<![CDATA[Iowa Heritage Digital Collections]]> http://www.iowaheritage.org/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Transportation&output=rss2 Thu, 28 Mar 2024 10:13:36 +0000 publications@silo.lib.ia.us (Iowa Heritage Digital Collections) Zend_Feed http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss <![CDATA[Socializing in the Town Square, Oskaloosa, Iowa, Circa 1910]]> http://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/79079

Title

Socializing in the Town Square, Oskaloosa, Iowa, Circa 1910

Description

Socializing in and around the Oskaloosa town square was a very familiar sight in the early 1900's. What is fascinating about this photograph is not the two women mingling, but rather the display of various modes of transportation in it. On the left side of the image is a typical horse and buggy that would have been seen commonly at and before this time. However, in the middle of the two women socializing in the picture is an automobile driving towards the woman on the left side of the picture. In essence, this picture captures a threshold in the town's history, when the horse and buggy was beginning to be replaced by the streetcar and automobile.

Creator

Chuck Russell

Source

Chuck Russell

Publisher

Chuck Russell

Date

"2009-06-09"

Rights

www.wmpenn.edu/library/about.html

Format

still image/jpeg 2000

Type

image

Identifier

www.wmpenn.edu/library/about.html
http://cdm16125.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p270701coll6,285
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Fri, 17 Feb 2017 16:01:59 +0000
<![CDATA[Lacey Hotel and Streetcar Scene, Circa 1910, Oskaloosa, Iowa]]> http://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/79019

Title

Lacey Hotel and Streetcar Scene, Circa 1910, Oskaloosa, Iowa

Description

John F. Lacey was a successful soldier, attorney, and businessman in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Pictured here is one of his many successful business ventures, the Lacey Hotel, dating from approximately 1910. Note the streetcar traveling on the left side of the photograph. In 1910, the automobile was not the main method of transportation yet in America, but the streetcar was popular and widely used.

Creator

Chuck Russell

Source

Chuck Russell

Publisher

Chuck Russell

Date

"2009-06-23"

Rights

www.wmpenn.edu/library/about.html

Format

still image/jpeg 2000

Type

image

Identifier

www.wmpenn.edu/library/about.html
http://cdm16125.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p270701coll6,255
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Fri, 17 Feb 2017 16:01:26 +0000
<![CDATA[1st Avenue East in Oskaloosa, Iowa, 1905]]> http://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/78985

Title

1st Avenue East in Oskaloosa, Iowa, 1905

Description

Pictured here is one of the earliest automobiles traveling west down 1st Avenue East in Oskaloosa, Iowa. 1st Avenue East was one of the first streets paved for automobile usage. Eventually, block after block would be paved in the community, but the downtown area (including 1st Avenue East) was the first part of Oskaloosa to have paved streets.

Creator

Chuck Russell

Source

Chuck Russell

Publisher

Chuck Russell

Date

"2009-06-22"

Rights

www.wmpenn.edu/library/about.html

Format

still image/jpeg 2000

Type

image

Identifier

www.wmpenn.edu/library/about.html
http://cdm16125.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p270701coll6,238
http://cdm16125.contentdm.oclc.org/cgi-bin/thumbnail.jpg
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Fri, 17 Feb 2017 16:01:10 +0000
<![CDATA[Oskaloosa Policemen on Horseback, Circa 1910]]> http://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/78951

Title

Oskaloosa Policemen on Horseback, Circa 1910

Description

The primary means of transportation for police officers in Oskaloosa in the early 1900's was by foot or horseback. Pictured here are three Oskaloosa police officers on patrol via horseback around 1910. Note the building construction taking place in the background. South Market Street is the setting of the background in the picture and would have been a commonly patrolled street, as most businesses were situated on this road. The mere image of the police officers would have served as a deterrent to potential robbers and thieves. Not until around 1920 did Oskaloosa get its first squad car, allowing officers to ride in more comfort and at a quicker pace.

Creator

Chuck Russell

Source

Chuck Russell

Publisher

Chuck Russell

Date

"2009-06-10"

Rights

www.wmpenn.edu/library/about.html

Format

still image/jpeg 2000

Type

image

Identifier

www.wmpenn.edu/library/about.html
http://cdm16125.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p270701coll6,221
http://cdm16125.contentdm.oclc.org/cgi-bin/thumbnail.jpg
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Fri, 17 Feb 2017 16:00:52 +0000
<![CDATA[City Park Trolley in Downtown Oskaloosa, Iowa in 1907]]> http://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/78933

Title

City Park Trolley in Downtown Oskaloosa, Iowa in 1907

Description

This image captures Oskaloosa, Iowa at a point before the automobile came full circle to the community and after the horse and buggy started becoming a thing of the past. The trolley served as the halfway point in between these two methods of transportation. Although short lived, the trolley served as an excellent mode of transportation for people not looking to travel far, but looking to get far enough in a hurry for a cheap price. Note in the background of this photograph the famous bandstand in Oskaloosa's town square, as the trolley would pass back and forth through the town square many times over the course of a day during this time period.

Creator

Chuck Russell

Source

Chuck Russell

Publisher

Chuck Russell

Date

"2009-06-05"

Rights

www.wmpenn.edu/library/about.html

Format

still image/jpeg 2000

Type

image

Identifier

www.wmpenn.edu/library/about.html
http://cdm16125.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p270701coll6,212
http://cdm16125.contentdm.oclc.org/cgi-bin/thumbnail.jpg
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Fri, 17 Feb 2017 16:00:44 +0000
<![CDATA[Southside of the Square, Oskaloosa, Iowa, Circa 1900]]> http://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/78913

Title

Southside of the Square, Oskaloosa, Iowa, Circa 1900

Description

Pictured here is the southside of the Oskaloosa town square as it appeared around 1900. The southside of the square is bordered by 1st Avenue East, which runs perpendicular with South Market Street. As Oskaloosa entered the 20th Century, its roads began seeing significant changes, as roads changed from dirt to pavement and the method of transportation went from horse and buggy to street car and automobile-based. This picture was taken at the threshold of that transition, as the horse and buggy was still the most common method of transportation in 1900. Within ten years that would change significantly.

