Barefoot Baby Wearing Locket from Proechel Family Photos. 4 1/4" x 6 1/2" black and white oval photo. Dark haired baby dressed in short sleeved white dress with large shoulder bows and wearing a heart pendant and finger ring is seated on white lacy blanket; photo in oval frame. Photographer: A.S. Hellebo, Janesville, Minn.

Young Boy Portrait from Proechel Family Photos. 4 1/4" x 6 1/2" black and white photo. Young boy with side parted haircut is wearing a double-breasted jacket, large white collar and plaid bow tie. Note on back: "Herman?" Photographer: A.S. Hellebo, Janesville, Minn.

Young Woman with Curly Hair Style Profile Portrait from Proechel Family Photos. 4 1/4" x 6 1/2" black and white photo. A young woman posed in profile has a curly haired and braided hair style; she is wearing a dark, high-collared dress with exaggerated puffed sleeves and a lace bodice. Photographer: A.S. Hellebo, Janesville, Minn.

Young Woman in Dark Tucked Dress Portrait from Proechel Family Photo. 4 1/4" x 6" black and white photo. A young woman with a curly hair style is wearing a dark, long sleeved dress; dress details include a horizontally pin-tucked bodice, a neckline hand brooch and high puffed sleeves. Photographer: A.S. Hellebo, Janesville, Minn.

Young Woman with Bird Brooch Portrait from the Proechel Family Photos. 4 1/4" x 6" black and white photo. A young woman with center parted hair pulled back is wearing a dark, long sleeved dress with a high collar; a white brooch of two birds in a nest is pinned to high collar. Photographer: A.S. Hellebo, Janesville, Minn.

Family Portrait Captioned Krause. Material: paper. Size: 6" x 9". Description: black and white photo of parents with 9 children posed in studio setting, all wearing suits, ties dresses and hats; two of the children are girls, seven are boys; photographer, Obermeyer of Waseca.

Valentine Postcard. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 3/4". Description: color graphic on front: cupid in heart in center, flowers, white background, "With love's greeting to my sweetheart"; correspondence on back from Marie Collins to Christina Olson.

Waseca Iron Works Water Pump. Material: metal. Size: 34" W. x 68" H. Description: cast iron water pump; print on side: "Waseca Iron Works"; print on other side: "Waseca Minn."

New Richland Blacksmith. Digital scan of glass plate photo. Description: a blacksmith, possibly Severt Severson, stands beside his anvil in a blacksmith shop. Many pieces of scrap iron lie scatter on the floor in the foreground; a brick kiln is in the background.

Waseca Main Street. Waseca State Street East Side. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2" black and white postcard photograph of main street Waseca. Print on front of postcard: "33 East Side Main Street Waseca, Minn"; Dentist; The Leuthold Clothing House; Castor-Bros; Castor Clock; Cigar, Tobacco and Pipe; Koechel; telephone poles; bike leaning against sidewalk; dirt street.

Grant House. Grant Hotel. Hotel Waseca. Waseca Main Street. Waseca State Street. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white postcard photograph of Grant House Waseca. Print on front of postcard: "Grant House Waseca, Minn"; telephone poles; hanging street lamp; trees without leaves.

Grant House. Grant Hotel. Hotel Waseca. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2" black and white postcard photograph of Grant House Waseca. Print on front of postcard: "28 Grant House Waseca, Minn. G.B.M."; telephone pole; trees with leaves. Note on side of postcard: "This is our best hotel the "Grant." I tell you Waseca is a pretty swell place, ? in Mankato a little while ago but didn't have time to go and see you." Note on back of postcard: "This is our best hotel. ? you ever in our town? Please make your first visit ... more

EACO Flour Mill, Waseca. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2" black and white postcard photograph of the EACO Flour Mills, Waseca, railroad cars on track by mill; print on front of postcard: "EACO Flour Mills Waseca, Minn 10." EACO Mill.

EACO Flour Bag. Material: textile. Size: 26" W. x 30 1/2" L. Description: white cotton sacking, front graphics on a blue background: Pegasus horse and EACO Mill compound; printed information: "E-A-Co Flour, Everett, Augenbaugh & Co., Waseca, Minn., 1-4 Bbl. 49 lbs. Net E.A.CO Flour; reverse side graphic of Pegasus flying horse logo and printed information: Everett, Aughenbaugh and Co., General Offices Waseca, Minn. EACO Mill.

Oak Grove School, Waseca, Minn. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2" black and white postcard photograph of the Oak Grove School, Waseca, Minn. Print on front of postcard: "Oak Grove School Waseca, Minn. 2"; park benches next to school.

Central High School, Waseca, Minn. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2" black and white postcard photograph of the Central High School, Waseca, Minn. Print on front of postcard: "Central High School Waseca Minn."

Creche scene. Material: paper. Size: 12" W. x 13" H. x 5 1/2" deep when open. Description: painted and cut-out surface - three-dimensional scene shows birth of Jesus; designed to fold flat when not displayed.

Christmas Tree Candle Holders. (a-o) Material: metal. (a) Size: 1" x 1". Description: tin, four-pronged candle holder with scalloped drip guard, sharp attaching tack. (b,c) Size: 1" x 1 3/4". Description: tin, four-pronged candle holder with scalloped drip guard, heart-shaped spring-based attaching clamp. (d,e) Size: 3/4" x 1 1/2". Description: red painted tin, two-sided candle holder, fish-tail shaped spring-based attaching clamp. (f) Size: 3/4" x 1 1/2". Description: tin, two-sided cand ... more

Silver tongs. Material: metal. Size: 4" L. Description: silver tool with two scissor-like arms joined at the top, three prongs on each end for grasping food item; ornate design each side; engraved inside arms: "Wallace Sterling."

Sterling Silver Flatware. Material: metal. Description: sterling silver knives, forks, teaspoons, service for 8 and miscellaneous serving utensils, Gorham Manufacturing Company, Poppy pattern. (a-h) Knife, blunt hollow (8). Size: 7/8" x 9 1/2". (i-p) Dinner Fork (8). Size: 1 1/8" x 7 1/2". (q-v) Salad Fork (6). Size: 1 1/4" x 6 3/4". (aa-ll) Teaspoon (12). Size: 1" x 5 1/2". (mm) Ladle. Size: 2 1/2" x 7". (nn-oo) Large serving spoon (2). Size: 2" x 8 1/2". (pp) Spoon, oval soup. S ... more

Sibling Portrait from the Rudolph, Gehloff, Roeglin Family Collection. 7" x 9". Four adult women and four adult men in studio portrait.

Friedrich C. Ruhnow and Helena Rieck. 2 1/4" x 3 1/4". Courtship photo of Friedrich and Helena circa 1900. Photographer: A. J. Lawin, Waseca, Minn.

Young Man Portrait from the Johnson, Paulson, Haug Collection. Material: paper. Size: 14" x 17". Description: hand-tinted portrait of young man wearing a high-necked white collar and knotted tie under a dark coat with contrasting edged lapels; from a collection containing Steele-Waseca County families.

Norwegian verse bookmark. Material: silk, paper. Size: 2 1/4" x 12". Description: white silk bookmark; paper lining; Norwegian verse hand embroidered on front; purple flowers. "Jeg formaar alt i Cristo, som gjor mig stark." (I can do all in Christ, who gives me strength.)

Threshing Crew at Work. Material: glass. Size: 5" x 7". Description: glass plate image: threshing machine, woman, two little children, four men standing next to machine; man running machine, two men working with hay.