Pictured here is a postcard displaying one of many churches in Oskaloosa, Iowa around 1900. This church happens to be the First Presbyterian Church, which was erected around 1852 by Reverend R. A. McAyeal. The church was located on the corner of…
Pictured here is the corner of High Avenue East and South 1st Street around 1895 in Oskaloosa, Iowa. This corner was one of the busier corners in the community, as many businesses were conducted on these two roads. Diagonally across the street was…
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. This photograph shows the First Congregational Church located in…
Pictured here is the Oskaloosa Drug Company with its staff standing outside of the building around 1895. Pharmacies in the 19th Century did not solely sell drugs to patrons, but carried other marketable goods as well in order to pick up a shortfall…
This is a picture of North Market Street looking south towards the downtown of Oskaloosa, Iowa, around 1895. Note the methods of transportation being used in the image; bicycles and horse and buggies.
This is a photograph depicting the First Christian Church in Oskaloosa, Iowa around 1920. The church is still in existence as of 2009 and is located at 119 A Avenue East in downtown Oskaloosa, Iowa. In this particular image, the church shows…
This is a postcard depicting the First Christian Church in Oskaloosa, Iowa around 1900. The church is still in existence as of 2009 and is located at 119 A Avenue East in downtown Oskaloosa, Iowa. Note the building to the left (west) of the church.…
This is a postcard depicting the First Christian Church in Oskaloosa, Iowa around 1900. The church is still in existence as of 2009 and is located at 119 A Avenue East in downtown Oskaloosa, Iowa.
This is an image of John C. Williams, the city solicitor of Oskaloosa, Iowa in 1896. Williams came to Oskaloosa in 1872 and graduated from Penn College in 1877. After passing the bar exam in 1881, Williams practiced law for several years and became…
Pictured here is Irving C. Johnson, a lawyer from Oskaloosa, Iowa. Born in Oskaloosa in 1872, Johnson went to Penn College and Harvard University. After studying law with his father for several years Johnson began practicing law in 1895 and sat on…