Black and white photograph of W. L. Carlyle and R. S. Mackintosh eating watermelon that was awarded first premium probably at the Minnesota State Fair, 1895.

W. L. Carlyle and R. S. Mackintosh

W. L. Carlyle (left) and R. S. Mackintosh (right) eating watermelon that was awarded first premium prize, probably at the Minnesota State Fair, 1895. Mackintosh was the society's president from 1918–1919 and secretary-treasurer from 1920–1943.

Black and white photograph of W.E.B. Du Bois, undated.

W.E.B. Du Bois

W.E.B Du Bois, undated. Du Bois was a prominent scholar and activist who publicly opposed Booker T. Washington and his promotion of limited rights for people of color.

W.W. Dunn with William Hamm Jr.

The gang’s ransom contact, W. W. Dunn, standing with William Hamm Jr. in 1933.

Wabasha III

Wabasha III

Wabasha III, a Dakota leader, ca. 1860. Photograph by Charles A. Zimmerman.

Watercolor on paper depicting Chief Wabasha’s village on the Mississippi River. Painted c.1845 by Seth Eastman.

Wabasha's village

Watercolor on paper depicting Wabasha’s village of Mdewakanton Dakota on the Mississippi River, 650 miles above St. Louis. Painted ca.1845 by Seth Eastman.

Color postcard depecting Waconia City Hall.

Waconia City Hall

Postcard depicting the second city hall building in Waconia. Refurbished into senior apartments in the late 1990s and early 2000s. This building was nominated to the National Register for Historic Places.

Black and white photograph of Waconia Patriot editor and publisher Charles Reil in his office, 1917.

Waconia Patriot editor and publisher Charles Reil in his office

Waconia Patriot editor and publisher Charles Reil in his office, 1917.

Photograph of Waconia public school (District #44) c.1892. Photograph Collection, Carver County Historical Society, Waconia.

Waconia public school

Photograph of Waconia public school (District #44) with students and teachers, c.1892. Photograph Collection, Carver County Historical Society, Waconia.

Postcard with an image of Waconia public school in 1900. Created by the St. Paul Souvenir Company in St. Paul. Photograph Collection, Carver County Historical Society, Waconia.

Waconia public school

Postcard with an image of Waconia public school in 1900. Created by the St. Paul Souvenir Company in St. Paul. Photograph Collection, Carver County Historical Society, Waconia.

Color postcard depicting a Waconia Street Scene, c.1900.

Waconia Street Scene

Postcard depicting Main Street in Waconia in the early, c.1900.

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