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1. Medal, Commemorative - World War I ribbon & medal - Otto E. Petrich

   World War I medal on a pale blue ribbon that has separated from its pin. Belonged to Otto E. Petrich who was born September 7, 1891, grew up south of Biscay and served in WWI in France in the military police. The medal depicts a soldier looking at a box car that is carrying another soldier and a horse. The boxcar is marked 40 Hommes 8 Chevaux, which means 40 men or 8 horses. These small cramped French box cars were the familiar mode of trans...

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2. Pin - American Legion Auxiliary pins-Irma Klawitter

   Blue ribbon with American Legion Auxiliary pins that belonged to Irma Klawitter, mother of donor Janice Van Overbeke. The pins include an American Legion Auxiliary pin, and 8/40 guard pin, an American Legion Auxiliary Past President pin with gavel and 20 yr. guard pins, a gold bow pin with 8/40 red charm dangle. Irma was a president of the American Legion Auxiliary and 8/40 auxiliary in Hutchinson.

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3. Postcard - Hutchinson Ice Palace, 1933

   Black and white photographic postcard showing the Hutchinson, MN Ice Palace, 1933. A caption along one side reads "State 40/8 Conference, Hutchinson, Minn., Jan 27-29, '33."

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4. Print, Photographic - 1933 Hutchinson Ice Palace

   Black & white photograph of the Ice Palace built for the January 27-29, 1933 second annual mid-winter conference of the Grande Voiture de Minnesota held in Hutchinson, MN. The palace was 48 feet wide and 12 feet high, with 15-foot round towers at two corners. It consumed 600 cakes of specially cut ice, weighed more than 48 tons, and was illuminated with colored lights. It was located in Library Square. The palace was constructed by the M...

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5. Print, Photographic - 1933 Hutchinson Ice Palace

   Black & white framed photograph of the 1933 Ice Palace in Hutchinson Library Square. The palace was 48 feet wide and 12 feet high, with 15-foot round towers at two corners. It consumed 600 cakes of specially cut ice, weighed more than 48 tons, and was illuminated with colored lights. Constructed by the McLeod County Voiture No. 414 Forty & Eight for the second annual mid-winter conference of the Grande Voiture of Minnesota held on January...

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6. Print, Photographic - 1933 Ice Palace, Library Square, Hutchinson

   Sepia toned photograph of the1933 Ice Palace in Hutchinson Library Square. The palace was 48 feet wide and 12 feet high, with 15-foot round towers at two corners. It consumed 600 cakes of specially cut ice, weighed more than 48 tons, and was illuminated with colored lights. Built by Richard Fruck (father of Heinz Fruck) and Herman Schuth, members of the McLeod County Voiture No. 414 Forty & Eight for the January 27-29, 1933 second annual ...

   Record Type: Photo

   
7. Print, Photographic - Voiture 414-40/8 Wreck, 1966

   Color (faded) photograph of the Voiture 414-40/8 Wreck (initation) in June 1966. Pictured (l to r): Front: Dr. B. G. Johnson, Dr. Geo. R. Smith, Wayne Kuester. Back: Dr. A. J. Thompson, Lew Merrill.

   Record Type: Photo