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1. Postcard - To My Valentine

   "To My Valentine" postcard with image of Oriental couple washing clothes, hanging them on outdoor line and text "I workee for you allee timee". The card is addressed to Miss Ella Ewald of Rt 2, Brownton, Minn. The Franklin one cent stamp was cancelled in February 1907 at Minneapolis, Minn. Best Wishes. Signed, Bill H. Two columns of numbers appear on the left of the reverse side.

   Record Type: Archive

   
2. Postcard - Wäscherei & Plätterei

   Black & white photographic postcard showing people in front of a three story building. Two women are at the gate with children and people are at some of the windows with curtains pulled aside. Above the entrance the sign reads "Wäscherei & Plätterei" [Laundry & Ironing]. Message written in German. Never mailed. Recipient was Mrs. P. L. Peters who was a housekeeper for Peter Ewald, Brownton, MN. The card was saved by Ella Ewald Peik.

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3. Print, Photographic - Meyers' Glencoe Cleaners

   Black & white photograph of three Meyers' Glencoe Cleaners vehicles parked in front of the brick building location of the cleaners. Leslie J. Meyers was the owner of the cleaners, 1950-1969, located on Greeley Avenue near 10th Street, Glencoe, MN. A hanging sign on the building reads "Meyers' Cleaners" and a sign above the window states "One Stop Service - Hats, Rugs, Drapes." Words on an awning across the sidewalk are "Meyers' Cleaners - Home o...

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4. Print, Photographic - Meyers' Glencoe Cleaners, Glencoe, MN

   Black & white photograph of Meyers' Glencoe Cleaners truck parked in front of the brick building location of the cleaners. Leslie J. Meyers was the owner of the cleaners, 1950-1969, located on Greeley Avenue near 10th Street, Glencoe, MN. A sign on the building reads "1 Day Service, All Work Done In Our Own Modern Plant". A hanging sign states "Meyers' Glencoe Cleaners - Cleaners, Launderers, Hatters, Tailors." Text on the side of the truck read...

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5. Washboard - Washboard

   No. 825 Silver Prince washboard. Sold only by G. Sommers & Co., St. Paul, MN. The washboard sports a wooden frame and a metal rubbing surface with "corn row" furrows and distinctive herringbone pattern corrugated flutes. There are five wooden ribs on the backside. The traditional washboard is usually constructed with a rectangular wooden frame in which are mounted a series of ridges or corrugations for the clothing to be rubbed upon. For 19th-...

   Record Type: Object