World War I Military Instruction Booklet. Material: paper. Size: 3 3/8" W. x 6 1/4" L. Description: gold paper with black printing on one side only: instructions for filling out Bonus Application Blanks from WWI Military Service.

Thompson Boat Landing. 5-1/2" x 3-1/2" black and white postcard photograph of Thompsons Boat House; of the building and dock identified on the front as "Boat Landing, Clear Lake, Waseca, Minn. #7518."

World War I Gavel. Material: wood. Size: 3" W. x 9 5/8" L. x 1 3/8" D. Description: lightly finished wooden handle attached to a darker mallet head; handwritten: on sides: "World War I Bks".

U.S. Army Uniform, 8469a-n - steel helmet; 11 3/4'W x 12 1/4'L x 5'H; painted olive green with sand in the paint; inside is a brown leather strap attached to either side via a rectangular metal hook, strap is for under chin & closure is a buckle like on a belt; padding inside has gray felt rivet to top of crown; sides has brown leather with vertical slits; hatband covers leather & is black (feels like vinyl); handwritten inside rim is 'E.O. Krause'

Material: wood, metal. Size: 6" W. x 15" L. x 3 7/8" H. Color and description: dark, finished wood - rectangular box - open front tapers upward - metal hinged lid over top half - turned wooden handle extends from center back - circular hole cut through partition between open bin and lidded section - small cupped projection under hole to guide voting ball through opening - handwritten on back: "Presented to Schaumkessel Auxiliary U.S.W.V. May 20th 1918 by George W. Eastman and wife Eda M. Eas ... more

Rural Wilton Township School District. Material: paper. Size: 2 3/8" x 3 1/4". Description: black and white photograph of five children standing in front of a tree; three other children in the tree; identified as Wilton School, Nina Clement teacher, Marie Bartelt Eustice in white.

Rural Wilton Township School District. Material: paper. Size: 2 3/8" x 3 1/4". Description: black and white photograph of seven boys lying in the grass facing camera in front of a white wood frame building; identified as Wilton School; 1918, Nina Clement, teacher.

Men's spats.(a, b) Material: textile; metal, plastic. Size: 6" W. x 8 3/4" L. Description: black felt with black canvass lining; wrap-around design with black leather strap extending from bottom edge with a silver metal buckle on other side to wrap around ankle; outer closure with black shiny buttons on one side and four button holes on the other side; white paper label with black print: "These Spats Are Full Cut And Are Made Of Genuine All Wool Spat Fabric Waterproofed U.S. Gov't Formula To ... more

Army Troop Rules. Material: paper. Size: 10 1/2" W. x 7" L. (open). Description: white paper - black printed information: "U.S.S. America Rules For Troops" includes rules observed by all troops on board ship, abandon ship, collision drill, fire drill, general messing arrangements.

Material: metal. Size: 5/8" diameter. Description: enameled metal disk cap pin - navy blue border - white inner border - red center, one chevron under "AEF" (American Expeditionary Force) - reverse: safety pin style closure. Part of U.S. Army Uniform, 6.86.1-8.

PLACEHOLDER U.S. Army Uniform. [c] Collar button. Material: metal. Size: 1" diameter x 3/8" D. Description: bronze - disk with raised lettering: "U.S." - centered back threaded prong with nut - two prongs also project from back of pin to be worn on uniform blouse buttonhole. (d) Collar pin. Same as [c] except for concave nut and one prong only.

Woodville WWI Soldiers and Casualty. Material: textile. Size: 34 1/2" W. x 55" L. Description: red silk rectangle centered with a smaller white rectangle and nineteen navy blue and one gold star on white field; white letters: "Woodville" above the white field; bottom hemmed edge; selvage sides and top hemmed edge with five red crocheted hanging rings. Fragile.

Waseca High School Pin 1918. Material: metal. Size: 1/4" W. x 5/16" L. x 3/16" D. Description: gold tone metal; "W" shaped; raised number across center front: "1918"; Waseca's Central High School class pin; reverse side: pin and safety catch closure; "LBH" engraved on back (Luella B. Herbst). WHS Pin. WSH Class Pin.

Central High Basketball Trophy. (a) Trophy. Material: metal. Size: 8 5/8" diameter x 10" H. Description: sterling silver flared rim cup tapers to a turned stem and widens again to a circular base; three vertical handles attached at regular intervals at cup side curve up and away from side and end on stem below cup; engraved on one side: "Sixth Annual Interscholastic Basket Ball Tournament Carleton College Northfield Minn. March 21-22-1918 Won By Waseca"; engraved on other side: Lester Juhnke, ... more

Van Heusen White Cotton Buttonholed with Packaging. (a) Collar. Material: textile. Size: 3 3/8" W. x 17 3/4" L. Description: white cotton - narrow rectangular band with tapered ends - three shirt attaching button holes - black stamped information inside neckband: "Van Heusen Patents Jan. 22, 1918, July 5, 1921 Phillips-Jones Corp. Makers U.S.A." and "Van Dean No Starch Iron Flat While Damp" and "16 1/4". (b) Package. Material: paper. Size: 2 7/8" W. x 10 3/8" L. Description: tan and green o ... more

Material: textile, metal. Size: 8 1/2" W. x 9 1/4" L. x 7/8" D. Description: brown canvas - front flat snaps to pouch front - hook on heavy canvas top strap - stamped on front flap: "U.S."

U.S. Army Uniform, 8469a-n - Gas Mark Carrier - Size - 11 " W x 10 " H x 2 3/4 " D with a handle 2 " W x about 44 " L. Material - textile, metal. Olive green canvas bag with metal snaps & hooks. Black ink number stamped on front "_57573" & handwritten "ED. Krause". Inside was found a gas mask #8459N & anti-dimming stick #8469o. Condition - dirty.

U.S. Army Uniform, 8469a-n - Gas Mask - Found inside gas mask carrier #8469M. Metal canister painted green attached to canvas covered hose attached to a face mask with clear glass eye holes & rubber tube to insert in mouth. Attached around head via black elastic bands. Instruction envelope attached to hose near canister.

U.S. Army Uniform, 8469a-n - Anit-Dimming Stick - Found inside gas mask carrier #8469M. Size - 2 5/16 " H x 1 3/8 " diameter. Metal can with lid. Painted tan. Black ink printing reads "This can contains anti-dimming stick for gas masks. instructions for use. wipe the innter surface of each eyepiece clean with the soft rag. Breathe on the cleaned surface and on the anti-timming stick to moisten them and rub the stick twice across the eyepiece. Again breathe on the eyepiece and rub the anti-dimmi ... more

Material: textile. Size: 12 1/2" W. x 14 3/4" L. Description: olive drab cotton - white cotton flat tape drawstring at top - label across front: red graphic and print: Red Cross Organization symbol and "American Red Cross".

Robert Beers. 3-3/8" x 3-3/8" black and white photograph of man standing in front of tents, identified as Robert Beers (Stewart).

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Collins. 4" x 4" circular black and white photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Collins, 310 4th Avenue N.E., Waseca.

Clement Sisters. 5-3/8" x 3-3/8" black and white postcard photograph of nine women: L-R: (front row) Blanche, Josephine, Mabel, Nina; (back row) Etta, Marie, Emma, Adeline, Hannah [Clement].

Simon Connelly. 2-1/8 x 3-1/8 photograph of man in uniform identified as Simon Connelly.

Joseph Dunn. 3" x 4-1/4" photograph of Joseph H. Dunn, Spanish American War veteran from Waseca, Minn.; photographed by Lewis Studio.