Creator

Chuck Russell

Source

Chuck Russell

Publisher

Chuck Russell

Date

"2009-06-09"

Rights

www.wmpenn.edu/library/about.html

Format

still image/jpeg 2000

Type

image

Identifier

www.wmpenn.edu/library/about.html
http://cdm16125.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p270701coll6,202
http://cdm16125.contentdm.oclc.org/cgi-bin/thumbnail.jpg
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Fri, 17 Feb 2017 16:00:36 +0000
<![CDATA[A Stagecoach in Downtown Oskaloosa, Iowa, Late 1800's]]> http://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/78900

Title

A Stagecoach in Downtown Oskaloosa, Iowa, Late 1800's

Description

When a stagecoach came through your town in the late 1800's it could have meant several things. First, the stagecoach might have been carrying a family on its way to settling down in the community or just to stop in the middle of their journey east or west. A stagecoach also could mean new products entering their way into the community from a vendor that decided to make Oskaloosa, Iowa one of his/her stops. Finally, a stagecoach could have meant a form of entertainment was stopping in the community. Entertainment could have meant a group of actors that were part of a traveling threatre group or a group of musicians that came to play at the famous Oskaloosa bandstand. In either of these cases, a stagecoach coming to town always caught the attention of residents in the community, because it symbolized something new.

Creator

Chuck Russell

Source

Chuck Russell

Publisher

Chuck Russell

Date

"2009-06-04"

Rights

www.wmpenn.ed/library/about.html

Format

image/jpeg 2000

Type

image

Identifier

www.wmpenn.edu/library/about.html
http://cdm16125.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p270701coll6,195
http://cdm16125.contentdm.oclc.org/cgi-bin/thumbnail.jpg
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Fri, 17 Feb 2017 16:00:30 +0000
<![CDATA[Traveling by Steamboat in Eddyville, Iowa, 1917]]> http://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/78892

Title

Traveling by Steamboat in Eddyville, Iowa, 1917

Description

Pictured here are members of the Epworth League and other random citizens catching a ride across the Des Moines River in Eddyville, Iowa, in June, 1917. The steamboat is leaving from the docks of the Empire Sand and Material Company. Travel by steamboat was very common in Eddyville in the late 1800's into the early 1900's, as many goods and personnel found their way up and down the river during this time period. The Epworth League were a group of individuals that belonged to the Methodist Episcopal church and was formed back in 1889 in Cleveland, Ohio. Its purpose was to promote intelligence and value into the youth of the day.

Creator

Chuck Russell

Source

Chuck Russell

Publisher

Chuck Russell

Date

"2009-06-03"

Rights

www.wmpenn.edu/library/about.html

Format

image/jpeg 2000

Type

image

Identifier

www.wmpenn.edu/library/about.html
http://cdm16125.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p270701coll6,191
http://cdm16125.contentdm.oclc.org/cgi-bin/thumbnail.jpg
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Fri, 17 Feb 2017 16:00:27 +0000
<![CDATA[Oskaloosa Town Square at the Fork of Time, Early 1900's; Mahaska County; Iowa]]> http://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/78869

Title

Oskaloosa Town Square at the Fork of Time, Early 1900's; Mahaska County; Iowa

Description

The town square in downtown Oskaloosa, Iowa has been able to capture just about every major scene of historical significance in Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, and the United States since being built. In this particular photograph, nothing stands out as remarkably significant, other than the fact that it catches a community at the threshold of time in the way in which it allows its citizens to travel through the community. On the right side of the road, the newly established automobile is making its way through the downtown, while on the left side of the newly paved road is the traditional horse and buggy trodding along to its destination. So in many ways, this photograph captures a very significant part of American history during the early part of the 20th Century.

Creator

Chuck Russell

Source

Chuck Russell

Publisher

Chuck Russell

Date

"2009-03-08"

Rights

www.wmpenn.edu/library/about.html

Format

still image/jpeg

Type

image

Identifier

www.wmpenn.edu/library/about.html
http://cdm16125.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p270701coll6,179
http://cdm16125.contentdm.oclc.org/cgi-bin/thumbnail.jpg
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Fri, 17 Feb 2017 16:00:17 +0000
<![CDATA[Conestoga Wagons in the Oskaloosa Town Square, 1860's; Mahaska County; Iowa]]> http://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/78867

Title

Conestoga Wagons in the Oskaloosa Town Square, 1860's; Mahaska County; Iowa

Description

For over a century, the Conestoga wagon helped shape American culture and American transportation. In a sense, the Conestoga wagon was the transportation symbol of the United States' concept of Manifest Destiny. Able to carry families and supplies to a new beginning, the Conestoga wagon allowed thousands of Americans to migrate west into the frontier from the early 1800's until the end of the 19th Century. In this photograph, a line of Conestoga wagons park along the town square in downtown Oskaloosa, Iowa, most likely to give their horses rest and fill up on additional supplies needed in order to continue their venture west.

Creator

Chuck Russell

Source

Chuck Russell

Publisher

Chuck Russell

Date

"2009-03-08"

Rights

www.wmpenn.edu/library/about.html

Format

still image/jpeg

Type

image

Identifier

www.wmpenn.edu/library/about.html
http://cdm16125.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p270701coll6,178
http://cdm16125.contentdm.oclc.org/cgi-bin/thumbnail.jpg
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Fri, 17 Feb 2017 16:00:16 +0000