Janesville Building, First & Teal. 4 1/2" x 3" black and white photograph of the building on the corner of First St. (Old Highway 14) and Teal St. in Janesville, Minnesota; was once the Arnold Implement Dealer in the 1950s; in 1981, an electronics store selling RCA Quasar televisions and radios; apartments located on second floor.

Herman Peterson, Robert Hodgson, et al on Steps of Congregational Church. 14" x 11" black and white photograph of Herman Peterson posing with 20 young men outdoors, on the steps of a church, the old Congregational Church in Waseca; only other identification is the son of Robert Hodgson, Robert L. Hodgson., standing in front of Peterson; may be a Confirmation or Sunday School class.

Ceramic Mug. Material: ceramic. Size: 3 1/8" diameter x 4 1/2" W. (handle) x 3 5/8" H. Description: white porcelain - white curved handle on one side - red lettering on front side: "Our Hearts United" and in black: "1998 Waseca Area United Way" - black and red graphic: red hand holding arches and a black line heart graphic.

11 1/2" x 7" black photograph album with gold lettering, "Photographs" embossed on the cover; filled with 71 leaves (142 counted pages) of black and white photograph, mostly taken by Robert Hodgson; not scanned, but highlights of contents include: Boy Scouts parade marching by Waseca County Courthouse, p.63; line-up of scouts at the intersection of 3rd Avenue N.W. and Elm Avenue, p. 67 and 69; photographs of E. A. Everett and his wife Gene, p. 87, 89, 93, 101, 103; Lake Shetek Memorial monument, ... more

Material: paper. Size: varying approximately between 2" W. x 3" L. Description: multicolored floral patterned light weight card stock - greetings refer to friendship, memory and well wishes.

Sutliff/Sutliffe Family in American Histoy. Material: paper, plastic, metal. Size: 10 1/2" W. x 11 1/2" L. x 1 3/4" D. Description: white plasticized cover, three-ring binder, metal rings hold plastic covered paper pages in place; blue cover insert imprinted in gold: "First American Family Connected with New England 1614-1909", subtitled: "A History of The American and Puritanical Family of Sutliff or Sutliffe and a Genealogy of all the Descendants Through Nathaniel Sutliff, Jr." Contents: 199 ... more

Waseca Marching Classic, 6th Annual 1993 Button. Material: metal. Size: 2 1/4" diameter. Description: blue background, yellow and white graphics - imprinted: "6th Annual Waseca Marching Classic September 18 1993" - yellow horn with date at center - pin and clasp on back.

7 1/2" x 4 1/2" black and white photograph, mounted on cropped matboard, of the Emmons Smith family, children, parents and other unidentified extended family members; a horse and carriage is parked at left side; posing in front of their two-story, white clapboard house; Emmons Smith Sr. was the owner or proprietor of the Commercial House Hotel or Commercial Hotel, Waseca, Minn., circa 1901.

5 1/2" x 3 3/8" black and white postcard photograph, cropped down to crude oval; of five young men playing cards at a table with a fringed coverlet; all are wearing three-piece suits and ties; four of the men have shaved heads; single identification is the son of Emmons Smith Sr. is at the center, though unknown which son - Emmons Smith, Jr., Earl Smith or L. Smith.

Seven Men Posing at County Garage Dedication. 4 3/4" x 3 1/2" black and white photograph of seven men posing outdoors in front of the new Waseca County Garage built on the west side of the Waseca County Fairgrounds; identified only is Emmons Smith, Sr., far right; others are Waseca County Board of Commissioners - listed but not individually identified: A. F. Sponberg (chair), Fred Gray, Elmer Neitzel, Louis H. Pagel, Art Brisbane (County Auditor), Ernest H. Schmidt (architect), S. E. Donnelly ... more

4 1/4" x 2 1/2" political card promoting Earl Grant for Waseca County Sheriff; election noted for November 4; photographic portrait is printed beside the copy; all black ink on white cardstock.

Arlington Club Dance at Harmony Hall or Harmoney Hall. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white postcard photograph of the Arlington Club Dance, Harmony Hall, Waseca, Minn.; print on front of postcard: "Arlington Club Dance, Harmony Hall 2-24-09, Waseca Minn."; pictured is a large hall decorated with twisted crepe paper streamers, chairs line the side walls, and a stage at the back with a man standing next to a table or sign.

Harmoney Hall and Model Train. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2" black and white postcard photograph of the interior of Harmoney Hall or Harmony Hall; of a social event, an Easter dance presented by B.R.T. 139, the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Union #139; stage is decorated with crepe paper streamers and a sign, "Easter Greetings"; the model train engine, coal car (with #139) and caboose are set up on the stage (This model is in the WCHS collection.)

Fuchs, Bell, Weller and Brandmueller Families Volume 1. Material: paper. Size: 9" W. x 11 1/2" L. x 3 3/8" D. Description: red hard cover; white printed cover and spine information: "Fuchs (Fox), Bell, Weller and Brandmueller Families, Mathias Fox Through His Great-Grandparents, Family History of Mathias Fox, Son of Johann Fuchs and Margaretha Weller, Volume One"; contents: 943 numbered and illustrated pages include documents, photographs, letters and maps.

Thompson Boat House. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2" black and white postcard photograph of Thompson Boat House on Clear Lake, Waseca, Minn.; shown is the east side of the building, shore, docks, rowboats, and excursion boat; photographed by Bellew.

5 1/2" x 3 1/2" black and white postcard photograph of Thompson Boat House on Clear Lake, Waseca, Minn.; shown is another view of the east side of the building, shore, docks, rowboats, and excursion boat; photographed by Bellew.

Portrait of Emmons and Catherine O'Brien Smith. Material: metal. Size: 2 1/4" x 3 3/8". Description: tintype photograph of Emmons Smith, Sr. with his new wife, Catherine O'Brien or Kate O'Brien, married on April 12, 1882, in Waseca County.

6 1/2" x 4 3/8" black and white photograph of Robert Hodgson at a Boy Scout ceremony, referred to the Court of Honor in Owatonna, Minn.; identified L-R: Glen Myers, Helen Myers, twin sons Donald and David Myers, as David was receiving his Eagle Scout award; Bob Hodgson shakes his hand; Bill Strensky, also receiving his Eagle Scout award, with his parents, right.

4 5/8" x 3 5/8" color photograph of Mr. And Mrs. Robert Hodgson seated with an unidentified man, drinking coffee; Hodgson is smoking his pipe.

4 5/8" x 3 5/8" color photograph of Robert Hodgson, third from left, standing outdoors with seven other unidentified men, casually dressed.

4" x 2 3/4" black and white photograph of Robert Hodgson seated in a barn, holding two baby lambs.

5 1/4" x 3" black and white photograph of five field workers at the Southern Experiment Station; they are harvesting plots and grain; identified on the back is a list of seven names, designation unknown, Dane Sommers, Uriah Miller, Art May, Wayne Groth, Rolland Malloy, Pete, Bud.

3" x 4" black and white photograph of George O. Sutter, who worked in the livestock program at the Southern School of Agriculture; shown holding a geranium in a greenhouse in January 1955.

5 1/4" x 3" black and white photograph of an unidentified young man driving a sleigh or a cutter behind two horses; on the grounds of the Southern Experiment Station; the hall is visible in background, right.

5 1/4" x 3" black and white photograph of the meeting hall on the grounds of the Southern Experiment Station, in winter; several men are standing on the small porch of the front door, and a "Road Closed" sign is nailed to a tree and a support post. This building was demolished in the 1960s.