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Front view of Old Capitol and side view facing north, The University of Iowa, 1920s?

G.I. Bill student with wife and children walking in front of the Old Capitol, The University of Iowa, 1948

Gary Gerlach and Phil Currie at Iowa State Capitol, 1960

Gathering of graduates next to Old Capitol on Class Day, The University of Iowa, 1920s

Class Day was part of Commencement Week at The University of Iowa.

Group of Scottish Highlanders in front of Old Capitol, The University of Iowa, 1978

Dating back to 1936, the Scottish Highlanders was a student group dedicated to practicing and performing the Scottish arts of piping, drumming and dancing.

Horse-drawn wagon seeding the east lawn of the Pentacrest in front of Old Capitol, The University of Iowa, 1930

Iowa Avenue and Pentacrest buildings, Iowa City, Iowa, August 1956

View looking east onto Iowa Avenue and the Pentacrest.

Iowa Avenue, St. James and Unitarian Church as seen from cupola of the Old Capitol, The University of Iowa, 1910

Iowa State Capitol

The cornerstone of the Capitol Building was laid on November 23, 1871. The building was completed in 1886. Unfortunately, there was no money left in the budget to finish the decorative painting of the interior of the building. In 1904 a fire broke…

Iowa State Capitol, Interior

The cornerstone of the Capitol Building was laid on November 23, 1871. The building was completed in 1886. Unfortunately, there was no money left in the budget to finish the decorative painting of the interior of the building. In 1904 a fire broke…

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