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1. Coat - Black Buffalo Fur Coat

   Black Buffalo Fur Coat with oblong wooden buttons and braided loops. Has wristlets & two deep pockets. Lined with black quilted cloth. Made by Lampher & Skinner, St. Paul. History unknown.

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2. Coat - Black silk coat

   Black silk coat with fine braid trim around the neck and sleeve cuffs, self button front and wide vertical pleats across shoulders ending in fringes and self buttons. Pockets in front decorated with three self buttons. Lined in gray cotton. Worn by Mrs. Jeremiah (Sarah) Nobles in the 1800s. Worn with pair of black silk fingerless gloves 1986-0324-001. Sarah Hulett married Jeremiah Nobles in 1852. In 1856 with two little girls, the grandmother ...

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3. Coat - Child's wool coat

   Child's rose & gray wool coat. Worn by Mary Lepel Ebent in the 1940s. Matching cap is 1989-0034-172. Coat has gathered back, front ties, two pockets, Peter Pan collar, and two button closure.

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4. Coat - Ladies Racoon Coat

   Racoon fur coat worn by Elizabeth Quast Martin (Mrs. Fred Martin) in the 1920s. She gave the coat to her friend Maureen Hantge, the donor. Coat has two pockets, cuffed sleeves, three hook & eye closures, and a patterned lining. Label: John W. Thomas & Co., Minneapolis MN. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Quast was born May 15, 1893 in Buffalo Lake, daughter of John & Emelia Otto Quast. On December 5, 1917 she was married to Fred Martin. They moved to Hu...

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5. Coat - Maroon winter coat

   Winter coat of maroon wool with double collar of orange/blonde sheared mouton fur. Coat has four large front buttons, two slit pockets and lining. Sleeves have cuff. Belonged to Mathilda Ahlbrecht (Mrs. Richard Ahlbrecht) in the 1950s. A photo of her wearing the coat outside her daughter Pearl's garage near a high snowbank is 2021-0083-001. Mathilda Ahlbrecht was the mother of Pearl Ahlbrecht Baysinger (Mrs. Luallen) and grandmother of Linda B...

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6. Coat - Masonic coat

   Black wool Knight Templar/Masonic commander coat. Gold braid around the red cross emblems on the stand-up collar and sleeve cuffs is for a commander. Green on the shoulder epaulets means current commander. Coat label: The Wendell Co., Minneapolis, Minn. The double breasted coat has a long fancy kick pleat in back, two inner pockets, and an inner waist strap . It has a belt hook on the outer left at the waist. This style was last used in 196...

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7. Coat - Masonic coat

   Black Knight Templar/Masonic coat with a white stand-up inner collar. Has gold braid around the red cross emblems on the bottom of the sleeves. The double breasted coat has a long fancy kick pleat in back, one inner pocket, and a belt or sword hook on the outer left at the waist. Label: Tailored for Don H. Mitchell. The C. E. Ward Company, New London, Ohio. Worn by Sandra Buendorf's husband as a frockcoat in a parade.

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8. Coat - Men's black wool coat

   Men's black wool coat with covered buttons on a double breasted front; pleated back vent accented with covered buttons; three covered buttons accent on each sleeve end. Fully lined.with two inner breast pockets. Name "A. Arlt" is written in lining [possibly August Arlt 1858-1938] August Arlt was born in New York on May 1, 1858. He married Wilhelmina Schuetz on February 27, 1880. Ten children were born to them. Upon leaving New York State the f...

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9. Coat - Mink coat

   Full length mink coat, beige with royal blue lining & double hook & eye closure. Label: Fur Salon, Carson-Pirie-Scott Co., Chicago. Belonged to Mary Ann Zeleny, daughter of Frank Zeleny, granddaughter of Antonin & Josephine Pitka Zeleny, Hutchinson. Later worn by Mae Hoodecheck Jensen, mother of donor Julie Jensen. Donor notes: Mary Ann Zeleny (December, 1911-December 21, 1995) was born in Aurora IL where her father, Frank Zeleny, worked for ...

