Street with horses and buggies. Buildings on either side of street. Tracks down middle of street. "First Avenue, looking west"--Caption on photo. "NW RR Depot, Cedar Rapids, IA 1870"--Photograph verso.
Photograph includes Alexander G. Clark Jr. (7th from left, back row). His father, Alexander Clark Sr. was denied entrance to the University of Iowa's law school. He fought to get his son, Alexander G. Clark Jr., admitted. In 1879 Alexander G. Clark…
Diary kept by Belle Robinson (1862-1887), of Dubuque, Iowa. The middle child of three sisters, Belle’s personality was shaped by her family's focus on education and equality. Her father, Frank, was a lawyer with a private practice in Dubuque. Her…
Diary kept by Oliver Perry Myers (1856-1933), of West Chester, Iowa. Though Oliver worked many hours a week on the family farm, he also received a strong education. After completing high school, he attended the University of Iowa and graduated as the…
