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Alva was the son of Timothy W. Townsend, who operated a photograph gallery in Iowa City 1866-1880, and again beginning in 1890. Alva worked in his father's studio beginning at age 17, around 1890. This information is from Annals of Iowa, and the New…

Medical Building, left, existed on Pentacrest 1882 until 1901 fire. South Hall on Pentacrest, 1864 until 1913.

Ink engraving. Medical Building on left, Old South Hall, Old Capitol, and Old North Hall.

View looking southwest. Alva was the son of Timothy W. Townsend, who operated a photograph gallery in Iowa City 1866-1880, and again beginning in 1890. Alva worked in his father's studio beginning at age 17, around 1890. This information is from…

From "A history of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the University of Iowa, 1848-1980" by William Charles Keettel.