South Hall was built directly south of Old Capitol in 1863. It housed the Normal and Preparatory Departments, vocal and instrumental music, and campus literary societies. It was destroyed by fire in 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…
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.
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…