Young Women Exploring Ruins of the Methodist Church. Material: paper. Size: 2" x 3". Description: black and white photo with corners cut off; posed on the stone foundation of the Methodist church are four young women wearing long coats and hats; the photo is captioned, "Ruins M.E. Church". Page 64 of album.

Jane Watson. Material: paper. Size: 2" x 3 1/2". Description: black and white photo decoratively torn around the edges showing a little girl dressed in a military fashion, fringed skirt, neck scarf and hat; she is posed seated beside a United States flag in front of a tent, a wooden chair is to the side; the photo is captioned "Jane Watson". Page 66 of album.

Woman at Emerson Park. Material: paper. Size: 2" x 2 1/2". Description: black and white photo of a young woman examining a flower bed in a park; caption beneath photo, "Emerson Park". Page 66 of album.

Young Woman Knitting for Soldiers. Material: paper. Size: 2 1/2" x 4". Description: black and white photo of a young woman wearing a light colored dress; she is posed on a sidewalk with her knitting needles and the socks she is knitting for the soldiers of the World War I; she is likely a friend of Marguerite Herbst. Page 87 of the album.

Waldorf Consolidated School, Waldorf, Minn. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white image of the Waldorf Consolidated School, a two story brick rectangular building with doors facing west and south; caption: Consolidated School, Waldorf, Minn.

Orville Cook. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white studio photo of a young man wearing a dark suit with knickers; identified as Orville Cook, son of Herman and Minnie Cook; photographer identified as George Kopman, Waseca, Minn.

Wilbur Bluhm as a Child. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white photo of a young boy wearing light colored blousy top and knickers with long white stockings; he is posed seated on a stool in a studio and identified as Wilbur Bluhm, son of Louis and Edith Janike Bluhm.

Waseca Main Street. Waseca State Street Snow Scene. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: snow filled street with businesses on both sides of the street; visible are the harness shop sign and a large clock on one side and on the other side a horse and wagon and a man with a shovel.

Waseca Main Street. Waseca State Street. Snow drifts. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white photo postcard showing the high snow banks along State Street, Waseca, Minnesota after a 1917 snowfall. Message on reverse to Orlando Didra, Ashland, Oregon from Guy.

Joecks and Schoenrock Wedding. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 6". Description: black and white photograph of Erick Joecks and Elizabeth Schoenrock wedding, 26 September 1917.

Joecks and Schoenrock Wedding. Material: paper. Size: 8" x 10". Description: black and white photograph copy, Erick Joecks and Elizabeth Schoenrock wedding, 26 September 1917; left to right: Edward Schoenrock; Hazel (Joecks) Krassin; Otto Joecks; Emma (Schoenrock) Lehman; Erick Joecks; Elizabeth Joecks.

Young Woman's Portrait from Doss Family Collection. Material: paper. Size: 3" x 4". Description: sepia portrait of a young woman in a head shot pose; her dark hair is worn rolled short at the sides and back; she is wearing a light colored top with an inset rounded neckline of lace netting trimmed with narrow bands of lace and ribbon ruffle; the long sleeves are also of a sheer net fabric. Photographer: Hellebo.

Young Woman's Portrait from Doss Family Collection. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: sepia portrait of a young woman in a head shot pose; her dark curly hair is styled close to her head and she is wearing unframed glasses; she is wearing a light colored top with a square neckline and wide collar; a fine chain necklace is at her throat. Photographer: Hellebo.

PLACEHOLDER County Fair Poster 1917.

Waseca Congregational Church Woman's Missionary Society 1917. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/4" folded. Description: white paper with black print. Cover: "Woman's Missionary Society Congregational Church Waseca, Minnesota 1917". Contents: schedule of monthly meetings listing the hostess, the devotional presenter, the program topic and the leader for all months except August in 1917. Officers listed: Mrs. Griffith, Mrs. Sheldon, Mrs. Van Loh, Mrs. Zetterberg, Miss Wyman, Mrs. Hawkes, Mr ... more

President Woodrow Wilson's Great Message Poster. Material: paper. Size: 19 1/4" x 24". Description: white poster; black and white photograph of President Wilson top center; black print: "President Wilson's Great Message, Read at the joint session of The Congress, at Washington, April 2, 1917"; red, white and blue patriotic border.

Doorknob from Waldorf Public School. Material: metal. Size: 2 1/2" x 7". Description: brass doorknob set with plates and knobs for both sides of door. This set was from a second floor classroom of the old Waldorf high school that was torn down in about 1990.

Ervin Ernest Engel. Material: paper. Size: 2 1/2" x 4 1/4". Description: black and white photograph of Ervin Ernest Engel as a young boy.

Memorial Card for Augusta Ewest from Ewest Album. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 5 1/2". Description: brown print in German: "In Liebender Erinnerung an (In Loving Memory), Liebe Mutter (Dear Mother), Frau Augusta D. Ewest, Geb. 12 Juni 1853 (Born 12 June 1853), Gest. 28 Mai 1917 (Died 28 May 1917), Alter 63 Jah. 11 Mon. 15 Tage (Age 63 Years, 11 Months, 15 Days), Gestorben aber nicht vergessen (Gone but not forgotten). Black and white circular photograph of Augusta mounted in center of cardboard. ... more

Helen Jackson, Gyda Jackson, Helen Wadd. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/4" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white photo image of two young girls standing on each side of a woman posed in a studio setting.

World War I Soldier Al Voss. Material: paper. Size: 3" x 6". Description: sepia portrait of a young man identified as Al Voss posed wearing his World War I shirt and wide brimmed hat; photographers embossed stamp, "Morgine Studio, Rockford, Illinois".

Methodist Episcopal Church Folding Chair. Material: wood, metal. Size: 15 1/2" W. x 38" H.(folded). Description: brown stained and finished wood; seat folds up; metal screws attach seat to vertical slatted back; four legs; rung between each leg.

Pvt. George Krippner. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 6". Description: sepia image of a young man wearing the uniform of the United States Army during the First World War. Photo by the Kopman Photography Studio of Waseca.

Charles Knippel. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: back and white postcard photo of a young man wearing a United States military uniform, posed seated in a wooden armchair. Noted on photo back, "Charles I".

Lutheran Quadri Centennial Celebration Bookmark. Material: textile. Size: 2" x 6 3/4". Description: dark blue felt bookmark printed with yellow, "Souvenir 1517-1917 Lutheran Celebration Quadri Centennial"; Lutheran graphic. This souvenir was found in the scrapbook of Esther Wobschall.