Name/Title
Button, CommemorativeEntry/Object ID
27.83.14Description
New Richland Centennial Button. Material: metal. Size: 2 1/4" diameter x 1/4" thick. Description: white round laminated disk - upper half blue graphic design of covered wagon, oxen, man walking with gun and knife - two figures inside wagon driving - blue sky and white landscape background - lower half imprinted with red: "100 Years Growing - 1877-1977 - Centennial Celebration - June 23-24-25-26 - New Richland, Minn." - silver backed with safety pin and latch.Context
New Richland City celebration: Centennial. Donor history: Jean Romine Horn (1917-2008; parents: John and Cora (Sunde) Romine; New Richland High School graduate; Iowa State graduate as dietician; married William Horn in 1945; together the Horns built and operated the Horn Inn in New Richland (Highway 13) from 1950-1958; opened Horn's Lanes bowling in 1959 until 1964; Horns were parents to Pam Horn Goehring (Larry) and a son William Jr. who died in infancy.Cataloged By
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Button, CommemorativeClass
Documentary ArtifactCategory
Communication ArtifactsCreate Date
March 6, 1998Update Date
November 21, 2024