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10. Coat - Navy blue ladies coat

    Navy blue ladies coat with no collar and three quarter sleeves. Open in front; no buttons. Home made.

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11. Coat - Plush coat

    Long plush black coat worn in 1936 by Alice Mallak Yurek. Braid covered buttons and cord loops are off center. Museum has a photograph of DeAnn Yurek wearing this coat for the Silver Lake Centennial in 1989.

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12. Coat - Racoon coat

    Raccoon coat worn by Henry G. Kuhlmann of Lester Prairie. Beaver collar; wooden toggle buttons. Henry was the father of donor Alice Kennedy. Henry G. Kuhlmann was born November 28, 1870. On February 19, 1893 he married Helen Meyer (1873-1963). Henry helped form School District No. 84 and was treasurer until he retired from farming in 1936. He was the first rural telephone subscriber and helped organize the Farmer's Elevator. He died December ...

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13. Coat - Single breasted Masonic coat

    Black wool Masonic coat. Gold braid around the red cross emblems on the stand-up collar and sleeve cuffs is for a commander. Coat label: The Wendell Co., Minneapolis, Minn. The single breasted coat has a long fancy kick pleat in back, two inner pockets, and an inner waist strap . It has a belt hook on the outer left at the waist. Belonged to Ross Sheppard.

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14. Coat, Evening - Black double breasted evening coat

    Black double breasted evening coat (or frock coat) with tails. Self buttons on front, sleeves and above tails. Narrow black braid trim on sleeves and along all edges. Two inside breast pockets; pocket in each tail; notched collar. Black lining in coat; striped white & orange lining in sleeves. Label: J. H. Thompson, Minneapolis, MN. Matching vest is 1985-1853-002.

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15. Coat, Frock - Black frock coat

    Black frock coat with nine front buttons; three buttons on sleeves and single button above each tail; velvet lined mandarin collar with thread eyelets (or thread from button shank) at shoulder seams, possibly for attaching a cape; inner belt with brass buckle; lightweight black wool lined with green cotton which is quilted inside top of garment; inside left breast pocket; purple & white cotton lining in sleeves.

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16. Costume, Performance - Black cotton coat with tails

    Black cotton coat with tails, collar, and wide lapels. May have been worn for a play, parade or Crazy Days by someone in the Delbert & Florence Merrill family.

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17. Jacket - Black Karakul (lamb) fur jacket

    Black Karakul (lamb) fur jacket. Has long sleeves, double breasted, wide-notched collar, four buttons, back pleat opening. Collar has double button and hook & eye closure as well. Label: unreadable store in St. Paul. Belonged to Mrs. F. J. (Ana Marie) Tange. She was born March 4, 1852 in Denmark and died April 23, 1931 at Hutchinson MN.

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18. Negative, Glass Plate - Clara Hovorka, adopted daughter of Dr. Thomas W. Hovorka, c.1911

    Glass plate negative of a photograph of Clara Hovorka, adopted daughter of Dr. Thomas W. Hovorka. She is wearing a light colored, plush winter coat and bonnet. She has dark stockings and button shoes. Taken c.1911 by Nelson Hassan, Photographer, Glencoe, MN. Negative #514. [Clara was 2 years old in 1910 census.]

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19. Negative, Glass Plate - C. M. Tifft child, 1910 [probably Cyril Richardson Tifft]

    Glass plate negative of a child of C. M. Tifft, probably Cyril Richardson Tifft, born November 27, 1906. He is dressed in a double-breasted coat and fur trimmed hat with ear flaps. Taken in 1910 by Nelson Hassan, Photographer, Glencoe, MN. Unnumbered negative.

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20. Negative, Glass Plate - Five children of Albert Howe, 1911

    Glass plate negative of five children of Albert Howe. Names in birth order: Roger Howe, Edna Howe, Maurice Howe, Irwin Howe, Gladys Howe. The boys are wearing suits with knickers and the girls have white dresses and hair bows. Taken in 1911 by Nelson Hassan, Photographer, Glencoe, MN. Negative #225.

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