Envelope

Object/Artifact

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Envelope

Entry/Object ID

4.17.5

Description

DeGraff Lake Elysian Stock Farm Business Envelope. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 6". Description: white envelope with cancelled 2 cent George Washington stamp in upper right hand corner; cancellation hand stamped "Janesville, Minn. Feb 2 1887"; return address graphic of thoroughbred horse, Alexander, of Lake Elysian Stock Farm; return address: De Graff, Janesville, Minn.; hand addressed to Frank E. Milland c/o Deuel County, Gary, Dakota; reverse side has shadow graphics of other stock: a sheep, Duke of Elysian; a cow, Duchess of Oxford St.; a bull, 7th Duke of Hillhurst, and a hog, Lord of the Lake.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Made/Created

Date made

Feb 3, 1887

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Envelope

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Document

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

February 1, 2017

Update Date

November 21, 2024