Hanging Bridge, Royal Gorge, Colorado Series of 83 Stereographs. Cosmopolitan Series. Double Black and White print mounted on gray cardboard. Each print shows different people scene. Cosmopolitan Series printed in right and left margins of print. 7" X 3 1/2" This one # 636 Hanging Bridge, Royal Gorge, Colorado
The Natural Bridge of Virginia, Series of 83 Stereographs. Cosmopolitan Series. Double Black and White print mounted on gray cardboard. Each print shows different people scene. Cosmopolitan Series printed in right and left margins of print. 7" X 3 1/2". This one # 519 The Natural Bridge, VA
Bridge of Turk at Scotland: Cosmopolitan Series of 83 Stereographs. Cosmopolitan Series. Double Black and White print mounted on gray cardboard. Each print shows different people scene. Cosmopolitan Series printed in right and left margins of print. 7" X 3 1/2". This one # 572 The Bridge of Turk, Scotland
Eads Bridge of St. Louis Stereograph of double photograph mounted on tan cardboard. Copyright 1893 by B. W. Kilburn printed in right margin. Photographed and published by B.W. Kilburn Littleton, N.H. on back. #11342 Eads Bridge, St. Louis Tornado
Bridge and Thames River at Kew Gardens, Londong Stereograph. Stereograph of double photograph mounted on tan cardboard. Copyright 1893 by B. W. Kilburn printed in right margin. Photographed and published by B.W. Kilburn Littleton, N. H. on back # 6065 Bridge and Thames at Kew Gardens, London
The Great Forth Bridge of Edinburgh, Scotland Stereograph. Stereograph of double photograph mounted on tan cardboard. Copyright 1893 by B. W. Kilburn printed in right margin. Photographed and published by B.W. Kilburn Littleton, N. H. on back # 6248 The Great Forth Bridge, near Edinburgh, Scotland
The Suspension Bridge at Niagara Falls, New York Stereograph. Stereograph of double photograph mounted on tan cardboard. Copyright 1893 by B. W. Kilburn printed in right margin. Photographed and published by B.W. Kilburn Littleton, N. H. on back # 7538 Suspension Bridge, Niagara Falls, Showing the Clifton House
The Great Bridge of Cincinnati, Ohio Stereograph. Stereograph of double photograph mounted on tan cardboard. Copyright 1893 by B. W. Kilburn printed in right margin. Photographed and published by B.W. Kilburn Littleton, N. H. on back # 7133 The Great Bridge, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.
The Great Bridge of Richmond, Virginia Stereograph. Stereograph of double photograph mounted on tan cardboard. Copyright 1893 by B. W. Kilburn printed in right margin. Photographed and published by B.W. Kilburn Littleton, N. H. on back # 6621 The Great Bridge, Richmond, VA. U.S.A.
Stereograph. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" W. x 7" L. Description: photo prints on tan cardboard backing - two prints on each card - copyright 1893 by B. W. Kilburn - photographed and published by B.W. Kilburn Littleton, N. H. - # 1476 Ceremony of the Benediction. Easter-day Church of St. Peter, Rome, Italy.
PLACEHOLDER Krueger, Breilein Wedding Memorabilia. Material: textile, wood, paper, wax. Size: 19" W. x 21" W. x 6" D. Description: gold ornate framed box - glass protective cover - contents: white net veil, wax and textile faux orange and apple blossom, photograph showing bride and groom (Mr. and Mrs. Frank Krueger of New Richland).
Material: celluloid, paper, textile. Size: 13" W. x 24" L. Description: white and silver celluloid and paper panels - multicolored floral and bird pattern overall - eight black panels riveted together at lower end - black and white cords laced through panels secured at sides - handpainted yellow floral design, dated, pencilled autographs and "Waseca, Minn."
Waseca High School Faculty. 3 5/8" diameter round black and white photograph of a group of Waseca Central High School faculty, teachers in 1893; identified: (center) Mr. Hubbard or Prof. F. V. Hubbard; surrounded by 12 women, starting at lower center and moving to the right, Cora Johnson, Miss Marshall, Bridget Maloney, Isabelle Wood, Margaret Tallon, Sue Ayer, Jean Latham, Mrs. Marg Shepard, Miss Cummings, Annie E. Child (Mrs. Frank Wood), Annie Hawkes, Bertha Comee.
