The Young Men's Christian Association has played a pivotal role in the history of Mahaska County. Located in Oskaloosa, this YMCA has served as a place for growth spiritually and athletically for over a hundred years. This photograph was taken of…
The Young Men's Christian Association has played a pivotal role in the history of Mahaska County. Located in Oskaloosa, this YMCA has served as a place for growth spiritually and athletically for over a hundred years. This is a photograph taken of…
The Young Men's Christian Association has played a pivotal role in the history of Mahaska County. Located in Oskaloosa, the YMCA has served as a place for growth, spiritually and athletically for over a hundred years. This photograph was taken of…
The Young Men's Christian Association has played a pivotal role in the history of Mahaska County. Located in Oskaloosa, this YMCA has served as a place for growth spiritually and athletically for over a hundred years. This photograph was taken of…
World War I officially ended with the signing of an armistice between the Allied Powers and Germany on November 11, 1918. However, the American troops stationed in Europe would remain on the continent for weeks and months following the Great War, as…
Pictured here are World War I veterans taking part in a marching parade following their return to the United States in 1919. Most of the men that served from Mahaska County were part of the 88th Division of the United States Army. This picture was…
This is a picture of the men who participated in World War I and was taken in June, 1918. It is not clear if the men pictured here already had served in the war or if they were about to be sent overseas to fight Germany and the Ottoman Empire. The…
This is a list of the men who participated in World War I and was taken in June, 1918. It is not clear if the men pictured here already had served in the war or if they were about to be sent overseas to fight Germany and the Ottoman Empire. The…
This photograph was taken on April 26, 1916, as the men from Company H departed for Europe in World War I. The men paraded down High Avenue East in downtown Oskaloosa to be properly sent off by the community and loved ones. Many of these men went…
This is a propaganda piece dating to World War I, used to show Americans that we will prevail against Germany and the Ottoman Empire, despite what they say. The individual in the picture is the depiction of Uncle Sam in uniform.