Waseca State Street Parade. Waseca Parade. Waseca Main Street. Waseca State Street. Material: paper. Size: 2 1/2" x 4 1/4". Description: black and white photo showing a parade on State Street passing by the county courthouse; shown in the photo is the Waseca Boy Scout Drum Corp being led by a flag carrying scout; people stand on the sidelines; the occasion may be Decoration Day.

Waseca State Street Parade. Waseca Parade. Waseca Main Street. Waseca State Street. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 4 1/4". Description: black and white photo showing a parade turning onto State Street from East Elm Avenue passing by the two-story First National Bank brick building on the corner; five buildings on the west side of State Street are in view including Ed Herter's Department Store; onlookers stand on the sidewalks; the occasion may be Decoration Day.

Arm Rest Side of Waseca High School Auditorium Seat. Material: metal. Size: 8" x 34". Description: brown cast metal plate with raised block letters: "WHS"; two legs; side component of an auditorium seat from the early Waseca High School.

Rural Blooming Grove Township School District #74 Grubish School. Material: paper. Size: 3" 4 1/2". Description: black and white image of a white clapboard building identified as country school district #74 located on the Mahlon Grubish farm on the Waseca-LeSueur County line south of highway 60 and near highway 13.

Palmer Norwegian Methodist Church. Material: paper. Size: 3" x 4 1/2". Description: white clapboard building with gothic side windows; building identified by Janette Seljeskog Byrne (Mrs. Robert Byrne) who believes the photo was taken by her mother, Helen Kritzer Seljeskog.

The Douglass Shops Ice Pick. Material: metal. Size: 1: x 7". Description: steel pointed shaft with a flattened handle stamped "The Douglass Shops, Phone 203, Waseca, Minnesota". Ed Douglass was a Waseca blacksmith.

Arlington Club Members Posed by Car. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white photo postcard showing six young men posed standing and seated by an automobile of the era; pennants and signs in view: "Party at the Arlington Club Tonight"; "Spirit Lake" and "Winnebago"; William Rinehart Everett is fourth from the left, and others are likely Carl "Barley" Thorsen, Merriett Hemingway and Bob Castor; message on reverse: "Waseca-Everyone is happy. M. W. Hemingway". See a ... more

Memorial Day Program Booklet 1920. Material: paper. Size: 5 1/2" W. x 8 1/2" L. Description: gray cover; white paper inserts; booklet stapled through center fold; black and white photographs of a Grand Army of the Republic Veteran and a Cuba award ribbon; color graphic of the American flag upper left; black print on front: "Memorial Day, Anniversary Program, Waseca, Minnesota, May 31, 1920, Under the direction of the United Spanish War Veterans"; inside front cover: "Abraham Lincoln President sp ... more

Costumed Patriotic Play Cast. Material: paper. Size: 8" x 10". Description: black and white photo of about 33 young people posed on risers in a school gymnasium; they are all wearing costumes which seem to represent an early American history theme: Pilgrims, 18th century colonies, powdered wigs, American Indians, stars and stripes; a basketball hoop visible in background.

John McBride Portrait. Material: paper. Size: 4 1/2" x 7 3/4". Description: black and white portrait of a young man with a short haircut parted on the side; he is wearing a dark suit, white shirt and dark patterned tie; he is identified as John McBride, son of James and Celia Foley McBride of Janesville; college portrait by the Bern Studio.

Fountain Pen Filler. Material: glass, rubber. Size: 1/2" x 4". Description: hollow glass tube ink injector tapers to a narrow opening at one end; top of tube extends inside a rubber cap that can be squeezed to force ink inside tube into a fountain pen inkwell.

Doss Family Wedding Portrait. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 6". Description: black and white portrait of a young couple standing side by side in a studio pose; the groom is wearing a dark three piece suit with white bow tie; the bride is wearing a street length dark dropped waistline dress and a low waist sash, dark shoes and stockings; the dress bodice appears to be beaded. Photographer: Hellebo of Janesville.

Trip Hammer or Helve Hammer. Material: metal, textile. Size: 18" W. x 24 1/2" L. x 64" H. Description: tall metal machine; belt at top; print raised letters on front: "The New Little Giant Trip Hammer, Mayer Bros, Mankato, Minn."; print raised letters on side: "Mayer Bros., Mankato, Minn."

