This is a panorama view of Central Park in 1964 during the 125th anniversary celebration of the founding of Fairfield. This view is taken from the south side of the square looking north.
This is a sepia postcard showing Central Park one of the times it was used for the Chautauqua meetings as you can see from the banner in the lower left hand corner. This view shows the gazebo and is looking from the NW corner of the park.
This picture of the first light tower west of the Mississippi is located in Central Park in Fairfield, Iowa . It was built in 1880 and was 185 ft high with an all steel frame. It had six arc lamps on the tower with 1800 candlepower each. This…
This picture is the first outdoor picture ever made in Fairfield. This view is from the NW corner of the square where Gaumer's Drug Store was located, looking toward the Leggett House, the large shadowy building with all the chimneys in the center…
Early 1910's. Text of picture: Delegates of Church of Christ, Grinnell, Iowa, to State Convention, Ottumwa, Iowa. The Spaulding 30 was the first model number of the Spaulding automobiles. It was also called generically Model C, and more specifically…
Hal Wells was the driver of the Spaulding racer, a lightweight two-passenger wooden body on a stock chassis, during the October 1913 River to River Road race. Photo shows Wells driving on 4th Avenue, Grinnell, Iowa during the race in which a world's…
This picture is taken from the corner of 4th and Spring. The Spaulding factory came into the possession of the Spaulding company in 1876. It suffered through a tornado in 1882 when the "factory was virtually demolished" according to the Des Moines…
The Spaulding factory came into the possession of the Spaulding company in 1876. It suffered through a tornado in 1882 when the "factory was virtually demolished" according to the Des Moines Tribune. A fire in March 1893 caused $60,000 in damage. In…
A 1913 or 1914 Spaulding climbs the steps of the Iowa State Capitol Building. H.W. Spaulding's granddaughter, Miriam Spaulding Simms, identifies the occupants as Ernest Spaulding, driving; Hal Wells, front-seat passenger; and in the rear seat, from…
