Manuscript

Object/Artifact

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Manuscript

Entry/Object ID

29.15.4

Description

Waseca Fire Department History. Material: paper, metal. Size: 9 1/8" W. x 11 1/2" L. x 1/8" D. Description: gray paper folder; contents: 19 pages held in with three metal clips; front cover: typewritten label: "Waseca Fire Department, 1868-1968, L.W. Bathke"; mimeographced information: history of Waseca Fire Department from 1868-1968, equipment prices, ordinances covering fire protection in Waseca, officers throughout the years, fatalities, partial list of fires in Waseca.

Context

The Bathke family resided in Waseca at 803 North State Street and later at 606 North State Street from 1935-1997. L.W. "Dutch" Bathke joined the Waseca Fire Department 27 December 1933 as a volunteer fire fighter. May of 1960 he resigned from active volunteer service and became the truck driver/engineer for the department. He retired September 1974.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Manuscript

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Create Date

June 9, 2015

Update Date

November 21, 2024