Janesville Trinity Lutheran Church Confirmation Program. Material: paper. Size: 5 1/2" W. x 8 1/2" L. Description: white paper - colored picture of colorful dawn sky on front of program - yellow print: "Your Sorow will Turn into Joy" - print inside: "Trinity Lutheran Church Janesville, Minn. Pastor Dean Stinger April 23, 1972."

Walter Hollmichel Memorial Card. Material: paper. Size: 7" x 5". Description: white paper - front leaf graphic with legend: "In Memory" - black print inside: "In memory of Walter Louis Hollmichel Born November 14, 1885 passed away: June 3, 1972, Age: 86 years, 6 months, 19 days" - buried in Janesville City Cemetery - pall bearers listed: Finley, Fischer, Scott, Strunk, Stepan, Ziemke - Rev. Dean Stinger officiated.

Waseca High School Student Folder. Material: paper. Size: 9 1/2" x 11 1/2" Description: yellow cardstock - blue jay graphic on front - "Bluejays Waseca High School" - rules printed inside covers.

Waldorf Pemberton Class Will. 8 1/2" x 11"papers; the 1972 Senior Class Will of Waldorf-Pemberton High School - 4 pages.

Waseca Players Program. Material: paper. Size: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". Description: red paper cover with black print: "Don't Drink the Water by Woody Allen United States Embassy";- 4 pages.

Waseca Players Program. Material: paper. Size: 5" x 8" Description: green paper cover - black print: "Waseca Players, Inc. Presents as its premiere performance 'You Can't Take it with You' by Moss Hart & George S. Kaufman Directed by Richard Jellum Stage Manager, Jerry Rutledge House Manager, Fran Zwach, Central High Auditorium Waseca, Minnesota May 4, 5 & 6, 1972 8:00pm" - 2 pages.

Waseca Players Charter Members. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" x 11" Description: white paper - black print - Waseca Players welcome letter for 1972 charter members.

Waseca Players Cast List. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" x 11" Description: white paper - black print - "You Can't Take it with You" by Hart and Kaugman - cast list.

Waseca Players. Material: paper. Size: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" Description: black and white paper - "Dabble in Drama Waseca Players Inc." - information and contacts inside.

Eastern Star Ceremony. 7" x 5" color photograph of a ceremony of the Waseca Masonic Temple Eastern Star; center, Carol Rethwill and husband, Dr. Wesley Howard Rethwill; Carol's white dress is in the WCHS collection.

Waseca Community Evening School. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" x 11" Description: white paper - black print: "Waseca Community Evening School Waseca Public Schools Schedule of Classes Spring Term 1972."

Waseca Fire Department. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/4" x 11". Description: white paper trifold; black and red cover print, fire department photo and graphics: "Help us to Prevent Fires, These Firemen may save your home or your life! Waseca Volunteer Fire Department; information inside: safety tips, volunteer description, list of advertisers with individual firemen photos.

Koentopp Card for Smiths Mill Janesville Sportmen's Club. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 2 1/4". Description: white paper, black print: "Smiths Mill Janesville Sportsmen's Club for Art Koentop April 1, 1972 through March 31, 1973"; calendar on reverse side.

Minnesota State Grange Centennial. Material: paper. Size: 5 3/4" x 8 1/2" Description: pink cover - black print: "Minnesota State Grange Centennial History 1972" - 83 pages - compiled by Mary Panzram Zeller.

Ella Poplow. Material: paper. Size: 7" W. x 5 1/2" H. Description: green cover - cross on front cover - colored sketch inside cross - black print inside: "In memory of Ella Poplow, Born April 16, 1888, Wilton Township, Waseca County, Passed away, October 14, 1972, Owatonna, Minnesota."

Zwingli Church 100 Years. Material: paper. Size: 6" x 9". Description: pink glossy cardstock cover with darker pink church graphic and print: Zwingli Church 100 - Years; contents: unnumbered pages, black and white photographs detailing early history, churches, members of Zwingli Church, Berne, Minnesota named for Berne, Switzerland.

Washington County, Minnesota. Material: paper. Size: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". Description: yellow cardstock cover stapled to inner pages; cover graphic black and white sketch of Washington Post Office, 1858 with cancelled stamp mark dated 1903; cover print: Washington Community; contents: 28 numbered pages detailing the settlement of the Washington County area beginning in 1853; information of early settlers, the mills, the hamlet, schools, churches, cemeteries, early tragedies and epidemics and biog ... more

Chicago and North Western Railroad. Material: paper. Size: 4 1/2" x 7" Description: white cover - black print: "Chicago and North Western Facts" - 36 pages. Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. C & NW Railroad.

The Hurriyet Newspaper in Istanbul, Turkey gave the Kunst brothers a 4 foot by 6 foot wooden wheeled supply wagon. It was needed to carry more water and supplies because the distances between towns and villages were increasing. They named their home on wheels the USA Turk-Machine. The Turkish wagon would save their lives down the road when they crossed deserts in Iran and Afghanistan. The brothers and their mule walked across the Afghan Desert of Death during the summer of 1972 and temperatures ... more

Esbere, a young Turk they got aquatinted with in Ankara walked with the Kunst brothers for a few days in Eastern Turkey. He enjoyed playing with Drifter II when the brothers stopped to rest during the day. The picture was taken about 15 miles from the Iranian border. Esbere was well educated and spoke fluent English. He helped Dave and John communicate when they entered Turkish villages. Esbere did get frustrated when young men and boys of some villages pestered the walkers. They sometimes threw ... more

Willie Makeit II, John, Dave and Drifter II taking a rest near Dogeibeyozet, Turkey with Mt. Ararat in the background. It is thought by some that Noah's Ark is located on the 16000 foot high mountain. They were getting close to the Iranian border where Esbere who took the picture would have to say good-bye. He didn't have a passport so he couldn't cross into Iran. Esbere painted the head of a mule and the earth on the back canvas of the wagon to leave his mark. April 18, 1972 the walkers thanked ... more

May 25, 1972 Dave walked Willie Makeit II around Shahyad Tower outside of Tehran, Iran. The arch rises from Azadi Square in the shadow of the Elburz (Alborz) mountain range just north of the city. Though not as wondrous as the snowy peaks of Mount Damavand it is a 148 foot tall masterpiece of cut marble. The tower was completed in 1971 to celebrate twenty five hundred years of the Persian empire. It marks the entrance to the Iranian capital city.

Dave, Willie Makeit II, General Ellis W. Williamson, General Louis Walt and John on the American Embassy grounds in Tehran, Iran. Dave got Willie Makeit II to laugh at the generals causing all to have a good mule laugh. May 25th. until June 10th. 1972 the Kunst brothers, Willie Makeit II, Drifter II and the USA-Turk machine stayed in the American Embassy compound. Dave and John were the guests of the Marine Guards. Willie enjoyed the grassy yard. June 11th until July 10th. The brothers were invi ... more

August 12, 1972 the Kunst brothers walked into the Holy City of Meshhed, Iran. They stopped and let the locals, mainly kids pet Willie Makeit II. The desert area was hot and dry and walking in such extreme conditions would have been impossible without the little Turkish supply wagon. It allowed the brothers to carry up to seventy gallons of water, more supplies and the luxury of sleeping off the ground.

August 24, 1972 after crossing into Afghanistan from Iran Afghan border guards presented Dave and John with heavy almond clubs to have as protection against nomad dogs. The brothers were told that big mean dogs guarded the nomad campsites and they would attack strangers. Down the road a few days later the clubs came in handy.