Stereograph. Rev. Mellby's Rural New Richland Parsonage. 7" x 4 3/8" black and white stereograph, two identical side by side photographs mounted on yellow cardboard of "Rev. O. A. Mellby's house"; on back in pencil is written "Rev. O. A. Mellby house (Mellby was pastor of New Richland congregation of Norwegian Lutheran Church 1872-1914)"
45 Star U.S. Flag Lewis McKune Post No. 27 GAR. Material: textile. Size: 53 1/2" W. x 60" L. Description: red, white and blue cotton with with red and white horizontal stripes and a blue square containing 45 white stars in upper corner; 45 white stars on blue field; cross-stitched across top: "Lewis McKune, Post No 27, GAR, Waseca, Minn"; gold fringe trim on three sides.
U.S. Flat. Material: textile. Size: 56" W. x 115" L. Description: red, white and blue - red and white alternating horizontal stripes - 45 stars in upper left corner - reinforced and riveted left side - stamped on left edge: "Dept. of Minn. GAR".
Material: paper. Size 2 1/8" W. x 3 1/8" L. Description: four-color picture of a praying Jesus as a boy shepherd with staff - handwritten on reverse: "H.A. Hansen, Nov. 25, 1893, Basket Party, 65, Butterfield (schoolhouse)".
Mankato Normal School Commencement 1893. Material: paper. 5 1/8" W. x 5 1/2" L. Description: white paper wiht black printing; front cover information: "State Normal School, Mankato, Minnesota, Commencement Exercises at the Grand Opera House, Wednesday, May the thirty-first, eighteen hundred ninety-three"; inside information: program consisting of music, invocation, address, presentation of diplomas and benediction; names of graduates of the advanced course and the elementary course.
Material: paper. Size: 5 3/4" W. x 8 3/8" L. Description: tan paper - black printed information: 8 pages of "Complete Manual of Instructions in the Art of Stamping with Perforated Patterns".
Material: metal. Size: 1 3/8" W. x 1 5/8" L. x 1/8" D. Description: gold colored metal - circular disk - star imprint at top - shield imprint at bottom - laurel leaf border - front engraving: "Columbian Exposition Dairy Exhibit Minnesota 1893" - reverse side engraving: "Samuel Hawkes" - case for this medal: #467b.
Material: paper, textile. Size: 2 1/8" W. x 3" L. x 3/4" deep. Description: black paper covered frame - rectangular - rounded corners - pressure clasp in front - light blue silk pillow lining - case for medal #467a
Herman and Mary (Koplen) Grawunder Wedding. 3 7/8" x 5 1/2" photograph of a man and a woman in wedding garb identified on the back as Mr. & Mrs. Herman Grawunder. Cardboard photo mount identified as Yates Studio, Waseca, Minnesota.
Bischmann (Bishman) Family Portrait. 3-7/8" x 5-1/2" black and white photograph of one man and two women; identified L-R: Phillip Bischmann (son of Phillip Bischmann and nephew of Adam Bishman; (center) Tilly Miller Holden, also known as Mathilde Elizabeth Miller who later married William H. Holden; Magdalena Bischmann, also called Lena Bischmann, daughter of Phillip Bischmann, niece of Adam Bishman. Longer spelling of the name is original version kept by the Illinois branch of the family; photo
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Rev. Halvor and Caroline Gordon Quanbeck. 3-1/4" x 4-3/4" photograph of a wedding couple identified on the back as Reverend and Mrs. Halvor S. Quanbeck, minister at the Norwegian Lutheran Church of Blooming Grove from 1893 to 1896. Mrs. Quanbeck was Caroline Gordon from Joyce, Iowa, daughter of Norwegian immigrants. She married Halvor Quanbeck who was recently ordained just before coming to Waseca in 1893.
McKune Post & WRC at Decoration Day Ceremony. 6 1/4" x 8 1/4" black and white photograph captioned: Memorial Day, May 30, 1893; McKune Post & W.R.C.; troops and civilians pose beside a wooden, two story building; row of homes in background; businesses with boardwalks in front; "Stoughton" visible on one storefront; windmill beside house.