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1. Negative, Sheet Film - Winsted, MN Public School, Columbus Day, 1892

   Black & white sheet film negative #50 of a photograph of the Winsted Public School with a group of school children & adults gathered in front. Taken October 12, 1892 on the celebration of the 400th anniversary of Columbus' discovery of America. Four boys are sitting in open upper story windows with feet hanging out. People in photo include Clyde Pryor (teacher with cane), Rob Vollmer with ruffled collar (he wore dresses until nearly age 7!),...

   Record Type: Photo

   
2. Novelty, Promotional - Promotional novelty WWII lithograph

   Framed promotional novelty picture "Let Us Have Faith in God and Country". From Your Friends in the First National Bank, Hutchinson, MN. Lithograph by Copr. C. Moss, 1942. Picture shows a soldier and a woman in a church setting with an American flag and open Bible. Probably had a calendar on the back. Plastic frame; glass. Belonged to donor's parents Axel M. & Mae A. Jensen.

   Record Type: Object

   
3. Postcard - Meaning of U.S.A.

   Leather postcard with design on front of marching Revolutionary War soldiers with drums & a flag and verse "Meaning Of U.S.A." Stamped "Postcard" on back. Unused. Belonged to Ella Rusch c.1906. Ella Rusch was born June 20, 1885, daughter of August and Bertha Tews Rusch. She graduated from Hutchinson High School in 1905 and began nurses training at the Lutheran hospital in LaCross, Wisconsin, where she graduated in 1908. She served as superi...

   Record Type: Archive

   
4. Print, Photographic - 1918 Loyalty Meeting Parade, Silver Lake, MN

   Black and white reproduction photograph of a 1918 Loyalty Meeting parade in Silver Lake, MN. Leading the parade was Frank Mekish (or Mikesh?). Shown first in the photo are the Blue Birds, next the Campfire Girls, then the Boy Scouts, and behind them the Red Cross nurses. Left in front: Frances Hawlik, Ruth Wrbitsky, Marion Merrill; Center front: Inez Kolas; Right front: Marjorie Chalupsky, Mildred Jerabek, ______, Eldyn Ehlert; the others are ...

   Record Type: Photo

   
5. Print, Photographic - Kraft Cheese Company Parade Float, 1944

   Black and white photograph taken July 1944 of a Kraft Cheese Company parade float, thought to be for a boat parade as water is in the background. Star-embellished bunting drapes the lower portion of the float. A sign on the side says "Mobilizing for Production of Quality Dairy Products...". A sign at the front identifies "Northern Division, Hutchinson, Minn." A star and flags are other decorations on the float. A float in the background has ...

   Record Type: Photo

   
6. Print, Photographic - Moody's Bar, Silver Lake, MN

   Black & white photograph of Oscar Moody, proprietor of a bar in Silver Lake, MN. Note the spittoons on the floor and the large cash register on the counter. Photo shows patriotism during World War I. A large mural "America First" behind the bar has drawings of a sailor blowing a trumpet on the left and a soldier on the right. An American eagle is at center with other U.S.A. patriotic images. See p.43 Silver Lake Centennial book for location of th...

   Record Type: Photo

   
7. Print, Photographic - Patriotic Gathering, Winsted Public School

   Black and white reproduction photograph of a large group of adults and children standing in front of Winsted Public School for a Columbus Day celebration, 1892. Patriotic bunting is draped in the doorway and on the fence rail; some are holding American flags. Four boys are sitting in the open upper windows. Wooden sidewalk. This school building was build in 1887 and torn down in the 1960's. Clyde Prior (Teacher) is man with cane at left. ...

   Record Type: Photo

   
8. Print, Photographic - Winsted School Columbus Day Celebration

   Sepia-toned photograph & negative #50 of a large group of adults and children standing in front of Winsted Public School, for a Columbus Day celebration, c. 1892. Patriotic bunting is draped in the doorway and on the fence rail; some are holding American flags. Four boys are sitting in the open upper windows. Wooden sidewalk. This school building was built in 1887 and torn down in the 1960s. Clyde Prior (Teacher) is man with cane at left. ...

   Record Type: Photo