Pictured in this photograph are the forty seniors from the Oskaloosa High School graduating class of 1913. Of the forty students pictured, fourteen are boys and the other twenty-six are girls. Based on historical patterns, these numbers are not…
Pictured in this photograph are the forty seniors from the Oskaloosa High School graduating class of 1914. Of the twenty-eight students pictured, sixteen are boys and the other twelve are girls. Based on historical patterns, these numbers are…
Pictured in this photograph are seventy-five students from Oskaloosa High School in 1915. Of the seventy-five students pictured, thirty-two are boys and the other forty-three are girls. Based on historical patterns, these numbers are not…
Pictured in this photograph are seventy-five students from Oskaloosa High School in 1916. Of the thirty-two students pictured, twenty-three are boys and the other nine are girls. Based on historical patterns, these numbers are surprising, as in the…
Pictured here are the men who served and protected the people of Oskaloosa, Iowa, back at the turn of the 20th Century. During this period of law enforcement, constables were issued similar equipment to what police officers would use today. They…
This image captures the common method of transportation used in Oskaloosa, Iowa, in the late 1800's. The horse and buggy served many Americans during this time period and were utilized until the 1910's, when the automobile industry changed the…
Depicted in this photograph is an ice machine that was used in production at the Oskaloosa Ice Plant back in March of 1904. Since refrigerators had not been invented yet, ice delivery would be made in the same fashion that the milk man came back in…
Small business and entrepreneurship were the hopes and dreams of many Americans, especially in the late 19th Century. Store owners took pride in the fact that they were able to build up enough in savings to start a business venture. Pictured here…
This is a photograph of the H.L. Spencer and Company loading shed that was taken in the 1890's. Harry Lindley (H.L.) Spencer started a grocery business in 1867 with F.J. Terry in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Over the years the business gained much success and…
This is a photograph of the H.L. Spencer and Company basement stockroom that was taken in the 1890's. Harry Lindley (H.L.) Spencer started a grocery business in 1867 with F.J. Terry in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Over the years the business gained much…
