Certificate, Commemorative

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Dimensions

35.56cm H x 1.9cm D x 67.31cm L Item (Overall)

19.05cm H x 25.4cm L Images

12.07cm H x 10.16cm L Other (see measurement notes)

Photographs

Accessory
Wire attached to frame on back for hanging purposes.
Description
This is a framed and under glass Certificate of Recognition from the YMCA presented to Earl B. Olson. The certificate has a red border, is placed in the middle and reads: Certificate of Recognition; YMCA of the USA Book of Honor presented to Earl B. Olson. In appreciation of your significant financial contribution. Your support is the key to the YMCA's future and will shape many lives for years to come. 
The signature of the National Board Chairman is on the lower left: Daniel A. ( last name cannot be deciphered). The signature of the National Executive Director is on the lower right: (cannot be deciphered). No date is given. The YMCA logo and motto: We build strong kids, strong families, strong communities is on the center middle.  Four photographs surround the certificate.
Upper left: Earls B. Olson with 3 unidentified men all holding shovels for groundbreaking of the YMCA 
Lower left: Front view of the Kandiyohi county YMCA.
Upper right: Group picture with the site of the future YMCA in the background.
Lower right: A group of children sitting on a gym floor.
The frame is a brown plastic with black matting.
The back is sealed with brown paper and has a wire for hanging purposes. There is a sticker from Our Frame Shop Gallery with its logo. 1001 1st St. South; Tiffany Square; Willmar, MN 56201 (320) 235-3694. Eric Setrum C.P.F. Certified Picture Framer. This same information is also stamped to the left of the sticker. A gold and blue sticker on the bottom right: the number 24th is encircled by Our Frame Shop and Gallery. A banner at the bottom reads: 1982 Anniversary 2006.
 

Contact the Kandiyohi County Historical Society for more information