Name/Title
Postcard, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
LU32.101Description
Thompsons Boat House as Seen from Clear Lake. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2" black and white postcard photograph of the Boat House and Dock on Clear Lake, also known as Thompsons Boat House; shown are the many rowboats for rent resting on the shoreline, several more tied to dock, and one of the Clear Lake steamboats is also moored there; four unidentified men are visible standing on the dock; Thompsons Boat House was originally built in March 1910 by Nate Thompson, Charles Grant and H. A. Starr; Starr operated the excursion boats for several years.Context
The donor is the great-grandson of William Everett, co-founder with Aughenbaugh, of the EACO Mill in Waseca County. The Everett home, built by William's son Edward Everett, overlooking the east end of Clear Lake, was a showplace in its time, a classic Victorian-style home, it was demolished in 1958 it was an architectural and historical loss to Waseca County. This collection of photographs from Willard Everett is donated under our "Loaned to Us" program, where the donor allows WCHS to scan the images, but donor keeps possession of the original photographs. This photo is from one of the Everett family albums, one entirely devoted to documenting the childhood of William Rinehart Everett, son of E. A. and Nettie Everett, and the donor's father. William R. Everett was born in Waseca, Minn., on May 13, 1891.Cataloged By
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Postcard, PhotographicClass
Documentary ArtifactCategory
Communication ArtifactsCreate Date
August 9, 2001Update Date
November 21, 2024