The north side of Oskaloosa's town square as it appeared in 1868. The park stood on the inside of the white fence line, but it was not for some time that the bandstand/gazebo was in existence.
This is a picture of downtown Beacon, Iowa, which is in Mahaska County, around the year 1910. Kilbourne Street was and is like the Main Street in other communities. Note the streetcar line in the photograph, which was a popular means of…
This is a picture of downtown Beacon, Iowa, which is in Mahaska County, around the year 1910. Kilbourne Street was and still is considered the Main Street in Beacon. Note the streetcar in the picture with the cable line running just above it and…
This is an image displaying the north side of Main Street looking west in the rural community of Fremont, Iowa, in 1915. By this point in time, the automobile began to take shape across America, including small towns like Fremont.
The north half of the east side of Oskaloosa's town square as it appeared in 1942. By this point, roads had been paved and the Mahaska County courthouse had taken the place of the once established grocery and clothing stores.
The north half of the east side of Oskaloosa's town square as it appeared in 1868. Notice how roads were not yet paved and wouldn't become paved for almost another 30 years.
Pictured here is the way in which North 3rd Street in Oskaloosa, Iowa appeared around 1910. Today, North 3rd Street houses the Oskaloosa YMCA, Oskaloosa Junior High, and Oskaloosa High School. Though these institutions exist along this road, it has…
New Sharon was settled by unexpected pioneers of the day, back in the 1840's and 1850's. John Hiller, a biracial person, was the first inhabitant of Prairie Township, and established an illegal trading post in the region in 1844, one year after the…
This is a picture of the New Sharon High School baseball team in 1935-36. Baseball in Iowa has always been followed very closely at the local and professional levels. Competitiveness amongst high school teams was no different.
One of the advantages to building a farm around a thick of timberland is the wild game that is found within it. The Nelson family kept the wooded area by their log cabin and eventual brick home for this purpose. Pictured here is the thicket of…
