Soapstone Foot Warmer. Material: stone, metal. Size: 8" W. x 10" H. Description: grey soap stone foot warmer - metal handle attached on each side.
Material: wood, metal. Size: 5" W. x 10" H. x 29 1/2" L. Description: black plated metal appliance attached to wooden base - long black metal handle - curved black metal stuffer - silver metal nozzle at end.
Baby Carriage. Material: textile, metal, wood. Size: 18" W. x 54" L. x 44" H. Description: wood and wicker sides - brown and red patterned cloth seat; brown cloth parasol attached to top; wooden push handle extends from end; wooden base; metal springs; two smaller metal wheels in front, two larger metal wheels in back.
Ornamental Brass Light Chandelier. Material: metal. Size: 9 1/4" W. x 21 1/2" L. Description: brass fixture - decorative pierced metal bands and stamped metal caps suspended from thin metal decorative frame - metal base at bottom to hold lantern and fixture globes (not included) - globe screw clamps present.
Bass Drum. Material: wood, metal, textile, leather. Size: 17" diameter x 12 1/2" H. Description: wooden cylindrical shell - leather drumhead stretched over circular opening on each end stamped: "H. A. Starr Waseca, Minn."- thin band of wood clamps around top and bottom edges securing the drumhead membrane to the frame - twelve wing nut clamps spaced top and bottom edges pass through center eyelets - clamp holes on outer rims - webbing strap attached with clamps through two slots and rings - b
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Wooden Piano Stool. Material: wood, glass, metal. Size: 20" H. x 14 1/2" diameter. Description: round wooden seat - wooden center post - four wooden legs - four metal claw feet - four clear glass balls under claw feet.
Annie McKersie (R) McDougall. 3 5/8" black and white circular photograph, cabinet card; handwritten on photo lower edge: "Annie McKersie (R) McDougall, Grandma McDougall"; photo mat stamped: Yates Sisters, Waseca, Minn.
Robert McDougall. 2 1/2" x 31/2" black and white oval shaped photograph, cabinet card image of a older portrait drawing of Robert McDougall; handwritten at lower photo edge: "Robert McDougall, Grandpa McDougall".
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Turnacliff. 3 3/4" x 5 1/2" black and white photograph, cabinet card; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Turnacliff (nee Janett McDougall); photographed by Yates Sisters, Waseca, Minn.
Maurice Alvin "Allie" Devereaux, born February 24, 1870 in Meeker County, Minnesota, the only son of Marquis L. Devereaux and Harriet Cummins Devereaux; Maurice was the donor's great-grandfather. Black and white photographic scanned image.
Ruth Sarah Crump Devereaux, born April 28, 1872 in Janesville, Minnesota; daughter of Alantha P. Young Crump and Benjamin F. Crump. Black and white photographic print from the album of Mark Benjamin Devereaux; scanned image.
Lewis Frank Davis, second husband of Harriet Cummins Devereaux after Marquis Devereaux died in 1883. Davis was born in 1839 in New Hampshire, and died March 2, 1914 in Janesville and buried at the Janesville Cemetery. Black and white scanned photographic image from the album of Amy Devereaux Burrus.
Pictured: Harriet Mariah Cummins Devereaux Davis, dated 1890. Black and white scanned photograph from album of Amy Devereaux Burrus.
Pictured: man and woman posed in studio setting. Black and white photographic print from the album of Amy Devereaux Burrus; scanned image.
Pictured: Jennie Devereaux or her sister Amy Devereaux; note from donor: ". . .I compared the copy of this photo. . .of Jennie Devereaux Shell, and this young lady with all the photos attached to her dress, and I feel this might be Jennie Devereaux at a later age." Follow-up note from donor: "I have attached a newspaper clipping, June 6 (year unknown) which leads me to believe the young lady in the photograph with all the photos attached to her is Amy Devereaux. Amy Devereaux was the daughter o
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Pictured: mustached man in suit and tie; posed for studio portrait for Janesville photographer, Hellebo. Black and white scanned photographic image from the album of Amy Devereaux Burrus.
Pictured: young man posed with two young women. Black and white scanned photographic scan. Janesville photographer: Hellebo.
Mrs. Nate Thompson. 6" x 8" black and white photo of baby in christening gown. Front of photo signed by photographer Goodspeed. On back of photo: "Mrs. Nate Thompson 904 N. 2nd St. Waseca."
Joseph Morse Fisk and Phoebe Miller Densmore Fisk. 3 1/2" x 2 1/2" black and white photo identified on back: "Joseph Morse Fisk (his mother Sally Morse was 1st cousin to the inventor Samuel F. B. Morse) #1485 in Fisk-Fiske book and wife Phoebe Miller Densmore Fisk daughter of Abraham L. Densmore and Sarah Miller. Joseph was born 1811, Phoebe was born 1814. Their children were Wilbur, Pliny (?), Philena and others who died young."
Florence Wilsey. 3/4" x 1" black and white photo of Florence Wilsey.
Young Man Portrait. Material: paper. Size: 4 1/4" x 6 1/2". Description: black and white cabinet card; photo mat stamped: Yates Sisters, Waseca, Minn.
Older Woman Portrait. 4" x 6" black and white photo of an unidentified woman.
Middle Aged Woman Portrait. . 3 1/2" diameter black and white oval photo mounted on cardboard - stamped: "A. S. Hellebo Janesville, Minn."
Allen C. Goodspeed. 2" x 3" black and white photo - young mustached man wearing formal suit with lapel boutonniere .
