Pictured here is the town square of Oskaloosa, Iowa as it appeared in the late 1800's. Note the number of wagons that have parked around the perimeter of the town square, as was common and highly encouraged, especially if the wagons had goods to…
This is an image of downtown Barnes City in Mahaska County, Iowa, in 1913. Note the old buildings and the setup of a typical main street in America during this time period, much of which has stayed the same today.
This is an image of downtown Barnes City in Mahaska County, Iowa, circa 1913. Note the old buildings and the setup of a typical main street in America during this time period, much of which has stayed the same today.
This is an image of downtown Barnes City in Mahaska County, Iowa, circa 1910. Note the old buildings and the setup of a typical main street in America during this time period, much of which has stayed the same today.
This was a picture taken from the 2000 block of High Avenue East in downtown Oskaloosa, Iowa, circa 1900. The store in the right corner of the photograph is Huber and Sons. All other stores/buildings in the photograph are actually on South Market…
This is a photograph taken of downtown Oskaloosa, Iowa in the late 1800's along South Market Street and 1st Avenue East. Market Street is also known as Iowa Route 63 and serves as one of Oskaloosa's main two roads, the other one being A Avenue…
This is a picture of downtown Beacon, Iowa, circa 1910. Note the railroad track running straight through the middle of the busy downtown block pictured here. Beacon used to service more people via railroad than its neighbor, Oskaloosa.