https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/browse/page/31?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Iowa&output=atom <![CDATA[Iowa Heritage Digital Collections]]> 2024-03-28T23:19:33+00:00 Omeka https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/78743 <![CDATA[Old Excelsior Mine Shaft #2, 1886, 3 miles south of Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mahaska County]]> 2017-02-22T14:47:55+00:00

Title

Old Excelsior Mine Shaft #2, 1886, 3 miles south of Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mahaska County

Description

This is a picture taken at the Old Excelsior Mine Shaft #2 back in 1886. The mine was located three miles south of Oskaloosa, Iowa, in Mahaska County. Today, many buildings and facilities in Oskaloosa were once the site of a coal mining operation. Take specific note in this picture of the young boys and African-Americans in the picture. It was not uncommon to see a boy the age of 12 at a coal mining operation in the late 19th Century. African-Americans migrated or were moved to Iowa for coal mining jobs, and is a big reason for the African-American presence in Iowa today.

Creator

Mahaska County Historical Society

Source

Historical Archives

Publisher

Mahaska County Historical Society

Date

2008-07-24

Contributor

E.A.M. McFadden and Mrs. Harry Stephen

Rights

www.nelsonpioneer.org

Format

still image/jpeg

Type

image

Identifier

Mahaska County Historical Society
http://cdm16125.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p270701coll6,114
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https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/78741 <![CDATA[Sam Smith Coal Mine, 1895; Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mahaska County]]> 2017-02-22T14:47:55+00:00

Title

Sam Smith Coal Mine, 1895; Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mahaska County

Description

This is a picture taken at Sam Smith Coal Mine back in 1895. The Sam Smith coal mine was located southwest of Oskaloosa College, which today is on the 1300 block of High Avenue West. Today, many buildings and facilities in Oskaloosa were once the site of a coal mining operation.

Creator

H. Kirk Watkins

Source

Historical Archives

Publisher

The Times Company

Date

2008-07-24

Rights

www.nelsonpioneer.org

Format

still image/jpeg

Type

image

Identifier

Mahaska County Historical Society
http://cdm16125.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p270701coll6,113
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https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/78739 <![CDATA[Sam Smith Coal Mine, 1895; Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mahaska County]]> 2017-02-22T14:47:55+00:00

Title

Sam Smith Coal Mine, 1895; Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mahaska County

Description

This is a picture taken at Sam Smith Coal Mine back in 1895. The Sam Smith coal mine was located southwest of Oskaloosa College, which today is on the 1300 block of High Avenue West. Today, many buildings and facilities in Oskaloosa were once the site of a coal mining operation.

Creator

Mahaska County Historical Society

Source

Historical Archives

Publisher

Mahaska County Historical Society

Date

2008-07-24

Rights

www.nelsonpioneer.org

Format

still image/jpeg

Type

image

Identifier

Mahaska County Historical Society
http://cdm16125.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p270701coll6,112
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https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/78737 <![CDATA[A.M. Ellis Mine, 1930; Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mahaska County]]> 2017-02-22T14:47:55+00:00

Title

A.M. Ellis Mine, 1930; Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mahaska County

Description

This is a picture taken at the A.M. Ellis Coal Mine in 1930. Today, the Oskaloosa golf course is located there. By this point, coal mining was just becoming more modernized, but was and still is a dangerous occupation. Note the equipment being used to haul or transport people and coal in the photo.

Creator

Mahaska County Historical Society

Source

Historical Archives

Publisher

Mahaska County Historical Society

Date

2008-07-24

Rights

www.nelsonpioneer.org

Format

still image/jpeg

Type

image

Identifier

Mahaska County Historical Society
http://cdm16125.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p270701coll6,111
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https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/78735 <![CDATA[A.M. Ellis Mine, 1926; Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mahaska County]]> 2017-02-22T14:47:56+00:00

Title

A.M. Ellis Mine, 1926; Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mahaska County

Description

This is a picture taken at the A.M. Ellis Coal Mine in 1926. Today, the Oskaloosa golf course is located there. By this point, coal mining was just becoming more modernized, but was and still is a dangerous occupation.

