4" x 2 3/8" black and white photograph of the construction of the Peter Miller dairy barn built in 1918; a view of the foundation nearly finished with men standing on the mainfloor; at center are three men sitting on a load of lumber boards on a horse drawn wagon.

4" x 2 3/8" black and white photograph of the construction of the Peter Miller dairy barn built in 1918; a view of the foundation nearly finished with the construction crew standing on the main floor, which they are laying.

4" x 2 3/8" black and white photograph of the construction of the Peter Miller dairy barn built in 1918; a view of the foundation finished with the construction crew erecting walls.

Peter Miller Barn Under Construction. Material: paper. Size: 2 3/8" x 4". Description: black and white photograph of the construction of the Peter Miller dairy barn built in 1918; a view of the foundation finished with the construction crew erecting additional walls.

Peter Miller Barn Under Construction. Material: paper. Size: 2 3/8" x 4". Description: black and white photograph of the construction of the Peter Miller dairy barn built in 1918; a view of the the construction crew erecting additional walls, lumber is piled in foreground and one individual is carrying a board toward the crew.

Peter Miller Barn Under Construction. Material: paper. Size: 2 3/8" x 3 7/8". Description: black and white photograph of the construction of Peter Miller's dairy barn in 1918; a view of the skeleton structure of walls, the gambrel roof frame.

Peter Miller Barn Under Construction. Material: paper. Size: 2 3/8" x 4". Description: black and white photograph of the construction of Peter Miller's dairy barn in 1918; a view of the skeleton structure of walls, the gambrel roof frame; an automobile is parked at left, and a group of three children pose to the right.

Peter Miller Barn Under Construction. Material: paper. Size: 2 3/8" x 4". Description: black and white photograph of the construction of Peter Miller's dairy barn in 1918; a view of the skeleton structure of walls, the gambrel roof frame.

Peter Miller Barn Under Construction. Material: paper. Size: 2 3/8" x 4". Description: black and white photograph of the construction of the Peter Miller dairy barn in 1918; pictured is Peter Miller standing inside the skeleton structure.

World War I Soldier. 3 3/4" x 5 3/4" sepia print photograph of an unidentified young man in uniform, serving in World War I; photographed by Wm. J. Stiehl, Waseca, Minn.; see Accession 1.06.56 for another photograph of same person.

Roesler Picture. 3" x 4 1/2" sepia print photograph of an unidentified young man; see Accession 1.06.53 for another photograph of same person.

Railway Guide. Material: paper. Size:5 3/4" W. x 8" L. x 1" D. Description: tan soft cover - black imprinted information: "Travelers Railway Guide, Western Section, Sectional Edition of the Official Guide of the Railways Interurban Service and Steam Navigation Lines, Also a Hotel Directory, February 1918, $2.50 Per Year."

World War I Leggings. (a, b) Material: textile, metal. Size: 9" W. x 12" L. Description: olive green canvas leggings - metal buckled green strap fits over foot instep - twelve metal eyelets on inside leg - stamped in black inside: "Standards 739-62-3 Trim Line."

7 1/2" x 5 1/2" black and white photograph of three people holding a string of fish, bass, caught at Lake Francis, Waseca County; identified L-R: Keith Davidson, son of John L. Davidson, Frederick Fricke, and Esther Marie Fricke Davidson, daughter of Frederick and wife of John L.

Yarn. Material: textile. Size: 4" W. x 6" H. Description: brown yarn skein labeled: "Patons & Baldwins Super Service Yarn Non Shrink, Instruction Leaflet for Knitting Standard Service Socks is Contained Underneath the Label, This ball contains enough yarn for one pair of service socks. Made by Patons & Baldwins Limited Toronto, IO."

St. Peter's Lutheran Church Confirmation Class, 1918. 9 1/2" x 7 1/2" black and white photograph of a Confirmation class of a New Richland church, led by Pastor John Herbst, circa 1918; 16 boys and seven girls are posed together; identified L-R: (front row) Leona Peterson, Dorothy Echternach, Elsie Gehloff, Frances Echternach, Mabel Krueger, Regis Cook, Mildred Zarth; (middle row) Arthur Neumann, Kenneth Michaelis, Richard Herbst, Theodore Jeddeloh, Harry Matthies, Pastor John Herbst, Erwin Sche ... more

Military Uniform Belt. Material: textile, metal. Size: 1 3/4" W. x 41 3/4" L. Description: black leather strip; holes punched through one end; square gold colored metal buckle on other end.

Leather Scabbard. Material: leather and metal. Size: 19" L. Description: brown leather - triangular shaped to fit bayonet - crescent shaped strap on one end for belt attachment - leather belt attachment -silver metal buckle - two copper rivets hold strap to scabbard - 3 1/4" L. brass tip at point of scabbard - acorn shaped finial at tip.

WWI Marching Soldiers Postcard. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" Description: colored postcard of marching soldiers - pink text in upper left: "On the Hike" - blue ink print at top: "Have had a few of these already" - on back postcard addressed to "Mrs. F. G. Kanne Waseca Minnesota RR #3" postcard dated "Nov. 11, 1918."

Mark Benjamin Devereaux, a young boy in military uniform giving a salute, born March 11, 1906 in Janesville, the son of Maurice Alvin "Allie" Devereaux and Ruth Sarah Crump Devereaux. (Maurice was the son of Marquis L. Devereaux and Harriet Cummins Devereaux.) Black and white photographic print from the album of Mark Benjamin Devereaux; scanned image.

Harriet Devereaux sits holding two great-grandsons, John and Donald Burch, sons of Gladys Dunham Burch and Elmer Burch; standing behind is Nellie Devereaux Dunham. Photo dated 1918. Black and white scanned photographic image.

Pictured: Rena Estelene Devereaux, Janesville High School graduation photo. Rena Devereaux was born February 22, 1900 in Janesville, the daughter of Maurice Alvin Devereaux were early Waseca County settlers. Black and white photographic print from the album of Mark Benjamin Devereaux; scanned image.

Ewald Lewer and Automobile Maneuver. 8" x 10" black and white photograph of an automobile, making a jump over two ramps at the Waseca County Fair; many spectators are behind the ramps, watching the jump; driver, Ewald W. Lewer, owner of Lewer Automobile Company; Ewald was the son of Henry F. Lewer and father of Henry Lewer. Caption at bottom of photo: \"There was lots of action this particular day in 1918 at the county fairgrounds in Waseca. A baseball game is in progress in the background on th ... more

New Richland Creamery. Black and white scanned photographic image; 3" x 5"; brick building with gabled roof, smoke stack, dirt roads; front caption: "Creamery New Richland, Minn. 7"; reverse side print: "The Big 4 Post Card Co., Albert Lea, Minn."

Leo Weckwerth. Sepia toned scanned photograph; 4" x 6" original; young man wearing World War I uniform; studio portrait.