Waseca Boy Scout Troop 85 Letter July 1944. Material: paper. Size: 14 1/4" x 19 1/2". Description: white paper; black print; title: "Troop 85, July 1944"; addressed to Scouts; written by Troop 85, Per R.E. Robert "Bob" Hodgson and Herman Peterson.

Waseca Boy Scout Troop 85 Letter August 1944. Material: paper. Size: 10 1/4" x 19". Description: white paper; black print; title: "Troop 85, August 1944"; addressed to Scouts; written by Troop 85, Per R.E. Robert "Bob" Hodgson and Herman Peterson.

Waseca Boy Scout Troop 85 Letter September 1944. Material: paper. Size: 13 3/4" x 21 1/2". Description: white paper; black print; title: "Troop 85, September 1944"; addressed to Scouts; written by Troop 85, Per R.E. Robert "Bob" Hodgson and Herman Peterson.

Waseca Boy Scout Troop 85 Letter October 1944. Material: paper. Size: 15" x 19 1/4". Description: white paper; black print; title: "Troop 85, October 1944"; addressed to Scouts; written by Troop 85, Per R.E. Robert "Bob" Hodgson and Herman Peterson.

Waseca Boy Scout Troop 85 Letter November 1944. Material: paper. Size: 15 3/4" x 18 1/4". Description: white paper; black print; title: "Troop 85, November 1944"; addressed to Scouts; written by Troop 85, Per R.E. Robert "Bob" Hodgson and Herman Peterson.

Sprengeler Oil Co. Farmer's Record Book. Material: paper. Size: 9 1/2" x 12 1/2". Description: yellow card stock cover with black graphics; cover print, "Farmer's Rapid Record Book, Sprengeler Oil Company, Waseca, Minnesota". Contents: pages of monthly forms on which to record daily and cumulative records of egg and cream production, animal breeding tables, income and expenses.

Waldorf High School Class of 1944. Material: paper. Size: 5" x 7". Description: two rows, 13 young men and women posed for class photo in 1944; center back young man in business suit may be school principal. Seated at far right is Harold Tesch.

Lt. Marion Holbrook Army Bracelet. Material: metal. Size: 4 1/2" L. Description: gold link bracelet; gold tag attached; engraved on front: "Lt. Marion Holbrook, N-775, S11."

United States Air Force World War II Uniform Patch. Material: textile. Size: 2 1/2" diameter. Description: red centered white star and two yellow wings embroidered on a field of dark blue worn by John McBride, Janesville on his Air Force uniform.

U. S. Army Air Corps Uniform Cap of John McBride. Material: textile, leather. Size: 5" x 11". Description: khaki colored twill with a narrow blue and yellow corded piping trim, yellow lining and narrow leather inside sweat band worn with the uniform by John McBride.

Army Dog Tags of John P. McBride. Material: metal. Description: two rectangular silver metal tags embossed with the name of the Army Air Force soldier: McBride, John P., his military identification number, the name of his mother, Celia McBride and his home town, Janesville, Minn.

Wedding Party Portrait of Lawrence and Lois Bauman Yess. Material: paper. Size: 6 1/2" x 8 1/2". Description: black and white photo portrait of a bride and groom and their attendants; the women all wear suits with street length skirts and large corsages pinned to their shoulders; the men all wear dark business suits with single flower boutonnieres. Standing left to right: Roy Yess, Donald Bauman, the groom Lawrence Yess, the bride Lois Bauman, Violet Yess Sell and Ordella Rudolph Yess.

Rural Janesville Township School District #27. Okaman School. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5". Description: black and white photograph of school District 27; located in Waseca County, Janesville Township, Section 1; Okaman school students; photograph taken September 1944. Milkweed Pod Collection. Back row left to right: Mark Haley; Dorothy Stangler; Mary Agnes Miller; Teacher, Mrs. Francis Gegan; Irene Miller; Mary Ann Kapaun; Willis Wesley; Darlene Miller; Girl Unknown. Middle row left to ri ... more

Helen Wadd and Frank Borgeson. Material: paper. Size: 2" x 3". Description: black and white snapshot of a young woman wearing a light colored suit standing beside a young man wearing a military uniform; they are posed in front of a clapboard house.

Russell Koechel and Rahma Johnston Koechel. Material: paper. Size: 5" x 7". Description: black and white studio wedding portrait of Russell Koechel and Rahma Johnston with attendants Alvin Koechel and Phyllis Johnston; the groom is attired in a light dress military uniform and hat; the bride is wearing a light colored street length dress, dark high heeled sandals,and a white headband with a large flower on each side, a over-sized calla lily corsage is worn on her bodice.

Home Bridal Shower. Material: paper. Size: 5" x 7". Description: black and white photo showing a group of women and one little girl gathered in a wallpapered parlor and dining room area prepared to a luncheon or bridal shower; they are posed seated and standing beside a fancy lace covered buffet table holding a bouquet of flowers, trays, plates and beverage glasses; tentative identification of standing woman on right wearing a dark dress and hat as Hulda Koechel, great grandmother of donor an ... more

Roy Yess and Lawrence Yess in Iwo Jima. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5". Description: black and white snapshot of Waseca County brothers, Roy Yess and Lawrence Yess posing shirtless with arms on each other's shoulders; they are wearing military trousers and caps; in background are military vehicles, barracks and rolling hills.

Roy Yess and Lawrence Yess and Buddy in Iwo Jima. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5". Description: black and white snapshot of Waseca County brothers, Roy Yess and Lawrence Yess posing with a third Marine in front of their tent on the Island of Iwo Jima in World War II.

Roy Yess in Iwo Jima. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5". Description: black and white snapshot of Waseca County man, Roy Yess wearing his Marine helmet and fatigues, posed with two other young men on the Island of Iwo Jima during World War II; one of the other men shoulders a launcher type weapon.

Lawrence and Roy Yess with Friend. Material: paper. Size: 3" x 5". Description: black and white snapshot of Waseca County men posed with arms around each other in front of a white clapboard house; Lawrence and Roy are in full military uniform, the young man in the center is wearing a dark business suit.

Pacific Island of Iwo Jima Military Tent in Jungle. Material: paper. Size: 3" x 4". Description: appears to be an empty camp site with camouflaged tent among native jungle type plants and trees.

Pacific Island of Iwo Jima Cliffs and Ocean Shoreline. Material: paper. Size: 3" x 4". Description: black and white snapshot showing rough terrain and cliffs with ocean and shoreline wave action in background.

Marines Roy and Lawrence Yess atop a World War II Military Tank. Material: paper. Size: 2 1/2" x 3 1/2". Description: black and white snapshot showing the Yess brothers in military fatigue uniforms posing atop a battlefield tank; painted in white on tank side are a large white star, the number 4 and the name "Waseca".

Marines Roy and Lawrence Yess atop a World War II Military Tank. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/4" x 4 1/2". Description: black and white snapshot showing a close up of the Yess brothers in military fatigue uniforms posing atop a battlefield tank; painted in white on tank side are a large white star, the number 4 and the name "Waseca".

Seven Marines Posed by Tents. Material: paper. Size: 3" x 4 1/2". Description: black and white snapshot showing seven young men wearing military fatigues posed in two rows in front of their camp tents on Iwo Jima Island during World War II; Roy Yess is posed in front row, right holding onto a small dog; the man to his left holds onto a kitty; Lawrence Yess is standing third from the right.