Viewed from a distance, the back (south) side of State Gymnasium is visible. Lab of Mechanics, Machine Shop, Quarantine Hospital and Main Building (Beardshear Hall) can be seen on the far right. The Marston Water Tower is in the background. Building…
Viewed from a distance, the back (south) side of State Gymnasium is visible. Lab of Mechanics, Machine Shop, Quarantine Hospital and Main Building (Beardshear Hall) can be seen on the far right. The Marston Water Tower is in the background. Building…
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…
Railroad tracks with two small wooden buildings on the left. "Buildings used by Railroad at Souther[n] Jct. Ia. on the Ia. Sou. Ry. north of Centerville"--photograph verso.
Pictured here is the construction of the livestock pavilion at the Southern Iowa Fair in Oskaloosa, Iowa in 1917. The livestock pavilion was designed and built by building contractor P.W. Sparks. The pavilion was eventually finished by 1919. The…
This is a picture taken at the Southern Iowa Fair, held in Oskaloosa, in the early 1900's. The library took an active role in the fair by having a kids corner for reading and entertainment, allowing parents to go out and enjoy the fair.
