Diary kept by Louis Parsons of Burlington, Iowa. Parsons grew up in Burlington during the 1870s and 1880s. His father, Albion, owned a general store. while his mother, Mary, raised Louis and older sister Ella. When Louis was 13, his father…
View looking south on Clinton Street, near corner of Iowa Avenue. Sign on telephone pole reads "Barnum & Bailey Show". Signs shaped like a pointing hand, and a hat, read "Coast & Easley American Clothiers".