This is a picture of Colonel John H. Pickett taken in 1896. Pickett is known in Oskaloosa for Pickett's Drug Store, which opened in December of 1888. Pickett was a devout Republican and served on the Iowa State Board of Pharmacy three consecutive…
This image portrays the Blackford Feed Company situated in Oskaloosa, Iowa around 1890. Feed was an essential element to cattle farms, as they still are much today. The farmer would take his horse and wagon into the feed store and pick up several…
Pictured here is a postcard exhibiting the qualities of the Downing Hotel, located opposite the town square in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Postcards from the late 19th Century and early 20th Century display the very best sites and scenes available that the…
John F. Lacey was a successful soldier, attorney, and businessman in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Pictured here is one of his many successful business ventures, the Lacey Hotel, dating from approximately 1910. Note the streetcar traveling on the left side of…
Pictured here is Company F of the 51st Iowa Infantry in training at the Presidio in California prior to departing for combat in the Spanish-American War. The Spanish-American War was fought in the spring and summer 1898 and saw battles on more than…
Pictured here is an image of John A. Kalbach of Oskaloosa, Iowa, dating back to 1895. Kalbach was the successful owner of Kalbach and Sons, a dealer specializing in the sale of lumber. Opened in the summer of 1864, Kalbach's business enjoyed much…
Completed in 1897, the second Oskaloosa High School was located at the corner of B Avenue and North First Street, which was only two blocks from the town square. The new high school was built on a bond valued at $30, 000. Later, the high school was…
This is a picture taken of the GAR (Grand Army of the Republic) building, which served as a meeting site for veterans of the Civil War from 1885 until 1890. Veterans that served under the 33rd Iowa Regiment would most likely have utilized this…
This image depicts an advertisement for the upcoming Labor Day celebration festivities from September 6-8, 1909. The advertisement also expresses an interest in getting all veterans of the Civil War from the Iowa 33rd Regiment to participate in the…
This is a photograph taken of the McNeill home in the late 1880's. The home was located on Park Place on the northeast side of Oskaloosa. The home burned down in May 0f 1924. At the time it burned down, the McNeill home was one of the finest homes in…
