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Announcement, Graduation

Central High School, 1923. Material: paper. Size: 4 1/4" W. x 5 1/4" L. Description: white cardstock - black print: "The June Class Nineteen twenty-three, Central High School, announces its Graduating Exercises on Thursday evening, June the fourteenth at eight o'clock, Central High Auditorium, Admission by ticket."

Calendar

Calendar from Pfaff Furniture Store, 1923. Material: paper. Size: 9 1/4" W. x 16 5/8" L. Description: four-color printed 12-month 1923 calendar with religious or Biblical artwork on each monthly page; imprinting, "S.H. Pfaff, Furniture Dealer, Waseca, Minn."

Postcard, Greeting

Christmas Postcard to Mrs. Andrew Berg. Material: paper. Size: 2 1/2" W. x 5 1/4" L. Description: Christmas postcard sent to "Mrs. Andrew H. Berg of New Richland, Minn.; Frederick Borgen from Winifred and Oscar (Martinson)"; front graphic: Biblical Three Wisemen" and greeting: "A Merry Christmas"' at top and "May the faith of the Wise Men Echo in your heart today" at the bottom.

Postcard, Greeting

Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" W. x 5 1/2" L. Description: Christmas Postcard sent to "Mrs. Andrew Berg of New Richland, Minn." - Norwegian salutation signed: ""Ella, Robert og Gertrude" - front graphic: Virgin Mary, Jesus and a lamb".

Postcard, Greeting

Christmas Card to Mrs. A. N. Berg, New Ricland. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" W. x 5 1/2" L. Description: Christmas Postcard sent to "Mrs. A. N. Berg of New Richland, Minn." with a Norwegian salutation signed: "Inez og Adolph"; front graphic: window with snow filled branches below and two sprigs of holly to each side; Norwegian greeting on bottom: "God Jul!"

Radio

Material: wood, metal. Size: 17" W. x 22" L. x 16" deep. Description: square DeForest model - antenna opening on top of cabinet - patent numbers inside cabinet, range from 1903 to 1923 - battery powered radio, compartments inside cabinet for batteries - inside speaker - hinged top lid - lid release buttons concealed one on each side.

Records

PLACEHOLDER Collection Title: Waseca County Farmers Club and Agricultural Society Records. Collection. Contents: county fair program book with premium information, county fair activities, and business advertisements. Waseca County Fair Premium book from 1923. Duplicate of 15.06.

Booklet

Rural Blooming Grove Township School District #7 Souvenir Booklet 1923-1924. Material: paper, textile. Size: 3 1/2" W. x 6 1/4" L. Description: white paper booklet held together with mauve colored cotton string; red print: "School Souvenir"; multi-color front graphic: eagle holding American flag in its beak posed on top of the planet Earth, stack of books with a feather pin; black and white oval photograph of a young girl glued to front cover; blue print: "Wealth may seek us -- but wisdom must ... more

Pump, air

Gas Lantern Air Pump. Material: metal, wood. Size: 7/8" diameter x 9 1/2" L. Description: silver colored metal cylinder;- wooden knob on pump handle; wooden plug on cylinder top with 1/4" pump shaft.

Sweeper, Carpet

Carpet Sweeper. Material: metal, wood. Size: 10" W. x 14 1/4" L. x 52 1/2" H. Description: wood handle; metal sweeper mechanism at bottom; print on metal: "Bissell's Superba with Cyco Ball Bearing."

Sadiron

Electic Sadiron. (a) Iron. Material: metal. Size: 2 7/8" W. x 6" L. x 2 1/8" H. Description: heavy metal base, triangular shaped; two-pronged receptacle for cord. (b) Handle. Material: wood. Size: 2 7/8" W. x 6" L. x 2 1/8" H. Description: wooden handle attached to a metal bracket attached to iron.

Print, Photographic, Composite

Waseca High School Class, 1923. 9 2/3" x 7 5/8" black and white composite photograph of the Waseca High School Class of 1923, taken by Stiehl Photography; 45 individual graduates photos (each is 3/4" x 1 1/4"), for identifications, see list on Accession #1.99.2724

Print, Photographic

Waseca Central After the Fire. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2" black and white photograph of Waseca Central High School after the fire in 1923.

File, Prescriptions

Material: paper, metal. Size: 4 3/8" W. x 8" L. x 5 5/8" H. Description: black paper over heavy cardboard box - black printed front paper label: "Orane's Prescription File 4" and red printed: "71000 To 7200" - front flip top opening - contents: prescription sheets strung on a U-shaped metal sliding bar.

Music, Sheet

Lyrics: Waseca High School Song and Class of 1923 Song. Material: paper. Size: 7 1/4" W. x 9 1/8" L. Description: white paper with black printed lyrics to songs "High School Song" of Waseca High School and "Class Song for 1923" a parody by Logan Mundt (class member) sung to the tune of "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles".

Music, Sheet

PLACEHOLDER Material: paper. Size: 9" W. x 12" L. Description: blue, black and white cover - cover graphic: house, starlit sky and photo of Waring's Orchestral Pennsylvanians - contents two pages of music. Handwritten across top front: "Luella Herbst".

Music, Sheet

PLACEHOLDER Material: paper. Size: 9" W. x 12" L. Description: yellow, blue and white cover - cover traphic: flowers and photo of The Carolinians, Charles M. Koch, orchestral director - contents: two pages of music. Handwritten across center front cover: "L. Herbst".

Music, Sheet

PLACEHOLDER Material: paper. Size: 9" W. x 12" L. x 9" H. Description: orange, black and white - cover graphic: man and woman on a moonlit porch and a black and white photo of Evelyn and Betty, The Welder Sisters - contents: three pages of music. Handwritten across center front cover: "L. Herbst".

Music, Sheet

PLACEHOLDER Material: paper. Size: 9" W. x 12" L. Description: orange, brown and white cover - brown printed information and graphics: man in three piece suit stands with hands in pockets and three other boxed graphics: ball game, dancing and card playing - contents: three pages of lyrical piano music.

Print, Photographic

Helen Spencer. 3" x 4" black and white photograph - Helen Spencer - woman in white collared dark dress, short waved hair style. Discarded cardboard photo frame identifies photographer as Jno. R. Snow, Mankato, Minn.

Print, Photographic

Helen Spencer. Material: paper. Size: 2 3/4" x 3 3/4" . Description: black and white portrait, a profile of Helen Spencer as a young woman wearing dark graduation gown with wide white collar, short dark finger waved hair style; photo mounted in ivory folder with deckle edges; photographed by Snow, Mankato, Minn.

Chair, rocking

Child's Rocking Chair. Material: wicker, wood. Size: 18" W. x 20 3/4" H. x 14 1/2" D. Description: dark brown wicker seat, arms and back - wooden frame and rockers.

Lighter

Material: metal. Size: 1 3/8" W. x 2" H. x 3/8" D. Description: gold tone - textured swirled pattern on sides - blank flat rectangle on one side for engraving - two screws on bottom and lettering: "Evans Fuel" and "U.S. Pat. Re. 1923".

Print, Photographic

Berton and Gwendolyn Hansen. 6-1/4 x 8-1/2 black and white photograph of a man and a child identified on the back as Berton & Gwendolyn Hansen.

Print, Photographic

Mayor W. C. Johnston. 5" x 7" black and white photograph of W. C. Johnston, former mayor of Waseca, 1923.