Number of sheets: 1 Minutes book for the I.O.O.F. of Minnesota, Venus Rebekah Lodge No. 160, Waseca, MN. 21 October 1904 - 21 August 1908.

Certificate of Baptism for Selma Auguste Louise Barbknecht, daughter of Fritz Barbknecht and Helene Schaetzke Barbknecht, born January 13, 1904 and baptised on February 7, 1904, with sponsors Auguste Schaetzke, Louise Barbknecht and Herman Rudolph and Edward Firnhaber, pastor; certificate form is an ornate lithograph of religious symbols including the baptism of Jesus in a river, a dove, flowers and Jesus blessing the little children; printed in the German language by Concordia Publishing Hous ... more

Number of sheets: 11 Blooming Grove Township Real Estate Assessment Roll 1904. Section or Lot 1 - 36. Missing 28 and 27.

Number of sheets: 3 Blooming Grove Township Personal Property Assessment Roll 1904. Names listed alphabetically.

PLACEHOLDER Value of Friendship. Inscription on flyleaf: "To a friend from a friend, J.O. Reed"

Freedom Convey Farm House. Convey Residence. Material: paper. Size: 7 3/4" x 9 3/4". Description: black and white photograph mounted on gray matboard; of a family posed in front of their white wood frame farm house; older man and woman are seated in chairs on porch; three young women with long dresses and aprons are nearby; one is seated on edge of porch; a large, black and white dog lies at the feet of one woman; photo and matboard torn completely across; some pieces missing; image not very c ... more

Janesville Argus on Microfilm. Microfilm of Janesville Argus Jan. 6, 1904-March 1, 1905.

Expandable Neck Purse. Material: textile, metal, plant and glass. Size: 8 "x 5 " when open. Description: black silk bag decorated with silver glass beads and tiny brown muskmelon seeds; attached to an expandable metal neck opening.

Pipestone Charm. Material: stone. Size: 1 1/4" x 1 1/8" x 3/8". Description: pipestone; design carved to resemble book; engraved on front and back: "1904 Miss White."

Rural New Richland Township School District #94 Souvenir Booklet 1904. Material: paper, textile. Size: 4" W. x 6" H. Description: white cardstock cover; grey print: "Souvenir 1904"; American flag in center; black print on inside page: "School District Number Ninety-four Minnesota May 13, 1904 Presented by Anna L. Lohren Teacher School Officers A.E. Christensen, T.K. Sommerstad, J.O. Sunde"; list of puplis on next page; white cardstock back cover; red string tied in upper left corner. School Di ... more

Rose Holtz Wedding Veil. Material: textile and paper. Size: 41 1/2" W. x 79" L. Description: white (yellowed) cotton net cap veil, sprigs of green and white paper spirea adorn the crown of the headpiece. See: 7615 (a) and (b), the bows that form part of the adornment.

Decorative Bow from Rose Holtz Wedding Ensemble. Material: textile and paper. Size: 4 1/2" W. x 5 1/2" L. Description: white silk bow decorated with a sprig of paper spirea and green paper leaves. (b) bow and (c) bow are identical and are part of the wedding ensemble design #7615 (a).

Pipestone Charm. Material: stone. Size: 1 3/8" x 1 1/8" x 1/4". Description: pipestone; hatchet shaped; engraved "1904" on front.

Waseca Aerial View. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2" black and white postcard photograph of a "Birds Eye View of Waseca, Minn., Looking North, (photographed by) C. H. Nelson"

Material: glass. Size: 4" W. x 5" L. x 1/16" D. Description: glass plate image: small boy dressed in a belted tunic, shorts and long stockings stands in front of foliage; hair combed to the side; identified as Sterling Hawkes, age 4; almost the same shot as N.6.97.96

Material: glass. Size: 4" W. x 5" L. x 1/16" D. Description: glass plate image: small boy dressed in a belted tunic, shorts and long stockings stands in front of foliage; hair combed to the side; identified as Sterling Hawkes, age 4; almost the same shot as N.6.97.95

Carol and Mildred Hawkes. Material: glass. Size: 4" W. x 5" L. x 1/16" D. Description: glass plate image: two girls in dark dresses sit on the grass near a house; the older girl wears a hair bow and holds a doll in her lap; identified as Carol (age 3) and Mildred (age 1), daughters of Allen and Cora (Cummings) Hawkes.

Material: glass. Size: 4" W. x 5" L. x 1/16" D. Description: glass plate image: woman wearing a long skirt and dark, long sleeved blouse and her hair in a bun, sits in a rocking chair near a vine-covered trellis; identified as Hannah Hawkes (b. 1866), daughter of Samuel and Caroline Hawkes; similar to N.6.97.113.

Material: glass. Size: 4" W. x 5" L. x 1/16" D. Description: glass plate image: woman wearing a dark dress sits in an open one-horse (Prince) carriage - boy dressed in knickers, long stockings, long-sleeved shirt and cap stands beside horse -large two-story house, sidewalk and telephone poles in background.

Material: glass. Size: 4" W. x 5" L. x 1/16" D. Description: glass plate image: boy identified as Sterling Hawkes is dressed in knickers and coat - he stands in front of foliage.

Material: glass. Size: 4" W. x 5" L. x 1/16" D. Description: glass plate image: woman with a "bun" hairdo, wearing a long skirt and dark long sleeved blouse sits outdoor in a chair, holding a little boy - house, foliage and another woman in the background; identified as Allie and Sterling Hawkes, mother and son, Waseca.

Material: glass. Size: 4" W. x 5" L. x 1/16" D. Description: glass plate image: boy, identified as Sterling Hawkes, age four, stands outdoors beside a house.

PLACEHOLDER Material: paper. Size; 9 3/8" W. x 12" L. x 1/8" D. Description: green cover - dark green printed cover information and graphics - contents: 28 pages of melodrama called "Hiawatha's Wooing" from the Longfellow poem "Song of Hiawatha", with music for pianoforte.

Material: paper. Size: 9" W. x 12" L. Description: blue and white cover - pictures shepardess among cows in a farm setting.

Fiebiiger, Smith, Houl, Roiger Wedding. 3-7/8" x 5-1/2" black and white photograph of two men and two women identified on the back as Mary Fiebiger, Hans Smith, Joe Houl, Annie Roiger; photographed by A. J. Lawin, Waseca, Minn.; a wedding portrait.