Clear Lake, Waseca, Minn. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2" black and white postcard photograph of Clear Lake, Waseca, Minn. Print on front of postcard: "346 Clear Lake – Waseca – Minn."; boats on lake, man on dock.
Emesis Basin. Material: metal. Size: 10" L. x 2" H. Description: white enameled metal container; black enameled top edge; curved shape.
Enamel Male Urinal. Material: metal. Size: Description: white enameled metal container; black enameled edge; handle at top.
Waseca Herald Letterhead. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" x 11". Description: white paper; black print: "The Waseca Herald, Established 1877, Published Friday, Donald C. Brown, Editor, Easy to read and worth reading, Waseca, Minnesota"; red line under title.
Frank B. Goodspeed and Barbara (Smith) Goodspeed. 3 1/2" x 3 1/2". Frank and Barbara in t-shirt and shorts; car in background.
Barbara (Smith) Goodspeed and Frank B. Goodspeed. 3 1/2" x 5". Barbara and Frank sitting on Farmall Cub tractor. Photo taken in Waseca County.
Barbara (Smith) Goodspeed. 3 1/2" x 5". Barbara holding glass and standing outside; cars in back ground.
Barbara (Smith) Goodspeed and Barbara's sister. 3 1/2" x 5". Barbara and Barbara's sister holding cooked turkey. Barbara wearing plaid shirt.
Waseca contractor, Erick Sjostrand.
Reversible Cloth Red Riding Hood Doll. Material: textile. Size: 4" x 15". Description: pink cotton face and body embroidered with blue eyes and red lips, dressed in red cotton hood and long blue cotton dress edged with flowered print and red and white rick rack; skirt when lifted, reveals a second doll with a similar face, gray yarn hair and dressed in a flowered print long dress, green taffeta cap and white lacy apron; the two dolls are filled with soft cotton and represent the fairy tale c
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Child-sized Parasol. Material: textile, wood, metal. Size: 2" W. (20" W. when opened) x 19" L. Description: pink, blue and red print cotton tied to a black, enameled wire frame that when open stretches the cloth to form an umbrella; metal slide can be pushed up a center wooden dowel to open the device; wooden bead handle at bottom of dowel.
Gold Evening Bag. Material: textile, metal. Description: gold and beige brocade bag attached to a narrow gold frame at the top with two gold balls that snap to open and close; short gold chain handle; inside cream colored lining.
White Elbow Length Glove. (a,b) Material: textile, plastic. Size: 4 1/2" x 22". Description: white polyester, elbow-length gloves, three-button pearl closure at wrist; right and left hand gloves.
Blue Rhinestone Studded Hair Comb. Material: plastic, glass. Size: 4" x 6 1/4". Description: brown plastic, four-toothed comb with decorative shell shaped top outlined with tiny blue rhinestones.
1950 Calendar Olson and Anderson Livestock Company. Material: paper. Size: 26" x 39". Description: aerial photo of Waseca in 1950; black print caption: Olson & Anderson Livestock Co., Buyers of Cattle, Hogs and Sheep, Waseca 195, Phones, Janesville 174, Waseca, Minnesota; 1950 calendar pages for each month stapled below photo; top and bottom edges reinforced for hanging.
Girl Scout Uniform. (a) Shirt. Material: textile, plastic. Size: Description: white cotton short sleeve shirt; four white plastic buttons down front; green Girl Scout logo embroidered on left front pocket; Girl Scouts USA patch sewn on left arm; tag inside: Cadette Girl Scout. (b) Skirt. Material: textile, metal, plastic. Size: 12" x 16 1/2" L. Description: green cotton skirt; metal zipper and green plastic button on side; GS patch sewn onto tab on front of skirt; tag inside: Cadette Girl Sco
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Girl Scout Beret. Material: textile. Size: 7" x 9". Description: green cotton beret; GS patch sewn to front of hat; tag inside: Official Girl Scouts.
Monday Study Club 1949-1950 program. Material: paper. Size: 6" x 9". Description: brown cover; black M.S.C. logo in center; Minnesota state outline in lower right corner; 1949-1950; 6 pages.
Herter's Professional Fly Tying and Tackle Making Manual and Manufacturer's Guide 1950 Book. Material: paper. Size: 6" x 9 1/2". Description: burgundy hard cover book; gold print: Professional Fly Tying and Tackle Making Manual and Manufacturer's Guide, Authentic Fly Tying Dictionary of Popular patterns and a complete outline of fishing entomology, Special Revised Edition, By George Leonard Herter; 416 pages.
Feemster Company Vegetable Slicer. Material: metal. Size: 7 1/4" x 3". Description: steel heavy wire bail frame with adjustable horizontal steel platform and blue steel blade at the top; printed on platform: Feemster Co., PAT. 227 3969, PAT. 240 1668, Brooklyn, Mich.
Mirro Pullman Style Bread Pan and Lid. Material: metal. (a) Pan. Size: 10 1/4" x 3 5/8" x 2 5/8". Description: aluminum rectangular shaped container; printed on bottom: "Mirro, The Finest Aluminum, Made in U.S.A., 5196 M, 10 1/4 x 3 5/8 x 2 5/8". (b) Lid. Size: 4" x 11 1/4". Material: flat aluminum cover; indented fingerhold and slightly hooked end to pull lid along the top rim of pan.
Tea Ball. Material: metal. a) Infuser cup. Size: 2" diameter x 2 1/4" L. Description: steel perforated base cup. b) Lid. Size: 2 1/8" diameter x 3/4" L. Description: steel perforated top fits tightly and locks over rim of base; short chain with a hook on the end extends from cover loop.
First National Bank Booklet. Peach cover; colored print of a little girl holding a toy next to a Christmas tree. Caption: "Look Christmas morning straight in the eye, join our Christmas Club!" Inside page: black print: "Christmas Shopping made easy by joining Christmas Club, join now this memorandum book is the property of, copyright 1947 Christmas Club N.Y." Inside page two: "Christmas Shopping List, name gift, cost, spend less than you earn and spend wisely
join our Christmas Club." Inside pa
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First National Bank Christmas Club. Santa holding bag. Caption: "Christmas Shopping List." Inside page: black print: "Christmas Shopping made easy by joining Christmas Club, join now this memorandum book is the property of, copyright 1947 Christmas Club N.Y." Inside page two: "Christmas Shopping List, name gift, cost, spend less than you earn and spend wisely join our Christmas Club." Inside page three: "Christmas Card List name, address, look ahead and plan ahead join our Christmas Club." Insid
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Janesville Public School. 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" black and white photo of Janesville Public School. Caption: "Public School, Janesville, Minn. 328."