Trapeze Artist at Waseca Street Fair. 4" x 5" black and white photograph of the Street Fair in Waseca in 1905; trapeze artist suspended from wire over State Street; McLoughlin Bros. business sign is visible.

Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. C & NW Railroad Janesville Train Wreck. 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" black and white postcard photograph of a train wreck captioned: "C & NW Wreck Aug 19, near Janesville, Minn."; crane clears wreckage from track.

Oak Grove School May Day Drill. 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" black and white postcard photograph; written on front, "May Day Drill, Oak Grove School"; copyrighted; note on back states that this elementary school was built in 1899 for $10,000. After four decades of usage, Oak Grove students were transferred to the new Central Elementary wing, and then later to Hartley School. Oak Grove School is no longer standing.

Oak Grove Male Students with Teacher. 4 1/2" x 6 5/8" black and white photograph of an Oak Grove School class showing a teacher and 11 boys; identified only are: (back row, left to right) Ralph Clayton, ? Wyman; and (middle row, far right) Howard Davidson.

Oak Grove Students in Classroom with Teacher. 5" x 8 1/8" black and white photograph of an Oak Grove School classroom; shown are elementary students sitting at their desks with teacher standing in the background.

6" x 4" black and white photograph; Marie and Cleveland Turnacliff on their wedding day, August 2, 1905, in Waseca.

Frank and Rose Fritsche Klinger Wedding Portrait. 5 1/4" x 3 1/4 sepia tone photograph of Frank and Rose (Fritsche) Klinger, married on June 28, 1905. Frank was born on February 17, 1880, died on March 13, 1946.

Crayon wedding portrait of Ida Karolin (Foels) Sandretzky, wife of Arthur Sandretsky; born September 19, 1881 in Iowa; died January 3, 1968 in Mapleton. Married Arthur Sandretzky on December 28, 1905. She is the grandmother of Jody (Sandretzky) Johnson, wife of Clifford Johnson, New Richland, Minnesota.

Crayon wedding portrait of Arthur Martin Sandretzky, born March 8, 1877 in Waseca; died November 17, 1943 in Wilton. Married Ida Karolin Foels on December 28, 1905. Grandfather of Jody (Sandretzky) Johnson, wife of Clifford Johnson, New Richland, Minnesota.

Bishman First Separator with Blower. 3 3/8" x 3 3/8" photograph of "First separator with blower" taken by Ben P. Bishman.

Janesville Main Street and Depot Aerial View Looking North. 7 3/4" x 9 1/2" photograph of downtown Main Street Janesville, Minnesota showing aerial view of train depot at front. Many people waiting on the platform for the train. View was likely seen through the camera of A. S. Hellebo as he stood high above the street in the grain elevator located near the railroad tracks; signs on buildings include Christ Krueger, Beer and Malt, Farley's Hardware, Hotel, Democrat (newspaper) Office and Artist ... more

Civil War Veterans and Courthouse Cannon. 8" x 10" photograph of the 13 members of the G. A. R., Grand Army of the Republic, the Civil War Veterans. Photographed posed around the cannon outside the Waseca County Courthouse about 1905. This building is a Historic Site; it is on the National Register of Historic Sites. They are all dressed in suits and hats, wearing their G. A. R. ribbons and sitting on a cannonball; (Disregard numbers marked on photo.) identified L-R: Geo. A. Smith (Co.A, 8th Ma ... more

7 1/2" x 9 1/2" black and white photograph; the Fred and Catherine (Hausauer) Laudert family of New Richland, Minn., taken in 1905; children identified are, L-R: Walter Laudert, Ida (Rutherford) Laudert, Henry G. Laudert, Katherine (Kale) Laudert Bettner, Cora Laudert Hankel, Ella Laudert Hansen, and Harold Laudert. Photographed by M. Theo. Hanson, New Richland, Minn.

