Rev. John J. Stapleton Memorial Card. Material: paper. Size: 2 1/2" x 4". Description: black and white photo of Rev. John J. Stapleton a former priest in the St. Mary's parish who died in Cass Lake, Minnesota on July 24, 1931.

Eugene Iverd Illustration for Monarch Foods Magazine Ad: "There's the best canning factory in the world, boy...". Material: paper. Size: 10" x 14". Description: color illustration by Waseca native, George Erickson (professional name, Eugene Iverd) for Reid, Murdoch & Co. Monarch Foods in a Saturday Evening Post magazine advertisement; subject shows a young driver wearing a straw hat pointing to factory in the background with the sign on it, "Monarch Foods, Rochester, Minn."

Eugene Iverd Illustration for Monarch Foods Magazine Ad: "Always Dependable". Material: paper. Size: 10" x 14". Description: color illustration by Waseca native, George Erickson (professional name, Eugene Iverd) for Reid, Murdoch & Co. Monarch Foods in a Saturday Evening Post magazine advertisement; subject shows a young Boy Scout getting advice from a white bearded man.

Eugene Iverd Illustration for Monarch Foods Magazine Ad: "Wake Up!". Material: paper. Size: 10" x 14". Description: color illustration by Waseca native, George Erickson (professional name, Eugene Iverd) for Reid, Murdoch & Co. Monarch Foods in a Saturday Evening Post magazine advertisement; subject shows two young boys in a bed, the one trying to persuade the other to get up while a dog tries to pull the blanket off the bed.

Eugene Iverd Illustration for Monarch Foods Magazine Ad: "Good Health". Material: paper. Size: 10" x 14". Description: color illustration by Waseca native, George Erickson (professional name, Eugene Iverd) for Reid, Murdoch & Co. Monarch Foods in a Saturday Evening Post magazine advertisement; subject shows a group of five young boys reading a street billboard: "Boys Wanted to start training now in home and school to become successful men. Must have healthy bodies that, as men, they may work ... more

Eugene Iverd Illustration for Monarch Foods Magazine Ad: "Vigorous stride". Material: paper. Size: 10" x 14". Description: color illustration (proof) by Waseca native, George Erickson (professional name, Eugene Iverd) for Reid, Murdoch & Co. Monarch Foods in a Saturday Evening Post magazine advertisement; subject shows a young boy wearing his winter outer wear, smiling and waving in a heavy snowfall.

Eugene Iverd Illustration for Monarch Foods Magazine Ad: "Vigorous stride". Material: paper. Size: 10" x 14". Description: color illustration (proof) by Waseca native, George Erickson (professional name, Eugene Iverd) for Reid, Murdoch & Co. Monarch Foods in a Saturday Evening Post magazine advertisement; subject shows a young boy wearing his winter outer wear, smiling and waving in a heavy snowfall.

Eugene Iverd Illustration for Monarch Foods Magazine Ad: "The Leader". Material: paper. Size: 10" x 14". Description: color illustration (proof) by Waseca native, George Erickson (professional name, Eugene Iverd) for Reid, Murdoch & Co. Monarch Foods in a Saturday Evening Post magazine advertisement; subject shows an adolescent boy holding a map and pointing while three other boys look on.

Eugene Iverd Illustration for Monarch Foods Magazine Ad: "Resolved!". Material: paper. Size: 10" x 14". Description: color illustration (proof) by Waseca native, George Erickson (professional name, Eugene Iverd) for Reid, Murdoch & Co. Monarch Foods in a Saturday Evening Post magazine advertisement; subject shows a young boy seated at a desk and holding an ink pen over a piece of paper; the end of the pen is in the corner of his mouth; an open ink bottle is in front of him.

Memorial Day Program Booklet 1931. Material: paper. Size: 5 1/2" W. x 8 1/2" L. Description: white cover; booklet stapled through center fold; black and white photographs of a Grand Army of the Republic Veteran, Veterans of Foreign Wars and a Cuba award ribbon and the American Legion logo; black print on front: "Memorial Day, Anniversary Program, Waseca, Minnesota, May 30, 1931, Under the direction of the United Spanish War Veterans, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Allied Orders"; ... more

Charles H. Watson Residence. Material: paper. Size: 6" x 8". Description: black and white photo mounted on heavy gray mat board; photo shows a two-story white clapboard house with a two story front porch as seen from the street; it is surrounded by large trees and a hedge; a driveway with a brick pillar on each side extends from the street to the front of the house; the house is located at 1009 East Elm Avenue in Waseca, Minnesota as it looked in 1931 when it was owned by Charles and Florence ... more

Charles H. Watson Residence. Material: paper. Size: 6" x 8". Description: black and white photo mounted on heavy gray mat board; photo shows a two square brick pillars beside debris along a street and cement curbs. 1009 East Elm in Waseca, Minnesota as it looked in 1931 when it was owned by Charles and Florence Watson.

