Autograph and Birthday Album. 3" W. 4 1/2" L. Description: brown hard cover; gold edged white pages; contents: lined pages opposite days of the year; some birthday autographs written throughout; handwritten on inside front page: "Jennie Freeman".
EACO Flour Bag. Material: textile. Size: 26" W. x 30 1/2" L. Description: white cotton sacking - black rectangle with imprint in center - black text:"Always All Right" - Pegasus logo - "E-A-Co Flour" - mill graphic - "Everett, Aughenbaugh & Co. Waseca, Minn." EACO Mill.
Cast Iron Stove. Material: metal. Size: 23" W. x 54" H. Description: maroon enameled cast iron room heater.
Weller Building. Waseca Main Street. Waseca State Street. Waseca South State Street. Material: paper. Size: 7 1/2" x 9 1/2". Description: black and white photograph of a storefront on main street Waseca; identified as the N. Weller building on the east side of what is now South State Street, 109 South State Street, Waseca, constructed in 1881. L-R: Michael Weller, George Weller, Nikolaus Weller (father of Michael and George), unidentified, and Stephan Weller, brother of Nikolaus.
Ward's Opera House Advertisement. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" W. x 11" H. Description: tan paper with black print: "Ward's Opera House F.C. Priest Presents The Girard Stock Company in the beautiful melo-drama The Adventurer produced under the direction of H. Springold";advertisement for Preston & Stucky Drug; printed at the bottom: "Waseca Journal Radical Print, Always the best".
Ericsson Wall Telephone. Material: wood, metal, textile. Size: 6 1/2" W. x 18" L. x 6" D. Description: (a) brown finished hardwood back designed to mount on wall; metal components: (b) mouthpiece at top, side-by-side bell cups, (c ) receiver mounted on left side, hand crank on right side, internal mechanism, name plate: " L. M. Ericsoon & Co., Patent Stockholm"; hinged wooden lid beneath mouthpiece provides notetaking area and covers internal mechanism.
Black Skirt and Waist. Material: textile and metal. (a) Waist. Size: 14" W. x 16" L. Description: black fine wool serge with overall black embroidered pattern - long sleeved - high rounded neckline - light green satin cuffs, yoke and detachable collar and waistband overlaid with black patterned net - green satin detachable bodice bow - wide yoke extends across back with a scalloped and black braid edging - black sateen lining and vertical bodice stays - front, off center closure with hooks and
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Water Dipper. Material: metal. Size: 14" L. Description: grey enameled dipper - long handle extends from bowl - handle curved at top.
Kettle. Material: metal. Size: 9 1/2" diameter x 3" H. Description: black iron kettle - handle at top - metal ring on side.
Grant House. Grant Hotel. Hotel Waseca. Waseca Main Street. Waseca State Street. 4 1/8" x 2 1/2" black and white photograph of the Grant House. "Rates: $2.00 per day Free Bus to and from Trains."
Sleepy Eye Woman. 6" x 9 1/2" black and white photo of an unidentified woman. Oval photo mounted on rectangular background. On mount: "Scobie Sleepy Eye, Minn."
Family Portrait in Oval Mount. 8" x 6" black and white photo of unidentified family of five. Oval photo mounted on rectangular background.
Nellie Grant, Minnie at Grant House. 4 5/8" x 3 5/8" black and white photograph of three women partially identified L-R: Nellie Grant, Minnie, and unidentified; sitting in a restaurant dining room; tables have white table cloths, silver serving pieces on each, napkins folded in a triangular shape; women are wearing waitress uniforms, floor length dark skirts and short white aprons, wide white collars, each with lace or crocheted edging on them; room in background has chair rail, high ceiling wi
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Mathilda Paulson. 5" diameter oval black and white photo of four women. Photo is mounted on grey cardboard. Print on back: "Paulson Estate third from left is Niathilda Paulson.
EACO Mill.. Material: paper. Size: 5" W. x 8" H. Description: brown cover - print on cover: "Guaranteed Always All Right E-A-Co Everett, Aughenbaugh & Co." - 24 pages.
Grace Hartner. 1 3/8" x 2 1/4" black and white photo of a lady. Print on bottom of photo: "Grace Hartner (?)"
Raised Floral Design Postcard. Material: paper. Size: 5 1/4" W. x 3 1/2" H. Description: yellow embossed flower on front - print on lower right: "Best Wishes."
Victorian Era Postcard. Material: paper. Size: 5 1/4" W. x 3 1/2" H. Description: picture of four young women sitting on a stone bridge - two young women wear pink dresses, one wears blue and the other wears yellow.
North Waseca Family. Material: paper. Size: 7 1/2" x 9 3/4". Description: black and white formal portrait - five females and six males - front row people seated, back row standing.
Otto and Elena (Thompson) Hanson. 4" x 5 1/2" black and white photo identified on back as Mr. & Mrs. Otto Hanson. Parents of Mrs. Gust (Hilma) Tollefson. Photo mounted on cardboard backing.
Gustav Tollefson Family.7" x 5" black and white photo of a family of six. Identified as: Hilma, Myrtle, Delmer, Alice, Roy and Gustav. Photo mounted on cardboard backing.
Danderine Hair Product. Material: paper. Size: 2 3/4" x 4 3/4". Description: white paper - black print - "Facsimile of Danderine Package 35c. Bottles also 60c. And $1.00 sizes any drug store or toilet counter" - "Instant Beauty in Hair" - "Surely Try This" - "Beautiful Hair and its Care."
Unidentified street scene. 4 1/2" x 2 3/4". Description: black and white photo.
Lucy Shuette Lorenz. 4 3/4" x 6" oval black and white photo mounted on cardboard - "Christman Waterville, Minn." on lower right.
