Governor Orville Freeman and Julie Wynnemer. Material: paper. Size: 8" x 10". Description: black and white photo of Orville Freeman receiving ice cream from Julie Wynnemer at the Pheasant Cafe, Waseca, MN.

Ice skates (a,b). Material: textile, metal. Size: 3" W. x 11 1/2" L. x 10" H. Description: white leather; front lace-up closure in metal eyelets; white laces; steel blade runner.

Leroy Kofstad, New Richland, Waseca. 3 1/2" x 2 1/2"; black and white photo. Leroy Kofstad with sheep.

Farm Family sitting in living room. Mother and father with their three daughters. 8" x 10" black and white photo.

Wyoming 4-H Exchange, 1955. 8" x 10" black and white photo. Men sitting on horses next to Minnesota Transit Lines bus: "4-H Delegate, Waseca County, Minnesota."

Wyoming 4-H Exchange, 1955. 8" x 10" black and white photo. Group photo of Wyoming 4-H exchange group.

Ann Dibble. 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" black and white photo.

Sam Sobolik. 4" x 6" black and white photo.

Curran Family 1955 First Grade photo. Teacher: Miss Neseth. 5" x 7" black and white photo.

Jerry Cawley. 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" black and white photo.

SafGard Home Milk Pasteurizer. Material: metal, plastic, rubber. Size: 10" diameter x 15" H. Description: white enameled steel outer casing with inside bottom heating coil, red electrical casing on front stamped: "SafGard Pres-Vac Home Pasteurizer, Capacity 2 Gallons"; two black plastic handle grips on side; black rubber electric plug-in wire extends from side; (a) red enameled metal lid with black knob lifting handle; (d) black rubber water faucet attachment hose with white end cup; (b) alu ... more

Paul E. Gottschalk. 3 1/2" x 5 3/4" black and white photo. P.E. Gottschalk standing outdoors. Note on back: "Taken about Nov. 17 55 about my birthday. I took it myself with a hollow wire with bulb in hand. The peaked roof is the pump house. The new addition my shop I built on and stove pipe; front of me is house 20 feet away I have bulb right hand. All fenced. Age 79 in Nov. P.E. Gottschalk."

Pink Lady Sunbeam Electric Shaver. (a) Razor. Material: plastic, metal. Size: 3" diameter. Description: pink plastic circular case; gold circle with leaf design in center; double razor head at top; one side for shaving legs and one side for underarms; clear plastic razor head guard; electric cord attachment at bottom. (b) Electric Cord. Material: plastic, metal. Description: white cord attaches to shaver; two prong plug in. (c) Brush. Material: metal, textile. Size: 3" L. Description: twist ... more

E. F. Johnson Company Manual. Viking II-CDC Transmitter Operating Manual. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" x 11". Description: gray and white cover; red and black print: "Johnson electronic equipment, Operating Manual, Viking II-CDC Transmitter, E. F. Johnson Company"; 32 pages; black plastic binding.

Wright's Ladies Apparel Shop. Material: paper, emery. Size: 2" W. x 3" L. Description: light green card stock matchbook type packet; black printed information: "Wright's Ladies Apparel Waseca, Minn."; contents: four emery boards; printed on back: "Women's, Misses', Children's, Wearing Apparel, Lingerie, Hosiery, Accessories, Infant's Department".

Herter's Catalog 1955. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" x 10 3/4". Description: green and light blue cover; Decoys, Game Calls, Vari-Chokes, Ventilated Ribs, Shotgun Stocks and Forearms, Boats, Boat and Decoy Making Equipment; Herter logo in center; Tenacious for Quality, Herter's, Since 1893, Catalog 90; Herter's Inc., Waseca, Minnesota, U.S.A.; World's largest manufacturers of quality decoys and game calls. Manufacturers of the world famous vari-chokes, shooters accessories, hunting supplies an ... more

Monday Study Club 1954-1955 program. Material: paper. Size: 4 1/2" x 6". Description: yellow cover; Monday Study Club printed at top; torch and open book graphic in center; Golden Anniversary printed at bottom; 54-55; 4 pages.

Jacques P. Herter holding fish. Size: 4" x 5". Description: black and white photo of Jacques Herter wearing a camouflage hat and posed holding a medium sized bass; preparation page for Herter's Inc. catalogs. Caption: "Mount next catalog. Marvin, catalog, Irish Twin Spinner copy. Not the largest but a nice largemouth bass taken on Herter's Irish Twin Spinner by one of the Herter children."

Foley Flour Sifter. Material: metal. Size: 5" H. x 5" diameter. Description: metal sifter; open topped cylinder; metal sifting screen at bottom; metal gripping handle on side; stamped on side of container: "Foley Sift-Chine, Triple Screen."

Brandmire Transfer Truck and Bus Service Clipboard. Material: metal, textile. Size: 5 1/2" x 9" x 2". Description: gold finished steel plate with green felt backing; light finished steel clip attached via spring to top of plate, black printed advertising on clip: "Brandmire Transfer Truck and Bus Service, Chuck-Phone BE 4-6498--Al-Phone BE 4-6401 Janesville, Minnesota"; hanging hole at top of plate.

Janesville Shell Service Station. Material: paper. Size: 5" x 7". Description: black and white glossy snapshot showing a group of seven men in a light-hearted pose; three men reclining on a piece of carpeting being installed by a fourth man, Richard Sandberg, with a trowel in front of the Shell Service Station in Janesville; two men stand observing in the background and one man who may be Judd Strunk is seated with his elbow on a front bumper of a vehicle. Gas Station.

Waseca Telephone Directory 1955. Material: paper, metal. Size: 6 1/4" W. x 9 1/4" L. x 1/8" D. Description: gray card stock cover with black printing: " Waseca Telephone Directory January 1955", Bell System and Spirit of Communication logos and advertisements; contents: 38 numbered pages include long distance rates to Minnesota cities and areas outside Minnesota, telephone company officials, emergency numbers, service numbers, general information about telephone service, policy statement from No ... more

Elmer Philip Nelson and Philip Francis Nelson and Nelmoor stable Tack Room. Material: paper. Size: 5" x 7". Description: black and white photo, E.P. Nelson and Phil Nelson sitting inside Tack Room at Nelmoor Stable.

Salem Methodist Church. Material: paper. Size: 3" x 3". Description: black and white photo of a white clapboard sided church, two gables in view with stained glass windows, tower and steeple; identified as Salem Methodist Church in Waseca, built in 1902 and was the place of worship until 1960.

Man's Portrait: White Short Haircut. Material: paper. Size: 3" x 4". Description: black and white wallet sized portrait of a middle-aged man with a short white hair cut, dark tie, shirt and suit coat; photography by William Stiehl.