This photo illustrates the hard work and stamina required to do physical labor like these pavers are doing. These men are paving a section of Oskaloosa known as Cemetery Hill and the year is 1915, before more efficient machinery was used to do a lot…
This picture captures the appearance and stamina of people who perform physical labor all day long. These are brickyard workers from the Oskaloosa Brick Yard in 1900. One can tell that the men had already put in a full day's work, based on their…
This 1904 photograph depicts men performing telephone line repair after a major ice storm hit Oskaloosa in 1904. The workers are looking east on B Avenue in the picture.
This is a picture taken of men working on the construction of the new City Hall building in Oskaloosa, Iowa, in the Spring of 1912. It would be completed before the end of that year.
This is a photograph taken of bar association members practicing law in Mahaska County between the years 1890-97. Note Congressman John F. Lacey in the middle of the front row.
This is a photograph taken of the Oskaloosa Fire Department in action in 1915. Note the old model engine used during the time and limited functions that all fire departments had during this time.
One of the advantages to building a farm around a thick of timberland is the wild game that is found within it. The Nelson family kept the wooded area by their log cabin and eventual brick home for this purpose. Pictured here is the thicket of…
Martha Jane Nelson was the only daughter of revered farmer and pioneer, Daniel Nelson, of Oskaloosa, Iowa, in Mahaska County. Martha Jane endured many of the same hardships as her mother and father when first coming to Iowa in 1844, helping with…
James Nelson was the youngest son of revered farmer and pioneer, Daniel Nelson, of Oskaloosa, Iowa, in Mahaska County. James endured many of the same hardships as his father when first coming to Iowa, helping his father with chores associated with…
John Nelson was the second oldest son of revered farmer and pioneer, Daniel Nelson, of Oskaloosa, Iowa, in Mahaska County. John endured many of the same hardships as his father when first coming to Iowa, helping his father with chores associated…
