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1. Box, Shadow - Anton Wawrzyniak Memorial Shadow Box

   Wood framed, glass covered shadow box containing a silver crucifix imprinted "INRI" surrounded with waxed flowers. The memorial box was for Anton R. Wawrzyniak, son of Peter and Mary Grzeskowiak Wawrzyniak and oldest brother of donor Alice Nowak. He died November 3, 1923 at age 27 days. His grandmother Barbara Wawrzyniak died nine days later on November 12, 1923 at age 59 years. Her memorial shadowbox is 2012-0203-002.

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2. Box, Shadow - Barbara Wawrzyniak Memorial Shadow box

   Framed, glass covered shadow box containing the word "Mother" and a cross of waxed flowers. The memorial box was for Barbara Pawlak Wawrzyniak who died on November 12, 1923 at nearly age 59 years. She was the mother of Peter Wawrzyniak and grandmother of donor Alice Nowak. She was born December 1, 1864. Barbara died nine days after Anton R. Wawrzyniak, son of Peter and Mary Grzeskowiak Wawrzyniak and oldest brother of donor Alice Nowak. He d...

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3. Box, Shadow - Framed shadow box

   Framed shadowbox containing a wedding headpiece and net veil arranged around a black & white wedding photograph of Herman F. Klawitter and Ida Polchow, married October 5, 1911. Headpiece has artificial flowers and two white silk bows. Wood frame painted gold; glass; wire for hanging. Museum has the wedding dress bodice 2021-0050-002. The couple is pictured on their 50th wedding anniversary in family tree booklet 1988-1034-001.

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4. Box, Shadow - Shadowbox-Albert J. & Mary Bluhm

   Large shadowbox containing the wedding photograph of Albert J. & Mary (Maria) Conrad Bluhm in 1888 surrounded by yarn flowers. The colorful flowers were made by Mary (Maria) Bluhm. Walnut colored, deep wooden frame with hanger. The removable glass frame is held onto the box with four hooks. The box is lined with pale green fabric covered with net. Albert Bluhm was born October 22, 1864 in Washington Township, LeSueur County, Minnesota. On...

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5. Box, Shadow - Shadowbox with human hair wreath

   Shadowbox containing Victorian hair art flower inside a wreath. Made of several different colors of human hair. Back of box is marked "Adams Family" and "R. Bennion" in pencil. Richard S Bennion was the son of Sydney and Mary Adams Bennion. Mary Adams was the daughter of David A. Adams and Ann M. Durrant of Hutchinson, MN. Other children of David & Ann Adams were D. Albert, A. Maria, Ella J. and William D. Adams. The hair art possibly repre...

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6. Box, Shadow - Showdowbox containing hair art floral arrangement

   Shadowbox containing a Victorian hair art floral arrangement. Made of brown human hair from William Bonniwell, grandfather of H. H. Bonniwell. Three dimensional coiled wire wrapped with hair. Tan & gilt frame with glass; tan organdy lining; wooden box stenciled "laundry starch, Eddy & Eddy". Victorian hair art was once a popular medium for women's handiwork to create jewelry, watchfobs and mourning wreaths. Hair served as a tangible remembra...

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7. Print, Photographic - Louis & Ida Knick Wilhelm, January 15, 1892

   Digital photograph of a shadow box containing the wedding veil and floral headband of bride Ida Knick who married Louis Wilhelm on January 15, 1892 at Penn Church (St. Matthew' Brownton, MN. Image 2: Close-up photograph of original cabinet card photograph of the groom & bride in the center of the shadow box. Cabinet card was credited to N. Hassan, Glencoe, MN. (Photos courtesy of Orville Wilhelm, Bottineau, ND.)

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