Woman's Missionary Society Program for 1920. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5" folded. Description: white paper with cover print, "1920 Program of the Woman's Missionary Society of the First Congregational Church, Waseca, Minnesota". Contents: schedule of monthly meetings listing the hostess, the devotional presenter, the program topic and the leader for all 12 months in 1920. Officers listed: Mrs. Stearns, Mrs. McPeak, Mrs. C. J. Johnson, Mrs. Latham, Mrs. Hawkes, Miss Hawkes and Mrs. Wils ... more

Hertwig low brow china doll head. Material: porcelain. Size: 2 1/4" W. x 4" H. Description: white porcelain doll head; hand painted features: dark black curly hair, dark brown eyebrows, blue eyes, dark pink rosy cheeks, pink lips; white bodice; two small circular holes on the front bodice and two small circular holes on shoulders; number 3 molded into center back. Crack in face, neck and bodice.

Hertwig low brow china doll head. Material: porcelain. Size: 2" W. x 3" H. Description: white porcelain doll head; hand painted features: light blonde curly hair, light brown eyebrows, blue eyes, dark pink rosy cheeks, pink lips; white bodice.

Gustaf and Henrietta Abraham Family Portrait Collage. Material: paper. Size: 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" individual portraits on a 11" x 14" heavy card stock mount. Description: nine individual portraits mounted together as a collage; identified in top row left to right, Fred Abraham, Gustaf Abraham, Henrietta Abraham, Erving Abraham; middle row, Harry Abraham, Ida Abraham, Lee Abraham; bottom row, William Abraham (Bill), Arthur Abraham (Art).

Edna Smith Fowler, Bert Steele, Babe Smith Steele. Size: 2 3/4" x 4 1/2". Description: black and white photo of three people posed beside an automobile of the era; they are identified as "Edna, Bert, Babe"; Edna and Babe Smith are sisters; Babe was married to Bert Steele.

Babe Smith Steele, Ag Smith. Size: 2 1/2" x 4 1/2". Description: black and white photo of three women posed standing beside an automobile of the era, other automobiles in the background; written on reverse: "unknown, Aunt Babe, Ag Smith".

Cribbage Board. Material: wood. Size: 2" x 9 1/4". Description: mahogany rectangular game board inlaid with decorative wood panels; two tracks of peg openings on top; the game is played by putting pegs in the openings on the outside part of the track and then returning down the inside track. A peg storage compartment hollowed out on back side.

McBride Luggage Tag. Material: metal, paper. Size: 1 1/2" x 3 1/4". Description: silver aluminum luggage tag with strap slots on one end and hinged on the other end; opens to view removable tag identification insert of Miss Loretta McBride, Janesville, Minnesota, U.S.A.; embossed inside a decorative floral border on front "Owners name inside"; handwritten on back: "J. McBride, M. Fenwick".

Mrs. James McBride. Material: paper. Size: 2" x 3". Description: white card imprinted with the name of "Mrs. James McBride".

Match Holder. Material: metal. Size: 1 1/2" x 2 1/2" x 3/4". Description: gray tin case with pull out container to hold matches; stamped inside "Specialty Service Corp., Des Moines, Iowa, Pat. Pending"; strikers on both ends.

Cuff Links Encased in Fratzke Jewelry Box. Material: metal, paper, leather, textile. (a,b) Cuff links. Description: antique silver and gold disks connected with a silver post manufactured by the HWK Co; each disk is centered with a gold inner disk decoratively engraved; reverse stamp: "Talon Grip"; each disk will slip through the cuff link holes in a long sleeved shirt cuff. (c) Jeweler's box. Size: 1 1/2" x 2 3/4" x 1" H. Description: black leather covered cardboard box; white sateen lining ... more

Waseca Co-operative Milling Company. Material: wood. Size: 6" L. Description: wooden ruler with black print on front: "Cottage Breakfast Food, Just as staple as bread and butter"; black print on back: "Cottage Breakfast Food, The Waseca Co-operative Milling Company, Waseca, Minn."