Southern School and Experiment Station Informational Booklet 1953. Material: paper. Size: 6" x 9". Description: green cover; black print: "Southern School and Experiment Station 1953"; map of the grounds; 16 pages.

University of Minnesota, Southern School and Experiment Station Bulletin 1953. Material: paper. Size: 6" x 9". Description: white cover; black print: "Bulletin of the University of Minnesota, Southern School and Experiment Station, Waseca, Minnesota 1953-1954"; black and white photograph of University campus; 24 pages.

1953 Confirmation Class at LeSueur River Lutheran Church. Material: paper. Size: 8" x 10". Description: black and white portrait of 11 young people posed standing dressed in white robes with their pastor, on the day of their confirmation at LeSueur River Lutheran Church, New Richland, Minnesota; in the background are stained glass windows and the altar; standing in the back are Ingrid Amley, Mary Jane Peterson, Pauline Haug (Fenelon), Pastor J. C. Walledom, Barbara Jean Loken (Clausen), Lois ... more

Waldorf School Yearbook: 1953. Material: paper. Size: 8" x 11". Description: blue hard cover book with silver binocular graphic and title: "The Spy Glass 1953". Contents: 42 + pages of black and white photos and information covering the Waldorf school administration, graduating seniors, class photos grades 1-11, student activities, athletics and advertising section; editors and managers listed are Barbara Bleess, Joan Bluhm and Beverly Stencel; handwritten inside front cover, "Darlene Munsch ... more

Southern School of Agriculture Class Play List. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" x 11". Description: brown paper; black print: "Class Plays, Southern School of Agriculture, Dates, Play, Directors"; list from 25 November 1953 until 2 February 1973.

Wadd Family Budget Books 1953-54. Material: paper. Size: 9 1/2" x 11 1/2". Description: red textured hard back book with black taped spine, black print on cover, "Individual Simplified Bookkeeping, the Johnson Systems"; contents kept by Reba Wadd including entries for the investment income as well as the family's house, auto, medical, personal and charitable expenses.

Letter Regarding Oil Painting Donated to Hospital. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" x 11". Description: Letter from Waseca Memorial Hospital Board typed on letterhead of the Law Offices of Gallagher and Madden and signed by G. P. Madden, Secretary of the Waseca Memorial Hospital Board; contents acknowledges the memorial painting, "Tranquility" given in remembrance of Dr. Clifford Wadd and gives instructions for how it should be disposed of in the event of its removal from the hospital; addressed ... more

Letter Regarding Name Plate for Oil Painting Donated to Hospital. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" x 11". Description: Letter typewritten on Findlay Galleries Inc. letterhead and signed by Melville Findlay; contents acknowledges the enclosure of a name plate for the Turner painting, "Tranquility" (given in remembrance of Dr. Clifford Wadd); addressed to "Friends"; handwritten postscript to Reba from Adele.

Mary Wadd. Material: paper. Size: 5" x 7". Description: color reprint image of a woman wearing a fashionable patterned dress seated in an upholstered chair beside a round lamp table; cast iron radiator and flowered drapery in background; identified as Mary Wadd.

Helen Wadd Borgeson and son Frank. Material: paper. Size: 2 1/2" x 3". Description: black and white snapshot of a woman seated in an armchair with a little boy; identified as Helen and Frank.

Mahler's Hardware Picture Thermometer. Material: glass, metal, paper. Size: 5" W. x 7" L. Description: multi-colored matted print of a lakeside cottage winter scene, bright full moon above; upper right vertical cut-out display: narrow tube glass thermometer with red temperature-measuring substance and black lettered numbers; glass cover is back painted with a tall church steeple, leaves, shrubbery and a cross; painted banner at bottom edge "Let's Go to Church Sunday"; all within a narrow tan ... more

Matawan Cooperative Creamery Association Report of Audit. Material: paper. Size: 9" x 11 1/2". Description: white typewritten business letter from W. W. Krueger, Public Accountant and auditor, addressed to the Creamery Board of Directors summarizing the content of the 1953 financial audit of submitted in the report; 11 pages of financials stapled into a blue card stock binder.

