Emil E. Billing Calling Card. Material: paper. Size: 2 1/2" x 4". Description: colorful fancy Victorian card featuring a hand holding a basket of flowers; two white doves are seated on top of the flowers holding a card between them with a greeting "Sweet remembrance"; the precision cut card is adhered to white cardstock with a cut scalloped edge and stamped with the name: Emil E. Billing; reverse side hand printed "A.S.S."

Walter J. Foels Calling Card. Material: paper. Size: 2 1/2" x 4". Description: colorful fancy Victorian card featuring a two hands holding a framed card with the message: "Life bear for you its sweetet flowers"; two song birds perch on to of the card against a floral background; the precision cut card is adhered to white cardstock with a cut scalloped edge and stamped with the name: Walter J. Foels; reverse side hand printed "A.S.S."

First National Bank & Leuthold New Clothing Store. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white card stock showing the image of the First National Bank and Leuthold Clothing on corner of Elm and State Street; a man stands on the street corner; a barber pole is on the corner of the building; iron railings on the side of the building surround the steps that descend to the basement barber shop business in the building; An overhead sign on the building to the left identifies ... more

Birds Eye View Waseca, Minn. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5". Description: black and white photo showing an aerial view of the city of Waseca; one building on far left identified as a furniture building; reverse side addressed to Miss Cora A. Scott, Plainfield, Iowa; with message from T.I.C.

Photo of Five Men Posed in Farm Wagon. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: five men posed in a wagon loaded with hay; they are all wearing hats; three men wearing derbies, suit jackets, white shirts and ties; two others more informally dressed; reverse side addressed to Miss Amanda Lind, 428 Broadway, St. Peter Minn. and contains a message to her from her brother Joe Lind.

Five Men Posed on a Bridge. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white photo of five men standing on or leaning on the sides of a metal bridge; they appear to be the same men posed on a hay wagon on another picture postcard in the collection; three men are wearing business suits and derbies, two men are dressed in work clothes; reverse side addressed to Miss Amanda Linda, 428 Broadway, St. Peter, Minn., from her brother Joe Lind; postmarked from Elroy & Tracy 1910, R. ... more

Sacred Heart Church, Waseca, MInn. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: color photo showing a dark brick church with a tall steeple; captioned, Sacred Heart Church, Waseca, Minn.

Waseca County Court House, Waseca, Minn.. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white photo showing a light brick 3 story building with turrets, gables and a high corner clock tower; captioned: Waseca Court House, Waseca, Minn.

Clear Lake Boat Fleet. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white photo image of Clear Lake, the boathouse, dock and boats; captioned: Boat Fleet At Clear Lake, Waseca, Minn.; reverse side addressed to Miss Ruth Kanne, Hedgesville, Mont., c/o A. J. Kanne with message to Ruth with reference to Floah, Schuyler, Pearl and Minnie, from Glad.

Clear Lake Drive, Waseca, Minn. C124. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white photo image of Clear Lake, and the winding, rough road around the lake; car of the era can be seen.

Bathing Beach and Slide at North Star Park, Clear Lake. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white photo image of the Bathing Beach at North Star Park, Clear Lake, Waseca, Minnesota; wooden slide and boats on shore; one boat with two people on the lake; captioned, Bathing Beach, North Star Park, Waseca, Minn.

Bathing Beach and Slide at North Star Park, Clear Lake. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white photo image of the Bathing Beach at North Star Park, Clear Lake, Waseca, Minnesota; wooden slide and boats on shore; one boat with two people on the lake; reverse side addressed to Miss Erma Wood, Waseca, Minn. with handwritten note to Dear Cousin from Wallace commenting on getting the threshing done, corn cut and shocked and a grand ballgame where the winner was Mudville.

Birds Eye View Looking Northwest, Waseca, Minn. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white photo image of an aerial view of the city of Waseca with the railroad and depot in the foreground; Loon Lake is in the background; other landmarks in view are Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Sacred Heart Academy, Armstrong Co. Wholesale Grocers, EACO Mill and a center caption, "The Home of Blue Jay Coffee"; reverse side addressed to Miss Amanda Lind, 116 S. 5th St., from Joe.

EACO Mill on Loon Lake #29. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: sepia photo image showing the EACO flour mill located on the shores of Loon Lake; reflection of mill and smoke stack in lake; captioned, "29 EACO Mill seen from Loon Lake, Waseca, Minn."; water tank in background.

Methodist-Episcopal Church of Waseca. Material: paper. Size 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white image of a one-gabled, white clapboard building with a tall corner belfry and steeple; one large gothic window in front and several smaller similarly shaped windows in view; utility pole and overhead wires in foreground; captioned, M. E. Church, Waseca, Minn.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Waseca, #7. Material: paper. Size 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white image of a large dark brick building with a light colored stone foundation, tall corner belfry and steeple and smaller side turret with peaked roof; intricate architectural ornamentation; utility pole and overhead wires in foreground; captioned, 7, Sacred Heart Church, Waseca, Minn.; reverse side addressed to Miss Elsie Cross.

Farmer's National Bank Calendar Postcard. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: color picture of a young couple wearing rain coats, hats and carrying an umbrella as they hurry home from their bank pictured in the background; bottom corner features the April calendar page from 1910; left side shows a message from the Farmer's National Bank of Waseca, Minn., President R. P. Ward.

Toy Stereoscope with Stereo Paper Slides. Material: metal, paper, celluloid. Size: 4" x 4 1/2". Description: vintage tin toy finished in brown and gold; two celluloid viewer circles to be held up to eyes; 22 stereo paper slides of children, animals and adults fit in to a viewing box a few inches back from the viewer area.

St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod, Vivian Township Annual Meeting Minutes. Material: paper. Size: 8" x 10". Description: black hard cover secretary's notebook reinforced with red corners and spine; contents include handwritten German minutes of annual meetings until 1945.

St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod, Vivian Township Member Register Book. Material: paper. Size: 10 1/2" x 16". Description: black hard cover, reinforced black corners; membership role with birthdates, baptismal records beginning in 1906, marriage records beginning in 1905, communion registrant dates, death records beginning in 1907, church chronicle pages written in German; note written January 7, 1945 records that in a unanimous vote by membership they agreed to end this ch ... more

EACO Ceramic Dish. Material: glass. Size: 3 1/2" x 4 1/4". Description: white ceramic with tinges of green in leaf shape, concave center shows color image of EACO Mill, Waseca, Minn.; open handle at bottom of dish; handwritten label on reverse side, "Lillian's from Ruth Kanne Dibble (Edy...")

Arthur Childress District Judge Campaign Election Card. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 6 1/4". Description: white card stock with black printed photograph of Arthur Childress; reverse side: black printed information: "Fifth Judicial District compliments of Arthur B. Childress, candidate for District Judge", 1910 election dates, primaries Sept. 20, general Nov. 8, map of counties (Waseca, Rice, Steele and Dodge).

Scenic Picture Card. Material: paper. Size: 11" X 14". Description: white card stock mat with a scalloped, ornate edges, features a whimsical pastel printed image of a quiet village, several houses, a church in the background, a boy fishing in a lake, a woman carrying a child on her back, trees and shrubs in pink bloom; blue flowers scattered around the perimeter; handwritten on the back, "1909-1910, Emma Bagne from your teacher, Miss I.S. Bahr", an end of the school year gift.