and commercial work" - outlined: "Our compliments for the year 1907, call and subscribe."

Mary Mackey, Nurse. 4" x 10" black and white photograph of a woman in nurses uniform, possibly a graduation portrait from nursing school; identified as Mary Mackkey or Mary Mackey.

Miss Ganser. 4" x 10" black and white photograph of a woman wearing a nurses uniform, possibly a graduation portrait from nursing school; identified only as Miss Ganser, St. Mary's Hospital, Minneapolis; photographed by Miller is blind-embossed on lower right of photograph.

A.K.T.A. Boys. 3" x 3" black and white (trimmed size from postcard) photograph of five young men, boys swimming in Clear Lake; identified top to bottom by last names only are Goodspeed, Johnson, Gallagher, Olsen, Turnacliff, and White; in 1908, "big tent", "Smith's woods"; members of A. K. T. A.

Lois Sheldon Engel. 2 3/4" x 4 1/4" black and white photograph of a baby girl, a child posed on a large wood-carved chair; dressed in white; identified as Lois Sheldon Engel, daughter of Lou and Augusta (Wood) Sheldon; wife of Gordon Engel.

Horse Auction. 4 1/2" x 3 1/2" black and white photograph of a horse auction on the muddy street; unidentified except for address on reverse side, Mrs. Arnold Becker, Janesville, Minn.; a crowd of men in dark coats and hats, some standing in the street, others sitting in a wagon; several wagons, buckboards, carriages are parked under a sign on the left, "City Livery"; structures in background are all wooden buildings, unidentified.

Janesville Students. 5 3/8" x 3 3/8" black and white photograph of group of school children, students of a class, unidentified, posed standing in rows and sitting on steps outside a brick school building; teacher stands at far left; names on reverse side, Zella Fratzke and Mrs. Arnold Becker, Janesville, Minn.

Ella Laudert. 3 1/2" x 3 3/8" black and white photograph of a little girl with long hair looking in a mirror; identified as Ella Laudert at about 3 years of age; as a grown woman she married Berton Hansen.

GAR Encampment. 7 1/4" x 4 1/2" black and white photograph of a large group of young women posed sitting on bleachers outdoors amongst the trees (may be Maplewood Park) with two older women seated at bottom, one playing an organ; girls are holding baskets, wearing hand-made crowns with initials on them, may represent different states of the union; photographed by Manderfeld, Waseca, Minn.; handwritten at edge, "G. A. R. Encampment, about 1885".

Bowling Lanes at Waseca Recreation Club. 3 1/8" x 2 1/4" black and white photograph of the interior of the Waseca Recreation Club; shows six bowling alleys or bowling lanes; backside notes, "located across the alley from Lewer Garage to the west (now a parking lot); built in 1941 by Joe Eustice, opened April 12, 1941 (Joe's birthday); sold in 1946 to Carl Moore.

Candy Stripers. 6" x 5 1/2" black and white photograph of three women, a nurse, and two "candy-stripers," high school-age helpers or aides with patients or other hospital needs, here posing with blood donation poster and equipment.

Two Young Women at Picnic on Clear Lake Shore. 4 1/2" x 3 1/2" black and white photograph of two women having a picnic on the shore of Clear Lake, two umbrellas on ground behind them; see 1.00.821 for another version of this setting, same woman on right, different woman on left; note on front edge dates photograph to August 20, 1911.

Woman in Rowboat on Clear Lake. 3 3/4" x 4" black and white photograph of an unidentified woman sitting in the back of a boat, a rowboat, a lapstrake wooden rowboat; on Clear Lake, Waseca, Minn.; she is wearing a white blouse and dark skirt, hair styled up; Maplewood Park is visible in far background.

Woman on Clear Lake Dock. 4" x 4" black and white photograph of a woman standing on the dock or pier of Clear Lake, in Waseca, Minn.; same woman as in 1.04.249; wearing white blouse and dark skirt, holding an umbrella; a beautiful lapstrake rowboat is moored beside the dock where she is standing; in the background out in the lake is a a small sailboat, or sailcraft moored on an extremely still lake; photograph quite faded.