Sign

Object/Artifact

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Sign

Entry/Object ID

579

Description

Waseca County Horse Thief Detectives Sign. Material: metal. Size: 6 1/4" W. x 15" L. Description: black rectangle - white block print: "Member of the Waseca County Horse Thief Detectives, St. Paul Roofing Co., John McWaide, Pres." The oldest continuous organization in the state of Minnesota, the Waseca County Horse Thief Detective Society met for the first time on February 16, 1864.

Context

See Child's History of Waseca County, chapter 48, page 345 on the Waseca County Horse Thief Detectives. Sign belonged to Gene Erwin; accession notes say most barns in the county posted these signs during the 1870s.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sign

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Visual Communication Devices

Nomenclature Class

Visual Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Exhibitions

Notes

4/2008; Timeline

Create Date

February 7, 2003

Update Date

November 21, 2024