Name/Title
Photograph, Glass Plate, DigitalEntry/Object ID
LU168.177Description
New Richland Blacksmith. Digital scan of glass plate photo. Description: a blacksmith stands beside his anvil in a blacksmith shop. Many pieces of scrap iron lie scatter on the floor in the foreground; a brick kiln is in the background.Context
A collection of glass plate images were found in the old New Richland Faust Theater and given to the New Richland Area Historical Society; these images were projected to theater audiences in the 1930s and 1940s; the images were scanned into the Waseca County Historical Society Collection as well as the state of Minnesota Reflections collection in 2011 and 2012. Several blacksmith shops were located in New Richland during the "iron age" of farm machinery and horse shoes; a main one other than the one shown in the photo was located immediately north of city hall known as Adams blacksmith shop. The last two owners of this location were Andrew Amundson who after WWI sold to his partner John L. (Jack) Sullivan who had it until the 1950s.Cataloged By
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Photograph, Glass Plate, DigitalClass
Documentary ArtifactCategory
Communication ArtifactsCreate Date
March 27, 2012Update Date
November 21, 2024