Waseca High School Commencement 1921. Material: paper. Size: 5 1/2" x 6 1/4". Description: folded, program for the Commencement Exercises of the Waseca High School Class of 1921, 40th Annual Commencement;

23 oval portraits of the Waseca High School graduating Class of 1921; photographed by Geo. Kopman; identified L-R: (top row) Dea Johnson, Florence Bauman, Florence Anderson, Florence Parrish, Madeline Manthey; (second row) Mildred Walther, Esther Priebe, Emma Bjorklund, Hazel Gilhart, Jeanette Johnson; (middle row) Hulda Fratzke, Lorinda Gehring, Walter Hein (valedictorian), Adeline Bathke, Hortense Meacham; (fourth row) Charles "Max" Buck and Lloyd Juhnke; (bottom row) Reuben Wasbotten, Donald ... more

2 3/4" x 4 3/4" black and white postcard photograph of three children; the boy wearing a suit is the oldest, right is a girl with large bow in her hair; toddler is seated on a studio bench wearing a white dress; identified only as "twins age 7 yr. 4 mo. and baby age 1 yr. 3 mo." likely birth dates, March 1913 and March 1919; addressed to Eva, from C. E. Howards.

Ralph and Helen Haug Wedding Day, Walter Sunde and Irene Johnson. 9 1/2" x 7 1/2" black and white reprint photograph of the wedding of Ralph Haug and Helen Johnson, pictured center on December 28, 1921; location is the home of the bride's parents, Andrew D. and Inger (Hartz) Johnson in New Richland township; also identified are Walter Sunde, left, best man and friend of the groom; and Irene Johnson, far right, sister of the bride and maid of honor (married Titus Kreuzer); all four people are pos ... more

Andrew and Ellen Phelps. 3 1/2" x 5" oval wedding portrait photograph of Andrew and Ellen Phelps, married on December 8, 1921. See Accession 1.05.267a for 1971 portrait.

Grant McColley and Peggy Feeding Lambs. 5 1/4" x 3" black and white photograph of an old man and a toddler feeding lambs on the porch of a house; identified on back as Grant McColley and Peggy feeding lambs in 1921.

Southeast Experiment Station Superintendent's House. 5" x 3" black and white photograph of "the new house", the superintendent's house at the Southeast Experiment Station, built in 1921; Bob Hodgson had just arrived in Waseca in 1919; this house was designed by well-known architect Clarence H. Johnston, Sr. (1859-1936), a native of Okaman, Waseca County. (This house was moved to northwest of Waseca and owned by Eldon Buscho family.)

3" x 5" silver metal hanging calendar advertising Brozik & Sons Meat Market, Waseca, Minn.; a photo halftone is printed above the calendar attached as a pad of months for 1921; red cord tie at top for hanging.

Agnes Christine Johnson and Harry Halvorson; black and white wedding portrait; wedding day, June 22, 1921; Agnes C. Halvorson, b. New Richland, Minn., May 14, 1894; d. September 13, 1993 at age 99; Harry Halvorson, b. New Richland, Minn., October 1894; d. March 26, 1960.

Pipe Reamer. Material: metal. Size: 1 1/4" W. x 2 1/2" H. Description: silver metal - oval shaped handle - stamped on one side of handle: "Made only by D.M.J. Wall 693 Broadway N.Y. City" - stamped on reverse: "Turn Slowly Gradually Work Bobbie Pipe Reamer Down PDG Pat. Jan 1921" - four notched edges taper to a pointed bottom.

Janesville Lange & Co. 1921 Calendar, 1921. Material: paper. Size: 10" x 16 1/2". Description: four-color printed 12-month 1921 calendar, with one photographic, hand-tinted image of a mother and two children in a parlor; calendar pages are stapled near bottom of cardstock backing; imprinting at center advertises, "H. Lange & Company, Implements, Heating and Electric Supplies, Janesville, Minn., H. Lange and G. J. Fratzke"

Electric Curling Iron. Material: wood, metal, textile, plastic. Size: 1" diameter x 11 1/4" L. Description: silver colored metal rod on one end - black painted cylindrical handle on other end; center metal band and screw hold ends together; spiral designed heating element; 60" L. electric cord extends through wooden handle; graphic at handle lower end: man holding a red sign: "Hold-Heet, Simplicity, Durability, Russell Electric, Chicago".

White Kid Gloves. (a,b,c,d) Material: leather, paper, shell, metal. (a, b) Box. Size: 3" W. x 13 1/8" L. x 3/4" D. Description: red paper over cardboard top with a graphic: green and white mistletoe tied with red ribbon; bottom cardboard box covered in white paper and lined with white tissue paper printed with gold script: "Chanul Gloves, Made in France". (c, d) Gloves. Size: 2 1/2" W. x 10 3/4" L. Description: white kid leather; each finger and thumb outlined in delicate white stitching; o ... more

McCracken Prescription File. Material: paper, metal, textile. (a) Box. Size: 7 1/2" W. x 6" H. Description: burgundy paper over heavy cardboard box - black printed front paper label: "The McCracken Prescription File H.S. McCracken Box & Label Co. 66,801-67,800" - front flip top opening - (b-j) Size: 7" W. x 1" H. Description: ten green boxes with prescription sheets strung on a removeable metal nail - metal circle on bottom of box - white label with black print on front of each box: (b) "67001 ... more

Memorial Hospital Cornerstone. Material: stone. Size: 10" W. x 14" H. Description: marble oval shaped stone - one stone: "19" - on the back of stone: "Cornerstone of Waseca Memorial" - other stone: "21."

Hand Bottler Machine. Material: metal. Size: 21" W. x 50" H. Description: steel machine - rectangular box container at top rests on a steel shaft connected to a three legged metal base - steel bottle filler apparatus on side with nine bottle holders and crank - metal nameplate: "Milwaukee Bottle Filler & Capper Chrerry Bjrrell Corporation USA & Canada."

The former Blooming Grove Immanuel Church taken in 1921, 4" x 2 1/4" black and white photograph; single steepled building, a view along side the road and car parked in foreground. This building was later moved in 1952 to the east Blooming Grove Methodist church site, and the town church buildings were joined to form one church building with two steeples.

Water Color Paint Set. 7 1/2" x 10" Coloring Book with watercolors, hand-bound with red cotton ribbon; "The Platt Painting Book for Children" with a rose-breasted grosbeak bird on the cover; set in its own box with three watercolor pots, likely were four or five primary colors. "Genevieve Berg" is faintly handwritten in pencil or scribe on the back.

Memorial Hospital. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2" black and white postcard photograph of Memorial Hospital, Waseca, Minn.; a view looking northwest at front of building; many shrubs and trees in landscaping.

Gopher Thresher. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 6". Description: yellow paper with red and blue print - front cover print: "The Gopher Thresher 'It gets the grain' Manufactured by Gopher Machine Mfg. Co. New Prague, Minn. Blue Printing Company, New Prague, Minn."

Arthur Quickstad, Myrtle Tollefson Wedding Portrait. 4" x 6" sepia colored photo of a wedding couple.

Roy Tollefson. 3 3/4" x 6" black and white photo of Roy Tollefson.

George H. Goodspeed. 5" x 6" black and white photo - man wearing suit with bowtie, posed seated at desk.

Alice Tollefson. 2 1/2" x 4 1/4" black and white photo - reverse side note: "Alice's graduation W.H.S. 1921."

Tollefson Family Album. Roy Tollefson and Friends. 3" x 2 1/4" black and white photo - three young men pose in suits leaning on rail fence - Roy Tollefson on right. Photo on left side of page five in Tollefson Family Album. (Augsburg college building photo also on page five.)