Janesville High School Souvenir Plate. Material: glass. Size: 7 1/2" diameter. Description: green tinted white ceramic plate with raised design around edge; center graphic rimmed in gold of artist's rendering of Janesville High School, Janesville, Minnesota; reverse side hand painted "1959/6".

Boy Scout Membership Pin of Clifford Wadd. Material: metal. Size: 1/2" x 3/4". Description: blue enameled, gold filled diamond shaped pin with center fluer-de-lis captioned, Be Prepared; reverse side attaching pin.

Helga Wadd, Mrs. Kristoffer Wadd 1856-1931. Material: paper. Size: 4 1/2" x 6". Description: black and white portrait by photographer A. J. Lawin of Waseca; image of a woman wearing a dark high-necked dress with puffed sleeves; her hair is center parted and pulled back; she is identified as Helga Wadd of rural Waseca.

Kristoffer and Helga Wadd Family. Material: paper. Size: 6 1/2" x 8 1/2". Description: black and white portrait of the Kristoffer and Helga Wadd family; six siblings and their parents; seated in front row are K. F. Wadd, Helga Wadd and daughter Agnes Alland; standing in back are Alfred Wadd; Christina Jackson; Tillie (Othelia) Larson; Bertina Jellum and Oscar Wadd.

Wadd Family Photo Album. Material: paper, textile, plastic, metal. Size: 8" x 11" x 2 1/2". Description: multicolored celluloid covered paper and textile hard cover; gold colored metal clasp. Contents: multi-generational images in the form of cabinet cards and photographic prints mostly of the Waseca Wadds and their extended families, photos numbered #70.17.21 a-z and aa-mm.

Wadd Family Photo Album. Material: paper, textile. Size: 5 1/2" x 8" x 1/2". Description: black card stock cover bound with one brown ribbon; title on front in gold print, "Photographs"; a collection of black and white snapshots attached to content pages with adhesive and photo mounts; Helen Wadd's family and friends are captioned on many photos including Kathleen Wright, violin teacher Miss Graff (Mrs. Arentson), Marion Wadd, Edgar Wadd, Helen Jackson, Bob Gray, Vera Dewey, Fred Kaiser, Mrs. ... more

Waldorf Consolidated School. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/4" x 4 1/4". Description: black and white image of the Waldorf Consolidated School, a two story brick rectangular building with doors facing west. A school bus on the north side; a student walking on the school yard; students on steps.

Men's Knickers. Material: textile, plastic. Size: 16" x 36". Description: gray wool herringbone patterned knickers; white twill waistband lining and outside belt loops; front fly closing with 3 gray buttons and two tan buttons; two front slash pockets and two back hip pockets with white twill lining; lower pant legs taper to a cuff lined with gray twill that close with one tabbed button (buttons missing).

Clear Lake Elks Park Slide. Elks Park. Elk's Park. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white postcard photograph of the Elk's Park slide on Clear Lake, Waseca, Minn.; shown is the water slide built on the shoreline between the lake and the road, which is Clear Lake Drive, swimmers in the water.

South Shore of Clear Lake. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white postcard photograph of the south shore of Clear Lake, Waseca, Minn.; stamped on back: "This is a real photograph made by A. Kloss, Waseca, Minn."; handwritten: "Compliments of Mrs. Paulson"; addressed to Miss Lena Peterson. Donor's Note: "Note the inked X along the shoreline. It may refer to the sender’s home."

Peterson Brothers Groceries 1920 Calendar. Material: paper. Size: 4 1/4" x 7". Description: brown paper with brown print: "Compliments of Peterson Brothers Groceries, And Fresh Fruits, Telephone 33, Waseca, Minn."; 1920 calendar attached at bottom. (A generic print was attached at top, but was removed because of very poor condition.)

