Waldorf Pemberton Elementary School Annual, 1974, "Pony Tales." Material: paper, metal. Size: 8"" W. x 10 1/2"" L. Description: blue cardstock cover, black pony graphic, black lettering: "Pony Tales '74" - contents: 12 pages of black and white student and staff photographs.

Waseca Players Program. Material: paper. Size: 4 1/4" x 10" Description: gray paper cover - black print: "Wait Until Dark by Frederick Knott March 1, 2 & 3, 1974" - 2 pages.

Waseca Players Program. Material: paper. Size: 6" x 9" folder. Description: orange paper cover with black print title: "Our Town". Contents: information and credits for a community theater production of "Our Town", a play in three acts by Thornton Wilder, presented in December 1974; listed are the cast members, committee members and the director Dr. Theodore Paul; 8 pages.

Dave Kunst, World Walker Map. 8" x 10" black and white photo of the Classic World Walk map. Footprint graphics show route Dave Kunst and his brothers walked.

Man's Sheer Polyester Print. Material: textile, plastic. Size: 17" W. (across shoulders) x 30" L. Description: white, brown, copper color print sheer polyester; two-point collar; front closure from neckline to hemline with 7 white plastic buttons; long cuffed sleeves with two-button wrist closure; designer neck label: "Montecarlo, Miami"; size man's medium.

Man's White Leisure Suit. (b) Jacket. Material: white polyester twill. Size: 17" W. (across shoulders) x 28 1/2" L. Description: two-point collar - front closure from slightly below neckline to waist with six metal buttons faced with white plastic veneer in vertical placket - long, cuffed sleeves with one-button wrist closure - set in yoke with white on white embroidered eagles: one on each top front and one across yoke back. (c ) Pants. Material: white polyester twill, plastic and metal. S ... more

Reference Guide to Minnesota History. Material: paper. Size: 8" x 11". Description: tan cardstock cover with black imprint: Reference Guide to Minnesota History; a subject bibliography of books, pamphlets and articles in English; contents: 131 pages of bibliographical references covering more than 3700 books, pamphlets and periodical articles arranged under 32 major subject headings.

Janesville High School Commencement 1970. Material: paper. Size: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" Description: white paper - black print: "A Warm welcome from the graduates in the class of 1974, Commencement, Thursday, May 30, 1974, Janesville High School" - program, class list, motto, flower and colors listed inside.

Ruth Knauss and Friend. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" square. Description: color photo; Ruth Knauss posed with friend, both wearing summer print dresses in front of house.

Ruth Knauss and Two Women. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5". Description: color photo; Lucille Knauss, Ruth Knauss (center) posed standing outdoors with third woman on left; garage and clothes line in background.

March 7, 1974 Dave, Pete, Will Willie Makeit II and the USA Turk Machine were about to enter Ceduna, Australia after walking the 252 miles of dirt road across the Nullabor Plain in the State of South Australia. Ceduna is a small town in the West Coastal region of South Australia. Pete left the walk at Ceduna because of knee and foot problems. He returned home to his family in Costa Mesa, California. Dave continued the world walk with Will Willie Makeit II. Pete was missed.

Will Willie Makeit II died of a heart attack 15 miles outside of Port Augusta, South Australia. Disc jockeys from radio station 5 AU used a mobil radio station to tow the USA Turk Machine while Dave walked alongside. Dave called Jenni Samuel an Australian School teacher he met in Perth, Australia. Jenni had expressed interest in the walk so Dave asked her if she would tow the wagon with her car the rest of the way across her country. She agreed. They named her car Will She Makeit and hitched the ... more

Jenni Samuel, Dave, Will She Makeit and the USA-Turk Machine paused for a picture on their way to the finish of the Australian leg of the first walk around the earth. During the six week, thousand mile trek to the Pacific, Jenni and Dave fell in love. Driving the car at a speed that Dave could walk burned out two clutches. It also aggravated Jenni because driving so slow was boring. Jenni wanted to drive ahead and wait, Dave insisted the car pulling the USA Turk Machine had to be along side him ... more

June 15, 1974, Jenni Samuel the Australian school teacher and Dave arrived in Sydney, Australia. Dave touched the Pacific having completed another leg of the walk around the world. During their time together from Port Augusta to Sydney Jenni and Dave fell in love and decided to get together when the walk was finished. The couple said good-bye but after the walk Dave returned to Australia to get Jenni. Two years later the couple was married in the USA and live in California.

July 28, 1974 at Newport Pier in Newport Beach, California Dave and Pete are presented with an American mule they named Willie Will Makeit II. After touching the Pacific Ocean the last leg of the walk was in motion. Pete decided not to walk to Waseca, Minnesota but he would be there for the finish. Presented with a mule retired from Knotts Berry Farm Dave walked with Willie Will Makeit II until she got stubborn and refused to move. Dave took I-15, I-70, I-76 and I-80 across the USA using a small ... more

Thanks to a Colorado Highway Patrolman and a letter from Minnesota Senator Hubert H. Humphrey Dave was given special permission to walk through the Eisenhower Tunnel in Colorado. According to the tunnel manager it was the first time that a non worker was given permission to traverse the 1.7 mile structure. The Eisenhower Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel located on Interstate 70 approximately 60 miles west of Denver, Colorado. At a maximum elevation of 11,158 feet above sea level, it is the highest v ... more

Dave Kunst paused as he crossed into Minnesota from Iowa along Highway 169. He was just ninety miles from finishing the First Verified Walk Around the Earth in Waseca, Minnesota on Saturday October 5, 1974.

October 5, 1974 Dave completed the First Verified Walk Around the World in front of the State Theatre in Waseca, Minnesota. Dave Kunst became the first person to have circled the land mass of the earth with the exception of the oceans on foot. He went through 22 pairs of shoes on his walk.

Janesville Stone marker "Original Founding Site, Janesville, Minnesota, 1856."

Kunst Brothers Walk Around the World.

Kunst World Walk Cement Footprint. Material: cement, wood. Description: square cement slab - "Kunst World Walk" - footprint in center - "June 20, 1970 - Oct. 5, 1974" - cement slab mounted on wooden box.

Alland Family History. Material: paper, metal. Size: 10" x 11 1/2". Description: blue hard cover, three-ring binder, gold spine print: Alland Family History; contents: variously numbered pages including family tree, biographical sketches, family history, legends and interviews.

Harriet and Babe Larson Albertine Anderson, born in 1906 to Martin and Helmine (Olson) Anderson. She was a sister of Julia Anderson Curran. 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" color photo. Photo taken at Harriet's.

Minnie Thompson. 3 1/4" x 4 1/4" black and white photo. Minnie Thompson sitting in chair next to bed in nursing home. Minnie passed away December 1974.

David Kunst World Walking Shoes. Material: leather, rubber, textile. Size: 4 1/2" x 13" x 3 1/2". Description: black leather oxford, size 13A, black rubber soles; black cotton laces with plastic tips.