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1. Can, Food Storage - Schmidt Beer can

   Schmidt Beer can featuring the art of Les Kouba. Features a horse and a foal, with fencing and ranch buildings in the background. Across the bottom reads "The Brew that Grew with the Great Northwest!" A House of Heileman crest sits under the Schmidt logo. Also reads "G. Heilman Brewing Co. St. Paul, MN; Lacrosse, WI; Newport, KY; Evansville, IN; Seattle, WA. 12 fluid ozs."

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2. Currycomb - Currycomb

   Metal currycomb with a black handle. A small horseshoe is stamped into the metal. Used in horse grooming. Made by Eclipse Steel.

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3. Document - Horse Thief Fund, 1887

   List of names of Hutchinson residents who subscribed monetary amounts for a Horse Thief Fund for the purpose of paying expenses of parties who spent time and money to assist in catching a horse thief and for the future purpose of having a ready fund in case other parties should have horses stolen. Dated May 20, 1887. Money to be controlled by D. A. Adams, G. Kowne [Kouwe?], and F. W. Sumner. Transcribed by Arthur Louis Finnell, Historiographer...

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4. Evener, Horse - Three horse evener

   Three horse wooden evener used for plowing or cultivating with three horses. Also called a whiffletree or whippletree, the device has two equalizer bars and three singletrees. The evener is set asymmetrically to balance the pull of the odd number of animals, ensuring that each takes an equal share of the work. It also prevents the load from tugging alternately on each side. Wood with steel straps, end caps and hooks. Hole in evener bar for a...

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5. Hame - Horse harness hame balls

   Pair of chrome hame knobs/balls for draft horse harnessing. New, never used. Belonged to Ernest Jilek, father of donor Loren Jilek.

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6. Letter - Horse head sculpture care

   Letter from Pat ___ addressed to Jim [Weis] regarding care of the papiermache horse head 2001-0080-007, painted with artist oils on October 31, 1983. She advises only dusting and gentle washing, if necessary, and hanging away from direct sunlight. Horse head is exhibited wearing a rope halter. A photo of the horse head after painting is 2001-0080-071.

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7. Negative, Glass Plate - Boy on horse

   Glass plate negative and two glossy photographic prints of a young boy astride a horse near a wooden shed. Boy is believed to be Orville Clyde Brandser, cousin to Ruby Lhotka Hagan. Clyde was born 24 July 1903, son of Mary Borgersrode Brandser & Hans Brandser. Mary was the sister of Ruby Lhotka's mother Caroline Borgersrode Lhotka, wife of Fred Lhotka. Taken by Fred Lhotka, Photographer, Winsted, MN.

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8. Negative, Glass Plate - Boy on horse

   Glass plate negative and glossy photographic print of a young boy astride a horse near a wooden shed. Boy is believed to be Orville Clyde Brandser, cousin to Ruby Lhotka Hagan. Clyde was born 24 July 1903, son of Mary Borgersrode Brandser & Hans Brandser. Mary was the sister of Ruby Lhotka's mother Caroline Borgersrode Lhotka, wife of Fred Lhotka. Taken by Fred Lhotka, Photographer, Winsted, MN.

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9. Negative, Glass Plate - Farmer, horse team & grain binder

   Glass plate negative and matte photographic print of an unidentified farmer on a grain binder pulled by three horses. The horse have fly nets. Taken by Fred Lhotka, Photographer, Winsted, MN. Possibly taken outside his brick studio building. Note the large stack of wood.

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10. Negative, Glass Plate - Men, wagon & horses

    Glass plate negative of a photograph of a man in a wagon pulled by a team of horses coming off an embankment and another man standing by. Possibly road construction. Also a photo print from the negative. Taken by Fred Lhotka, Photographer, Winsted, MN.

    Record Type: Photo

    
11. Negative, Glass Plate - Road grading men & horses

    Glass plate negative of a photograph of six+ men and 10+ horses with road grading equipment on a road. Also two photo prints from the negative. Taken by Fred Lhotka, Photographer, Winsted, MN.

    Record Type: Photo

    
12. Negative, Glass Plate - Sumter Store, 1897

    Glass plate negative of the Sumter Store in 1897 with horses and unidentified people in front of the building. #89. Names Libby S. & Ilo [Lord?] are on envelope. From collection of Gilbert Family, Glencoe, MN.

    Record Type: Photo

    
13. Negative, Glass Plate - Unidentified man on wagon pulled by horses

    Glass plate negative and photographic matte print of an unidentified man on a wagon drawn by a team of horses. In the background are church buildings of Holy Trinity, Winsted, MN. Taken by Fred Lhotka, Photographer, Winsted, MN.

    Record Type: Photo

    
14. Negative, Glass Plate - Unidentified man on wagon with horse team

    Glass plate negative and photographic matte print of an unidentified man on a wagon drawn by a team of horses. In the background are church buildings of Holy Trinity, Winsted, MN. Taken by Fred Lhotka, Photographer, Winsted, MN. Same as 2008-0272-018.

    Record Type: Photo

    
15. Negative, Glass Plate - Wagon accident

    Glass plate negative of a photograph of an unidentified man, a tipped over wagon and a horse team. A horse & buggy are in trees on the right, and beyond is a cornfield. People are in the distance on the left. Possibly a road construction scene. Also three photo prints from the negative. Taken by Fred Lhotka, Photographer, Winsted, MN.

    Record Type: Photo

    
16. Negative, Glass Plate - Young woman and horse

    Glass plate negative and matte photographic print of an unidentified young woman with eyeglasses holding the lead rope of a horse. Note the wagon and log building in the background. Taken by Fred Lhotka, Photographer, Winsted, MN.

    Record Type: Photo

    
17. Negative, Sheet Film - Felton Vollmer, Rufo Vollmer on "Kit" the horse

    Black & white sheet film negative #66 of a photograph of Rufo Vollmer astride Felton Vollmer's horse "Kit". Felton Vollmer stands at left. Kit had been through the Civil War, owned by a Confederate doctor, purchased by Felton after the war. At far left is the scaffolding for the construction of the Presbyterian church. At right is the first public schoolhouse in Winsted, MN.

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18. Negative, Sheet Film - Rufo Vollmer on horse "Kit"

    Black & white sheet film negative #67 of a photograph of Rufo Vollmer on horse "Kit". The horse had been in the Civil War, was owned by a Confederate doctor and then purchased by Felton Follmer after the war. The building under construction (scaffolding at far left) is the Presbyterian Church. The building at right background is the first public schoolhouse.

    Record Type: Photo

    
19. Photocopy - William Warnke & horses

    Photocopy of a newspaper clipping from the McLeod County Chronicle, December 31, 1980. The clipping shows two photographs of William Warnke with horses. He bought and sold horses in his building which stood where the Johnson-McBride funeral home parking lot was located in Glencoe. Farmers also brought their horses to him while they went to church or to shop. Dr. J. F. Hughs had his veterinary office in the same building and Rieck's blacksmith...

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20. Picture, Animal - Cut paper horse

    Paper horse of seven parts joined by paper fasteners. Probably made by Melvin Wolter for an art project at School District #19, Bergen Township,.

    Record Type: Archive