EACO Flour Mill Baseball Team 1905. 10 1/2" x 13 1/2" black and white photograph; 1905 EACO Baseball Team; identified L-R: (back row) Billy Vernon, E. H. Smith, Julius Heine, "Dad" Emmons Smith; (second row) Fred Clayton, Mike Weller, John Hertz, Bill Wergess, Al Musel; (front row) Roy Bzoski?, Nick Weller, Fassbinder?; photographed by G. B. Mellby, Waseca, Minn.

Constantia Unit of Waseca High School. 10 1/2" x 13 1/4" composite photograph of the members of the "1905 Constantia Unit" of Waseca High School. There are 8 oval portraits of students and center portrait of their teacher. Individuals identified are, top row, L-R: Clarence Simons, Frieda Kakuske, Supt. V. G. Pickett, Cecile Miller, and Fred Johnson; bottom row, L-R: Dr. Dale Turnacliff, Ella Drum, Emma Kakuske, and Henry M Gallagher. Photographed by G. B. Mellby, Waseca, Minn.

New Richland Baseball Team 1905. Material: paper. Size: 7 1/2" x 9 1/2". Description: black and white photograph; 1905 New Richland Baseball Club; identified top/center, Christ Gilbertson; back row, L-R: Herb Bestman, Harry T. Tyrholm, Oscar Bartness, and Art Rodsetter; middle row, L-R: E. M. Schwenke, Charkes Lange, and O. B. Anderson (livestock man); front row, L-R: Eckie Weed, Albert Hartz, and H. A. (Spike) Anderson (?) Identity made by O. B. Anderson, H. J. Rudolph, New Richland, Minn.

Young Man Portrait by Obermeyer of Waseca. 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" black and white portrait of a young man with dark hair, posed in suit and tie; unidentified; photographed by F. Obermeyer, Waseca, Minn.

Edward F. Staehlin. Material: paper. Size: 2 1/2" x 3 1/2". Description: black and white photograph of Edward F. Staehlin, as a young man; an oval portrait mounted on ivory embossed mount; photographed by F. Obermeyer, Waseca, Minn.

Five People Posed on Steps of Large Brick Building. Material: paper. Size: 3 5/8" x 3 5/8" photograph. Description: three men and two women sit on wooden steps of a brick building; photo mounted on gray cardboard mat.

Wedding Portrait. 3 3/4" x 5 1/2" portrait photograph; wedding couple; posed in studio setting; woman wears a white dress with high neck, blouson top, and leg-o-mutton sleeves; seated in carved wooden chair; the man stands wearing dark suit and bow tie; hair parted in center; fringed drapery backdrop; photographed by J. A. W. Anderson, LeSueur, Minn.

Young Girl Portrait by Nutting Photography of Faribault. 3 1/2" x 5 1/4" portrait photograph; young girl dressed in ruffled white dress, dark stockings and shoes, long, blond curls with white bow in hair; posed in studio setting sitting in carved dark wooden chair; photographed by Nutting, Faribault, Minn.; photo mounted on dark brown mat board embossed with framing, a shield graphic and Nutting logo.

Infant in Baptismal Gown by Waseca Studio. 2 3/4" x 3 3/4" black and white photograph; infant dressed in long white christening gown; mounted on gray mat board; photographed by Obermeyer, Waseca, Minn.

Eight Women Posed in and around an Open Automobile with a Man at the Steering Wheel. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2" black and white postcard photograph; eight women posed in and around a white, open automobile of the era with a man at the steering wheel. Photographed by G. B. Mellby, Waseca, Minn.

Children's Portrait. 3 3/4" x 5 1/2" black and white photograph; one pre-teen boy and girl with an infant; posed with the girl standing next to the seated boy who is holding the baby dressed in a long white gown. Photo is mounted on tan matboard with dark brown border accents. Photographed by G. B. Mellby, Waseca, Minn.

Jameson Girls, Yates Studio Portrait. 3 3/4" x 5 1/2" photograph of three little girls, identified on the back as "Jameson girls"; two of the girls sit and stand on either side of a straight chair, which the youngest girl is standing on; there is a wood frame folding screen with gathered fabric insets in the background; oldest girl wears a plaid dress with gathered white lace collar; right, the girl wears a dark dress with long points on the collar; the youngest wears a medium colored dress gat ... more