Charles H. Watson Residence. Material: paper. Size: 6" x 8". Description: black and white photo mounted on heavy gray mat board; photo shows a broken cement slab in front of a hedge along the property on 1009 East Elm in Waseca, Minnesota, as it looked in 1931 when it was owned by Charles and Florence Watson.

Vintage 1920s Automobile from the Charles H. Watson Photo Collection. Material: paper. Size: 6" x 8". Description: black and white photo mounted on heavy gray mat board; photo shows vintage car, probably about a 1929 Ford Model A, side view, a man with a hat is seated in the driver seat, trees and buildings in the background; found in a collection of photos used as evidence in a lawsuit brought by Charles Watson against the City of Waseca about property damage at 1009 East Elm in Waseca, Minneso ... more

Charles H. Watson Residence. Material: paper. Size: 6" x 8". Description: black and white photo mounted on heavy gray mat board; Charles H. Watson Residence. Material: paper. Size: 6" x 8". Description: black and white photo mounted on heavy gray mat board; photo shows broken and scattered cobblestone, curb and cement slabs along the property on 1009 East Elm in Waseca, Minnesota, as it looked in 1931 when it was owned by Charles and Florence Watson.

Charles H. Watson Residence. Material: paper. Size: 6" x 8". Description: black and white photo mounted on heavy gray mat board; Charles H. Watson Residence. Material: paper. Size: 6" x 8". Description: black and white photo mounted on heavy gray mat board; photo shows two square brick pillars beside the driveway of the property on 1009 East Elm in Waseca, Minnesota, as it looked in 1931 when it was owned by Charles and Florence Watson.

Charles H. Watson Residence. Material: paper. Size: 6" x 8". Description: black and white photo mounted on heavy gray mat board; photo shows a driveway and two square brick pillars beside debris along a street with broken cement curbs and scattered cobblestones. A vintage car is sitting in the driveway that appears to be about a 1929 Model A with a car license on the front printed 194 Waseca; property is at 1009 East Elm in Waseca, Minnesota as it looked in 1931 when it was owned by Charles and ... more

Charles H. Watson Residence. Material: paper. Size: 6" x 8". Description: black and white photo mounted on heavy gray mat board; photo shows debris, scattered cobblestones, exposed wooden bracing beams beside a utility pole along property at 1009 East Elm in Waseca, Minnesota as it looked in 1931 when it was owned by Charles and Florence Watson.

PLACEHOLDER Deichen aerial map of Waseca. First aerial map of Waseca by Howard Deichen. This map was made from twenty-five 4" x 5" pictures taken September twenty-third, nineteen hundred and thirty one 23 September 1931. The plane was flying at an altitude of five thousand feet when the pictures were taken. The pictures were taken and the map assembled and presented to the City of Waseca by H.F. Deichen.

Young Woman with Short Bobbed Hair. Material: paper. Size: 2 3/4" x 4". Description: black and white photograph of a young woman; photograph possibly taken for high school graduation. Photographer: Lewis, Waseca, Minn.

Lois Schlaak, Mrs. Earl Byrne. Loaned Image. Portrait of Lois Schlaak, born in 1930.

Time Book of Chris Iversen. Material: paper, textile. Size: 4 1/4" x 7". Description: brown hard cover book with black front print, "Time Book, Monthly, No. 58334"; handwritten on back cover, "Chris Iversen, Waseca, Minn., R 4, Box 10". Contents: pre-printed table of wages based on 8, 9 and 10 hour days calculated upon rates per day and week; handwritten entries recording the time put in managing the Keeley, Ward, McCoy, Curran, Bratrud, McColley, Crol, Gehring, Applegate, Thissen, Henderson, Br ... more

Lyle Kelling Confirmation. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 6". Description: black and white portrait of a young man identified as Lyle Kelling with short blond hair, parted on the side and combed neatly to the right; he is posed seated in a wooden chair; he is wearing a dark suit, white shirt and dark tie, a boutonniere is pinned on his left lapel; he is holding a white scroll in his right hand. Confirmation Day.

Marie Klampe and Robert Marzinske Wedding. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 6". Description: black and white wedding portrait identified as Marie Klampe and Robert Marzinske; the bride is wearing a white short-sleeved, ankle length gown; her headpiece is worn across her forehead and is attached to a long white veil; she is holding a large bouquet of roses; the groom is wearing a dark suit with a rose boutonniere, a white shirt and darker tie.