Lloyd and Alma Bleckeberg Jacobson. Material: paper. Size: 6" x 6". Description: black and white studio wedding portrait of a young couple; the bride is wearing a light colored dress with a deep bodice insert of lace and chain necklace; she is wearing dark framed round glasses and her short dark hair is curled and finger wave; she holds a large bouquet of roses; the groom is wearing a medium colored suit, white shirt and dark tie; he has round wire-rimmed glasses and short dark hair combed s ... more

Lloyd and Alma Bleckeberg Jacobson. Material: paper. Size: 6" x 6". Description: black and white studio wedding portrait of a young couple; the bride is wearing a light colored dress with a deep bodice insert of lace and chain necklace; she is wearing dark framed round glasses and her short dark hair is curled and finger wave; she holds a large bouquet of roses; the groom is wearing a medium colored suit, white shirt and dark tie; he has round wire-rimmed glasses and short dark hair combed s ... more

Oakwood Creamery Relocation. Material: paper. Description: two men standing next to Oakwood Creamery building before the move; building shown on wooden platform ready to be moved to new location. The men in the photograph are either relatives of JP Sommers' wife Anna (Buker and Menke) or are near neighbors in the border area between Woodville and Otisco townships.

Oakwood Creamery Relocation. Material: paper. Description: Avery steam engine moving the Oakwood Creamery building.

South Side Inn. Material: paper. Size: 5" x 7". Description: black and white glossy reprint of a photo showing a one story white clapboard gas station in the foreground and a two story gabled house with trees in the background; one 1920's era automobile is parked by the single gas pump along side a man wearing a business suit and fedora; tall yard light in front of store; sign on left side of station, "South Side Inn, Coca Cola"; sign on right side of station: "ACME Tires".

Krippner House. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white postcard photo image of a farm house that appears to be an extended update of the older house in record #15.20.58; standing in the front yard are three men, and standing off to the right near the new porch is one man in bib overalls and a dog. Identified as the Krippner house.

Stiehl Photography Studio: Portrait of a Man with Center Parted Hair. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 6". Description: sepia facial portrait of man with very short center parted hair style; he is wearing a dark pinstriped suit jacket with vest, a white shirt and dark knotted tie. Photographer: W. J. Stiehl of Waseca.

Hodgson Album. Material: paper, metal, textile. Size: 12" x 15" x 2 1/2". Description: blue fabric covered hard cover in steel post adjustable thickness album. Contents: Bob Hodgson correspondence from the 1930s to the 1940s, includes photos from the Waseca Boy Scout Troop activities, photos of Bob's service in World War I and his BSA troop's service in World War II as well as after their service.

Henrietta Prange Holtz Kraeling. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 6". Description: sepia portrait of an older woman, white hair pulled straight back from her face; she is wearing wire rimmed glasses, high necked dark dress with a lighter v-neck insert and a small brooch at her neckline; identified as Henrietta Holtz Kraeling 1854-1926. Photo by George Kopmann, Waseca.

Baby Book of Wallace Koplen. Material: paper. Size: 5 1/2" x 8". Description: white card stock booklet with colored print and graphics; cover titled, "Our Baby's Own Book" with an illustration of a baby sitting in a crib holding a bottle's nipple in his mouth; several pages with blanks to record baby's firsts; handwritten in ink are baby's name, time of birth, date, attending physician and nurse, R. O. and Mrs. R. O. Juliar; father, Carl Koplen and mother, Clara (Fratzke) Koplen; several othe ... more

Blue Baby Hair Brush. Material: plastic, bristle. Size: 2" x 4 3/4". Description: blue patterned plastic painted with rosebuds and gold borders, soft bristles mounted in wide end; short handle extends at bottom.

White Baptismal Gown and Petticoat of Wallace Koplen. (a) Gown. Material: textile, shell. Size: 21" extended edge to edge sleeve width x 20" W. hemline x 26" L. Description: white batiste cotton dress with short sleeves and rounded neckline edged in narrow band of crocheted lace; embroidered white floral design below neckline; lace edging and floral embroidery repeated around hemline; light blue satin ribbons hang from blue rosette in four long streamers from shoulder; back neckline closure ... more

Standard Lumber Company Ink Blotter. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 6 1/2". Description: yellow card stock rectangle with black and red graphic of a lump of coal over a red railroad track, "Famous Reading Anthracite"; other print on card front, "Chuck full of Heat That's why it's economical; keep our bin full of this...quality fuel; Standard Lumber Company, Janesville, Minnesota"; reverse side features a pink surface ink blotter.

Harvey Gardner's Rosary. Material: plastic, metal. Size: 1" x 15". Description: gold colored chain links separate tiny white beads, a white crucifix and a white cameo shape featuring the Virgin Mary and Child on one side and a Jesus image on the reverse. Harvey Gardner was also known as Harvey E. Gardner.