The north half of the east side of Oskaloosa's town square as it appeared in 1942. By this point, roads had been paved and the Mahaska County courthouse had taken the place of the once established grocery and clothing stores.
The north side of Oskaloosa's town square as it appeared in 1942. By this point, buildings had been modernized and one could begin to capture the real essence of life around a town square.
Religion has always played a very important role in Mahaska County, Iowa. One of the credits to the county has been its people's tolerance for others to worship freely without fear. This photograph shows the the Oskaloosa Christian Church, dating…
This is a picture taken outside of the Oskaloosa Public Library of boy scouts involved in a kids reading crusade circa 1950. The scouts would go out and try to get other kids interested and involved in reading.
This is a picture taken of the Oskaloosa Public Library's circulation desk in 1940. At this point, a new ceiling and new lights were added to this section of the library.
After the second Oskaloosa High School was constructed in 1897, it did not take long before the school population needed additional space. Therefore, in 1917 an addition was made to the northeast corner of the building. In 1937, a northwest wing…
This is a picture of the Rose Hill High School baseball team in 1927. Baseball in Iowa has always been followed very closely at the local and professional levels. Competitivenss amongst high school teams was no different.
