This photo shows the office of the Iowa Library Commission and State Traveling Library, located on ground floor of the State Historical Building, Des Moines, Iowa.
The building was designed by architect Oliver O. Smith in 1898 in the Beaux Arts style. It is one of the oldest buildings in the Iowa State Capitol Complex. The building initially housed the Iowa State Historical Society, which up to this time had…
A view of Burlington, Iowa looking Northwest from St. John's Church and school on 8th street. Dr. Salter's house is in the foreground. The high school is at left. Central Avenue rail crossing is at center right.
