Clear Lake Rocky Shoreline. 3 1/4" x 2 1/4" black and white photograph of a rocky shoreline of waves of water washing over boulders, on an unidentified part of Clear Lake.
Clear Lake Shoreline and Sunken Rowboat. 2 1/4" x 3 1/4" black and white photograph of shoreline along Clear Lake; there is a boat house along the left side and a sunken wooden rowboat in lower left of photograph.
Tree Covered Knoll. 3 1/4" x 2 1/4" black and white photograph of a grassy field and hill covered with young trees on a summer day; proximity of photo in album suggests this is a scene around or near Clear Lake, Waseca, Minn.
Clear Lake Shoreline. 2 3/4" x 2" black and white photograph of a view from the water on Clear Lake toward the shoreline of mature trees and area of cattails.
Sandy Lane and Wooden Buildings. 3 1/2" x 2 3/8" black and white photograph of a dirt or sandy road leading off in the distance with fields and trees and either side; two wooden structures are hidden somewhat by brush and trees; unidentified location; proximity to other photographs in album suggests this may be property around Clear Lake.
Clear Lake Sunset. 4 3/4" x 3 1/4" black and white photograph of Clear Lake at sunset; view is from a boat of Maplewood Park across the still lake waters, one rowboat with one person is visible out on the lake; a cluster of oak branches and leaves show at upper right corner; many soft clouds in the sky are reflected in the water.
Clear Lake Drive. 2 3/4" x 3 1/2" black and white photograph of a scene along Clear Lake Drive.
Clear Lake Shoreline. 2 3/8" x 1 1/2" black and white photograph of Clear Lake shoreline.
Waseca Parade. Waseca Main Street. Waseca State Street. Material: paper. Size: 4 5/8" x 3 5/8". Description: black and white photograph of main street Waseca circa 1895, of a parade of horse-drawn carriages decorated with crepe paper and streamers (occasion unknown); shows the east side of south State Street; businesses identified are Meyer Bros. and the Waverly Hotel back on the corner; all shop fronts have awnings; there are lots of people, men, women and children standing along the boardwal
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Wooded Path. 4 3/4" x 3 3/4" black and white photograph of a wooded path, a hiking trail, trees on both sides and a road to the left beyond the row of mature trees; some wood buildings visible beyond the road bed; unidentified location.
Maplewood Park Pavilion. 4 1/2" x 3 1/2" black and white photograph of the Maplewood Park open-air pavilion built for the Chautauqua meetings in the 1880s and 1890s. This is a scene in wintertime; the picnic tables are stacked for winter storage; a group of four women, one man and a child are standing on the edge of the shelter, likely ancestors of the album donor, Warren Gray. The pavilion was designed in a Greek or Roman temple design with square columns, however, supporting the structure on
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Small Group Seated inside a Park Pavilion. 4 1/2" x 3 1/2" black and white photograph of the same group of people (one man, four women and a child, with a hand warming muff) as in Accession #31.85.2LLLL in a closer view of them sitting inside another wood structure in Maplewood Park or Clear Lake Park; very large stacks of park benches are seen behind them; likely ancestors of the album donor, Warren Gray.
Two Women Wearing Straw Hats and Holding Bouquets. 2 3/4" x 2" black and white photograph of two women holding bouquets of flowers, daisy mums; they are standing in a wooded yard and wearing straw hats; unidentified.
Phelps Family Italianate House. Phelps Residence. 4 3/4" x 3 1/2" black and white photograph of the Phelps house, a large, two-story brick Victorian home in the Italianate style, with round-arched windows with working shutters, carved wood corbels --roofline details; a banner flies from the very top of the house, which is also decorated with bunting and small flags in the yard for an Independence Day celebration. There is an ornate wrought-iron railing defining the roofline. Two women dressed i
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Maplewood Park, Chautauqua Grounds Entrance Arch. 4 1/2" x 3 1/2" black and white photograph of the entrance to the Chautauqua grounds at Maplewood Park, Waseca, Minn.; photo quite faded, shows the round arch across the road.
Waseca County Road, Field and Woods. 4 3/4" x 3 3/4" black and white photograph of a tract of land showing a road, field and forest; unidentified location near Waseca, Minn.; the field is open to the right, the forest rises with a hill on the left; faintly visible is a roofline of a small house or cabin.
Rosalia Ketchum Gray. 2" x 2 1/2" black and white photograph of Grandma Rosalia Ketchum Gray; photo found unattached on album page 9 of this photo album.
Five Young Men in Farmyard: Powell, Stevens, Gray. 4 3/4" x 3 3/4" black and white photograph of 5 young men posed together outdoors in a farmyard; identified L-R: Rufus Powell, unidentified, Ed Stevens, Fred Gray, and unidentified; on album page 13.
Ed Stevens Seated in Parlor. 4 1/2" x 3 1/2" black and white photograph of Ed Stevens or Ed A. Stevens, taken as he is seated by a window full of plants, reading; on album page 14.
Lura Gray Stevens Seated in Parlor. 4 1/2" x 3 1/2" black and white photograph of Lura Gray Stevens or Lara Gray Stevens sitting in a parlor by a window filled with plants; photo on album page 15.
Adolph Schroeder. 2 7/8" x 4 1/8" black and white oval portrait photograph of Adolph Schroeder, as a young man, taken circa 1895; son of Jacob and Paulina (Stage Lueck) Schroeder; born March 12, 1880 in Waseca County; died October 10, 1969 in Waseca County.
Material: wood and metal. Size: 1 7/8" diameter (head) by 18" L. Color and description: 1/4" diameter rod attached to fluted metal iron at one end and wooden handle at other end - shaft bent at angle at iron end.
Paul and Mary Billiard Family Portrait. 5 3/8" x 3 7/8" black and white photograph of the family of Paul Billiard and Mary Radloff Billiard; identified L-R, daughter Pearl Lydia Billiard (Boje) age 5 years old; father Paul Billiard, age 41; Esther Lena Billiard (Vogt) age 2; mother Mary Radloff Billiard, age 34; and Lulu Mae Billiard (Miller), age 4; photographed in 1895 by A. S. Bagne, Waseca, Minn.
Paul and Mary Billiard Daughters: Lulu, Esther and Pearl. 3 3/4" x 2 1/2" black and white photograph of the three young daughters of Paul and Mary Billiard; identified L-R: Lulu Mae Billiard, Esther Lena Billiard, and Pearl Lydia Billiard.
