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Print, Photographic

Waseca School Classroom. 8" x 4 7/8" black and white photograph mounted on matboard, of the interior of a classroom of students seated at wooden desks; unidentified; likely the old Waseca Central High School; photograph is washed out at center because of overlighting from windows.

Plate, Commemorative

Janesville Depot and Main Street Scene. Material: ceramic. Size: 6 1/2" diameter x 3/4" H. Description: white glazed china, gold pin stripe inside scalloped edge, finer gold stripe encircles plate center; pink and green rose pattern encircles center between gold stripes; center colored village photo scene captioned: "Janesville, Minn." with railroad depot in foreground; red imprint on reverse: "Made for Herman Slider Janesville, Minn. McDonald Bros. Co."

Chair

County Commissioners Courthouse Chair. Material: wood. Size: 24" W. x 48 1/2" H. x 20" deep. Description: oak pressed back chair; carved head rest; seven spindle back; four spindles supports under curved arm rests. See accession 4.13

Pipe

Hodgson Long-stemmed Pipe. Material: wood. Size: 17 1/2" L. Description: wooden bowl and stem; black hardened mouthpiece.

Invitation, Wedding

Wilkowske, Kanne Wedding Invitation. Material: paper. Size: 4 1/2" x 7" Description: white cardstock - black scripted reqest inside: "Your presence is desired at the marriage of Minnie O. Wilkowske to Rudolph H. Kanne, Wednesday morning, February fifteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, at eleven o'clock at the home of R. H. Wilkowske, Morristown, Minn."

Announcement, Graduation

Janesville High School Commencement 1899. Material: paper, textile. Size: 4 1/2" x 6 1/2". Description: white vellum paper - "Class '99" cut out in cover center - green print inside pages: "Program, Graduating Exercises, Graduates, Motto" listed inside - gold cord threaded through pages and tied on front. Graduates: Maggie King, Mary Moonan, Hattie Maranville, Sylvia Clemens, Esther Maranville, Julia Nyquist, Winifred Timlin, Georgiana Kee, Agusta Ash, Lilla Spencer, Mary Ash, Katharine O'Gr ... more

Card, Calling

J. Edward Finley. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 2 1/4". Description: white cardstock - black printed script: "J. Edward Finley."

Print, Photographic

Two women standing outside with fur muffs and heavy coats. 5 1/4" x 3 1/4"

Directory

Waseca, Woodville and St. Mary Address Directory 1899. Material: paper, plastic. Size: 8 1/2" x 11". Description: black print on white copy paper secured within clear vinyl cover with red spine; contents:49 numbered pages of names (many with marital status and/or occupation), addresses and advertisers.

Pin, Commemorative

Remember the Maine Pin. Material: metal. Size: 1/2" x 2". Description: copper - flat edged top curves to a small peak at bottom edge - printed in relief on face: "Remember the Maine" above the sinking battleship "Maine".

Print, Photographic

John Mario Adams. 4" x 6" photo scan. Description: infant son of Frank and Nellie Adams born Good Friday April 1899 and died June 2, 1899. Photographer: L. P. Johnson New Richland, Minn.

Program

Taylor's Concert Band, 1899. Material: paper. Size: 4 3/4" W. x 6" H. Description: white cardstock; embossed "Programme" and music holder; green print: "Band Concert, given by Taylor's Concert Band, St. Patrick's Day, Mar. 17. '99, Janesville, Minn."

Print, Photographic

Clara and Laura Lawin. Clara and Laura Lawin, daughters of Mary (Buker) and Fred Lawin. Photographer: Lawin, New Richland, Minn.

Print, Photographic

Eithel Nelson. 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" black and white photo.

Announcement, Wedding

Wedding announcement. Material: paper. Size: 7" x 8 3/4". Description: white paper; black print: "Isabel Harding to George Robert Phelps, December 28, 1899, St. Mary, Minnesota.

Invitation

Hibernian Auxiliary First Annual Ball Invitation. Material: paper. Size: 6 3/4" x 8 3/4" Description: white paper; black print: "First Annual Ball, Ladies Auxilliary of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, April 3 1899, Waseca Opera House."

Card, Trade

Singer Electric Trade Card. Material: paper. Size: 4 1/2" x 6 1/4" Description: full-color image of Bobolink bird on front; "The American Singer Series, No. 10"; backside red and black print; photo of a woman seated at the Singer Electric No. 66-6 with de luxe cabinet; information about the sewing machine and the bird.

Card, Trade

Singer Needle Threader Trade Card. Material: paper. Size: 4 1/2" x 6". Description: full-color image of a bluebird on front; "The American Singer Series, No. 9"; backside red and black print; photo of a needle threader; information about the Singer Needle Threader and the bluebird.

Chair

Five Oak County Commissioners Courthouse Chairs. Material: wood. Size: 24" W. x 48 1/2" H. x 20" deep. Description: oak press back chair; carved head rest; seven spindle back; four spindles support curved arm rests.

Decanter, Wine

Silver Communion Cup Wine Dispenser. Material: metal. Size: 4" diameter x 7" H. Description: silver plated metal container with a threaded cap at the top, long slender curved pouring tube, curved side handle and ball dispenser device extending from container above the handle.

Announcement, Wedding

Wedding announcement. Material: paper. Size: 7" x 8 3/4". Description: white paper; black print: "Nancy Hannah Phelps to Andrew Robertson Henderson, August 13, 1899, Waseca, Minnesota.

Print, Photographic

Marguerite Herbst as a Baby. Material: paper. Size: 5 1/4 x 7 1/4". Description: black and white photo portrait of a baby girl posed seated on a fur rug; she is identified as Marguerite Herbst wearing a white fur trimmed dark coat, white fur bonnet and holding a white fur muff; photo is taken by Goodspeed of Waseca, Minn.

Print, Photographic, Digital

St. Olaf Academy Northfield Graduates 1899. Black and white digital copy of the 1899 graduates of St. Olaf Academy. Lilly Lofty is 4th from the left in the first row; Minnie Sunde is listed as possibly the woman to the right in the first row.

Book

Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars Volume II. Material: paper, leather. Size: 7" x 10 1/2". Description: brown leather and paper hard cover book; contents: 654 pages of official reports and correspondence about the wars fought by the U. S. Army including Civil War Battles and the expedition against the Sioux Indians of Minnesota in 1864 involving the Eight Regiment, Second Regiment Cavalry, Brackett's Battalion Cavalry and Third Battery.

Print, Photographic, Photograph, Cabinet

Memorial Card for Louise or Louisa "Lizzie" Ewest from Ewest Album. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 5 1/2". Description: brown print: "In loving remembrance of Louisa Ewest, Died Aug. 18, 1899, Age 19 yrs. 3 mos. 28 days. Gone but not forgotten." German text. Black and white circular photograph of Louisa mounted in center of cardboard. Louisa Augusta "Lizzie" Ewest born 20 April 1880 died 18 August 1899. Lizzie Ewest was killed while passing under a tree. On Friday morning a short time after 7 o'clo ... more