Name/Title
Clear Lake North Star LaunchEntry/Object ID
27.89.49Description
North Star Launch, Clear Lake. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2" black and white postcard photograph of "Landing of the New Launch, Waseca, Minn."; photo shows the North Star Launch on Clear Lake; North Star dock in foreground with four unidentified men standing there and watching the boat; Maplewood Park is visible across the lake in far distance; photographed by G. B Mellby, Waseca, Minn.; see album page 14.Context
Album cover and binding in poor condition; photographs and postcards in excellent condition; many color lithographed postcards; black and white photo postcards are in excellent condition. Only Waseca photographs scanned into collection and start with Accession 27.89.15; donor, Anne Olson, bought the Hawkes home at 607 N. State St., Waseca, and found this album in the home. Hannah Hawkes was the sister of Charlie Hawkes. Hannah worked as the secretary to E. A. Everett at the EACO Mill. Waseca business: Mellby Photography.Cataloged By
Legacy Photo ImportMade/Created
Studio
G. B. Mellby, PhotographerLexicon
Legacy Lexicon
Object Name
Postcard, PhotographicClass
Documentary ArtifactCategory
Communication ArtifactsCreate Date
June 3, 2002Update Date
January 23, 2026