Waseca County Court House Souvenir. Material: glass, paper, metal, wood. Size: 4" diameter. Description: black wood frame; circular metal hanger at top; clear glass circular front and back; one side: "Waseca County Herald, Murphy, The Printer, The Old Court House, 1870-1896"; sketch of the first Court House; opposite side: "Court House Souvenir, The New Court House, Dedicated Sept. 2, 1897"; sketch of new Court House; print around edge: "Father W. Dorr, Maggie & I attended this."

Winter scene. Material: paper. Size: 9 1/2" x 11". Description: winter scene; man walking in field; house in background; white glitter on print; print on back: "Presented to Joseph Olson by Christine Olson, Teacher, 1897."

Pearle Hartwick or Hartwich. 4 1/4" x 6 1/2" black and white photo. Pearle as a toddler wearing dress sitting in wicker chair. Photographer: A. S. Hellebo, Janesville, Minn.

Krassin Nursery Primer Book. Material: paper. Size: 7 1/4" x 9". Description: white hard cover book with color graphic of little girl unwrapping her new doll; title print: "Nursery Primer"; contents: alphabet lesson, animals stories.

Trowbridge, Cummings, Ward, Watson at Maplewood Park. 4 5/8" x 3 3/4" black and white photograph of 8 women seated in front of a Maplewood Park cottage and tent; Mrs. Ira Trowbridge or Judith Church Trowbridge, seated far left; her grand-daughter, Mrs. D. S. Cummings (Martha Ward) is among the others but not identified; standing, is Florence Ward Watson; a striped summer tent was pitched on wooden platform next to the cottage; likely near July 4 with flag flying.

Trowbridge Cottage, Maplewood Park. 4 1/2" x 6 1/2" black and white photograph of the Trowbridge cottage in Maplewood Park; appears to be Dr. D. S. Cummings, sitting in the carriage, and Mrs. Martha Cummings and daughter, Florence, standing on the porch; a view of the entire two-story cottage showing lattice-decorated screened porch on second level; wood chairs and bench in the yard, and the wooden platform on right of structure used for pitching a tent; photograph is composed with mature maple ... more

Maplewood Park Chautauqua. 4 1/2" x 3 1/2" black and white photograph of a scene in Maplewood Park during a Chautauqua; many people, men, women, families are walking about the trees; one cottage can be seen in background; also entitled, "Excursion day."

Maplewood Park Chautauqua Tent. 4 1/2" x 3 1/2" black and white photograph of a scene in Maplewood Park of a Chautauqua, showing a large tent, a small building and many people, families attending, walking toward the tent; photograph is entitled, "Excursion day."

Six Young New Richland Women. Black and white digital photo of six young women all dressed in white posed for a studio portrait. Lilly Lofty Batchelder pictured 2nd from right. Caia Tyrholm Anderson is 3rd from the left.

Waseca Central School Elementary Students Classroom. Material: paper. Size: 5" x 8" black and white photograph mounted on matboard; students sitting at their desks in their Waseca Central School classroom in 1897; two pupils to each metal and wooden desk.

John Moonan. Material: paper. Size: 5" x 7". Description: black and white photograph of John Moonan; b. February 9, 1866, d. November 23, 1922; married Rosemary Breen on February 12, 1890; elected mayor of Waseca, 1897; son of Patrick Moonan who operated the Sheridan Hotel in Waseca; John was admitted to the bar on March 27, 1887; served as Waseca county attorney, and Minnesota State Senator from 1907-1913; known as the "Napoleon of the Senate;" fathered seven children, Joseph Moonan, Kathleen M ... more

Clara Johnson. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5". Description: black and white photo of a young woman with upswept hairdo topped by a dark bow; she is wearing a high necked white vertically tucked blouse with a white bow tied at the neckline and a cameo necklace. Photographer: A. J. Lawin, Waseca, Minn.