This is a picture of the Oskaloosa Boys Baseball team circa 1940. Like many other boys during the time, baseball was the dominant sport of choice for summer activities. This team happened to be sponsored by the Oskaloosa Herald.
This is a listing of the participants from the Oskaloosa Boys Baseball team circa 1940. Like many other boys during the time, baseball was the dominant sport of choice for summer activities. This team happened to be sponsored by the Oskaloosa…
This photograph depicts some of the players from the Penn College baseball team circa 1920. Note Penn College in the background of the photograph and the style of gloves players wore during this time period.
This photograph depicts a player from the Penn College baseball team circa 1920. Note Penn College in the background of the photograph and the style of glove this player wore during this time period.
This is a photgraph taken of Colonel James F. McNeill of Oskaloosa, Iowa, in 1906. Colonel McNeill served on an elite team of men that was put to the task of guarding the body/tomb of President Abraham Lincoln after an attempt of stealing his…
This is a key to the photograph taken of the Oskaloosa mail carriers working for the United States Postal Service on June 2, 1935. Many of the men in the picture were long time carriers that had been with the office since the beginning of the…
Pictured here is a newspaper report informing its readers about the Oskaloosa Public Library's circulation numbers for the month of January in 1909. Included is a listing of the type of books checked out, fine totals, and check-out totals. At this…
This is a photograph taken of Elizabeth Michener, one of the first head librarians of the Oskaloosa Public Library. Ms. Michener dedicated much of her time and energy to the well-being of the public library, giving service to the institution for…
This is a photograph taken of an invitation to dedicate the new public library opening in Oskaloosa, Iowa. The date of the ceremony was September 7, 1903.
This is an image capturing head librarian, Elizabeth Michener, reading to a group of children at the Oskaloosa Public Library, circa 1940. Ms. Michener worked as head librarian at the public library for several decades, demonstrating her charisma…
