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Medical Building and Old South Hall, The University of Iowa, between 1882 and 1901

Medical Building and Old South Hall, The University of Iowa, between 1882 and 1901

View looking southwest. Alva was the son of Timothy W. Townsend, who operated a photograph gallery in Iowa City 1866-1880, and again beginning in 1890. Alva worked in his father's studio beginning at age 17, around 1890. This information is from…
Old Capitol in snow cover, The University of Iowa, 1892

Old Capitol in snow cover, The University of Iowa, 1892

View looking south. Medical Building in background, Old North Hall visible on right.
Pentacrest pedestrians, The University of Iowa, 1890s

Pentacrest pedestrians, The University of Iowa, 1890s

View looking north. Calvin Hall (then called Science Hall) in background on right. Men and women walking away from Old Capitol, eastward on central walkway.
Science Hall on Pentacrest, The University of Iowa, between 1894 and 1900

Science Hall on Pentacrest, The University of Iowa, between 1894 and 1900

View looking southwest. Jefferson Street angles to the right. Old Dental Building is visible on right, and Old Capitol on the left (behind trees), with Calvin Hall (then called Science Hall) at center.
Science Hall, The University of Iowa, between 1891 and 1894

Science Hall, The University of Iowa, between 1891 and 1894

Old North Hall on left, Calvin Hall (then called Science Hall) at center. The University's third observatory, constructed in 1891, is barely visible between these buildings, behind the trees.
Science Hall on Pentacrest, The University of Iowa, between 1894 and 1897

Science Hall on Pentacrest, The University of Iowa, between 1894 and 1897

Calvin Hall (then called Science Hall) at center, Old Dental in background, Old North Hall barely visible on left.
Pentacrest in winter, The University of Iowa, 1895

Pentacrest in winter, The University of Iowa, 1895

Medical Building on left, next to South Hall, Old Capitol at center, Old North hall (then housed the library), Old Dental (barely visible) and Calvin Hall (then called Science Hall) on right.
Old Capitol central walk, The University of Iowa, between 1886 and 1901

Old Capitol central walk, The University of Iowa, between 1886 and 1901

View looking west. Boulder north of sidewalk was a gift from the class of 1880.
Hall of Physics, The University of Iowa, between 1898 and 1912

Hall of Physics, The University of Iowa, between 1898 and 1912

Old North Hall (1866-1949), Old Dental right. After 1897 fire destroyed North Hall second floor, and repaired. Used as Physics lab until 1912.
Lime kiln, Iowa City, Iowa, ca. 1890

Lime kiln, Iowa City, Iowa, ca. 1890

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