Button, Commemorative

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Button, Commemorative

Entry/Object ID

27.83.15

Description

New Richland Centennial Button (Minnesota state). Material: metal. Size: 2 3/16" diameter. Description: white plasticized metal disk - maroon printed information: "Original Dairy Days, New Richland, Minn., Minnesota Centennial, 1858-1958, 599, May 30-31, June 1, 1958" - center graphic: man's and woman's profiles back to back - man holds a town with a cross - woman holds a farm - reverse: safety pin style closure.

Context

New Richland City event: Dairy Days. 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

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Button, Commemorative

Class

Documentary Artifact

Category

Communication Artifacts

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

March 6, 1998

Update Date

November 21, 2024