This is a photograph taken in the fall of 1912 of former President Teddy Roosevelt campaigning in downtown Oskaloosa. Roosevelt went on to lose the race that year to Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat.
This is a photograph taken in the fall of 1912 of former President Teddy Roosevelt giving a campaign speech before a large crowd at the Oskaloosa town square. Roosevelt went on to lose the race that year to Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat.
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…
Taintor was a village established in 1882 as a central trading point for farmers, pioneers, and their families. This is a map of Taintor from the original plat in 1882.
Religion has always played a very important role in Mahaska County, Iowa. One of the credits to the county has been its people's tolerance for others to worship freely without fear. Pictured here is a the Sunday school group in Carbonado in 1920,…
Much of the livlihood of Mahaska County, and for that matter, Iowa, has depended on farming, and the success each year brings. Pictured here is a scene on a hot day in July, 1938, on a farm south of Bussey in Mahaska County, Iowa.
Beacon, once known as the town of Enterprise, did not fully switch its name over until 1874. Beacon's success revolved around its coal mining connection and proximity to the railroad lines. Before Oskaloosa established a railroad line through its…
