Diaries of siblings O.C., Mary, and R. Amanda Shelton from the 1860s and a speech written by R. Amanda Shelton in 1911 about her experiences during the Civil War. O.C. Shelton served as an officer in the Iowa Infantry 45th Regiment and died of…
Family history including author's description of her father John Strang's participation in the Civil War in Company K of the 11th Regiment of the Iowa Infantry Volunteers.
Single story wooden depot with automobile parked nearby and a railroad cart in front. Man walking away from the depot. "CGW Ry, Bremer, Iowa, 1939. James L. Rueber, 2509 South Shore Drive, Clear Lake, Iowa 50428"--Photograph verso.
Man standing in front of single story depot. Signal on pole above depot. "Burlington Station at Osceola, Iowa on the CB&Q Chicago-Omaha main line. Also line to Des Moines originates here. James A. Williams, Donovan Road, Route 2, Lee's Summit,…
Railroad car crashed into a house. "BERNHART WRECK - Curiosity seekers visited the wreck scene the next morning. Members of the Clay family were trapped in their bedroom until neighbors finally arrived and helped them out through a window. They…
Single story wooden depot with sign for Ollie and man. Utility pole. "Jimmy Jones, last Age[nt], Iowa Central"--Photograph verso. "Ollie Depot and last agent, July 17, 1935"--Caption on photograph.
Railroad bridge over creek. Buildings in background. "Bldg upper right hand corner is Washington Mills, Iowa Depot on the old Bellevue-Cascade line. Trestle in foreground spans Lytle Creek. Photo made 1936 (estimate)"--Photograph verso.
Large depot with covered platform. Train on tracks. Grain elevator in distance. People near trains. Automobiles parked next to depot. "CBQ/and US"--Photograph verso.