Janesville Mothers Club Members Photo. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" x 11". Description: black and white photocopy shows 17 women posed for a photo in the living room a Janesville member's home. They are identified starting from the back left: Leona Strunk, Ellen Tetzloff, Irene Jenson, Ruth Fury, Pearl Winter, Grace Sandberg, Harriet Tetzloff, Audrey Scott, Margaret Thissen, Fran Arnoldt, Jean Koehler, Veronica Meyer, Jean Blasing, Ruth Wiste, Reba Wadd, Mahela Schultz, Clarice Denison.

Winona's Pony Cart: a Deep Valley Book. Material: paper. Size: 5" x 7 1/2". Description: card stock cover with a glossy graphic of a young girl wearing a riding helmet, holding a dog, next to a horse. "Winona's Pony Cart" by Maud Hart Lovelace. Contents: 107 page novel tells the story of almost eight-year old Winona Root, a friend of Betsy, Tacy and Tib.

Deer Calling, Deer Hunting, Care of Venison Guide. Material: paper. Size:6" x 9". Description: white paper booklet with instructions on using a Herter deer master call, how to bag a deer and how to save the game avoiding waste by using the proper cleaning and butchering techniques; written by George Leonard Herter.

Mary Jo Farley. Material: paper. Size: 2 1/2" x 3 1/2". Description: black and white photo of Mary Jo Farley, a graduate of Janesville High School in 1953.

Diane Bruce, Mary Jo Sandberg, Fern Priem in Homecoming Gowns. Material: paper. Size: 3" x 4". Description: black and white photo image of three young women wearing white ankle length gowns; identified left to right as Diane Bruce (attendant 1953), Mary Jo Sandberg (Queen of 1952), Fern Priem (attendant 1953); Janesville High School Homecoming 1953.

Clyde Krueger. Material: paper. Size: 2 1/2" x 3 1/2". Description: black and white photo image of Janesville High School graduate, Clyde Krueger, class of 1953; a young man with a dark crew cut style haircut; he is wearing a suit, white shirt and multicolored patterned tie.

Gene Volz. Material: paper. Size: 1 1/2" x 2". Description: black and white photo image of a young man with a crewcut, a Janesville High School student, wearing a dark shirt over a white t-shirt; information printed on reverse side, Eugene Raymond Volz Jr., 1953, 10th grade, 15 years old, "A" squad basketball, Class of '56, born June 12, 1938.

Shirley Mrotz, Janesville High School Homecoming Queen. Material: paper. Size: 3" x 4". Description: black and white photo image of a young woman wearing a floor length light colored gown and a crown; she is posed outdoors with houses in background.

Waseca County Rural School, Classmates and Teacher. Material: paper. Size: 7" x 10". Description: black and white photo showing eight young children seated at their desks in a one-room school; young woman teacher, probably Eunice Murphy Amberg (Severin) is standing in the background; caption on photo, "Waseca Co. Nov. 25, 1953, PD675." Photo is mounted in a heavy card stock folder with a red front cover graphic of children playing leapfrog, a school house and the title, "School Days"; inside fro ... more

Doll Buggy. Material: plastic, metal, rubber, textile. Size: 18" x 30" x 26" High. Description: blue and gray vinyl on a metal frame; adjustable bonnet covers the top half of the box; metal frame handle; four rubber tired wheels with metal spokes.

Rocking Doll Cradle. Material: wood. Size: 18" x 24". Description: natural colored varnished wood formed into a doll-sized rocking cradle; stuffed toy animal decals on each end; spindled sides; rocker base.

Kittie in the Keg Toy. Material: plastic. Size: 3 1/4" x 2 1/2". Description: blue plastic barrel shaped toy that holds six smaller barrels, a Child Guidance Toy, a complete set of seven nesting barrels; untwist each different colored barrel to keep finding the smaller one inside, until the very last one, which contains the green "kittie".

Kittie in the Keg Toy. Material: plastic. Size: 3 1/4" x 2 1/2". Description: blue plastic barrel shaped toy that holds six smaller barrels, a Child Guidance Toy, a complete set of seven nesting barrels; untwist each different colored barrel to keep finding the smaller one inside, until the very last one, which contains the green "kittie".