Sign for West Jct. and signal on pole next to tracks. "R.I. and M & STL Jct. IA. (about 1 mile SW of Oskaloosa) Ronald D Sims, 2717 Cornell St., Des Moines, Iowa 50313, Railroad Photography"--Photograph verso.
Sign for West Fort Dodge next to tracks. "View looks E. (about 2 mi. W. of FT Dodge) Photographed by: Ronald D. Sims, 1321 Story Street, Boone, Iowa 50036"--Photograph verso.
View looking west. University Hospital at center of photograph, Finkbine Park temporary student housing at upper center, Veteran's Administration Hospital on right.
Two story wooden depot with sign for West Bend, Railway Express Agency, and Rock Island. Ladder on depot and signal on pole. "Kossuth. Max Miller, Box 365, College Corner, Ohio 45003"--Photograph verso. In with Palo Alto County photos.