Creator

Mahaska County Historical Society

Source

Historical Archives

Publisher

Mahaska County Historical Society

Date

2008-07-24

Rights

www.nelsonpioneer.org

Format

still image/jpeg

Type

image

Identifier

Mahaska County Historical Society
http://cdm16125.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p270701coll6,110
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https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/78731 <![CDATA[Scene from the Tioga Train wreck, White Oak Township, September 16, 1899; Mahaska County]]> 2017-02-22T14:48:09+00:00

Title

Scene from the Tioga Train wreck, White Oak Township, September 16, 1899; Mahaska County

Description

On September 16, 1899, a horrific train wreck happened in Tioga, White Oak Township, Mahaska County, Iowa. This happened when a passenger train coming from Belle Plaine crashed directly into a freight train in Tioga. Four passenger train workers from Belle Plaine were killed in the wreck. It took many days for the damage from the wreck to be picked up, as can be seen in the picture here.

Creator

Mahaska County Historical Society

Source

Historical Archives

Publisher

Mahaska County Historical Society

Date

2008-07-24

Rights

www.nelsonpioneer.org

Format

still image/jpeg

Type

image

Identifier

Mahaska County Historical Society
http://cdm16125.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p270701coll6,108
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https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/78729 <![CDATA[Steam Operated Derrick, Oskaloosa, Iowa, early 1900's; Mahaska County]]> 2017-02-22T14:48:15+00:00

Title

Steam Operated Derrick, Oskaloosa, Iowa, early 1900's; Mahaska County

Description

This is an early 1900's photograph taken of a steam-operated derrick operating in the outskirts of Oskaloosa, Iowa. Derricks were used to help pick up derailed box cars on the sides of the railroad.

Creator

Mahaska County Historical Society

Source

Historical Archives

Publisher

Mahaska County Historical Society

Date

2008-07-24

Rights

www.nelsonpioneer.org

Format

still image/jpeg

Type

image

Identifier

Mahaska County Historical Society
http://cdm16125.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p270701coll6,107
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https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/78727 <![CDATA[Rock Island Railroad Depot, Oskaloosa, Iowa, circa 1910; Mahaska County]]> 2017-02-22T14:48:25+00:00

Title

Rock Island Railroad Depot, Oskaloosa, Iowa, circa 1910; Mahaska County

Description

This is a circa 1910 photograph taken of Rock Island Railroad depot in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Oskaloosa serviced a number of railroad companies in the middle to late 19th Centuries, and into the 20th Century, causing an influx of people migrating to not only Oskaloosa, but Mahaska County as well.

Creator

Mahaska County Historical Society

Source

Historical Archives

Publisher

Mahaska County Historical Society

Date

2008-07-24

Rights

www.nelsonpioneer.org

Format

still image/jpeg

Type

image

Identifier

Mahaska County Historical Society
http://cdm16125.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p270701coll6,106
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https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/78725 <![CDATA[Rock Island Railroad Depot, Oskaloosa, Iowa, circa 1910; Mahaska County]]> 2017-02-22T14:59:31+00:00

Title

Rock Island Railroad Depot, Oskaloosa, Iowa, circa 1910; Mahaska County

Description

This is a circa 1910 photograph taken of Rock Island Railroad depot in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Oskaloosa serviced a number of railroad companies in the middle to late 19th Centuries, and into the 20th Century, causing an influx of people to migrate to not only Oskaloosa, but Mahaska County as well. In the right background of the photo is the tower from Jefferson Elementary School.

Creator

Mahaska County Historical Society

Source

Historical Archives

Publisher

Mahaska County Historical Society

Date

2008-07-24

Rights

www.nelsonpioneer.org

Format

still image/jpeg

Type

image

Identifier

Mahaska County Historical Society
http://cdm16125.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p270701coll6,105
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https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/78723 <![CDATA[Locomotive on the Iowa Central Railroad, Oskaloosa, Iowa, 1905; Mahaska County]]> 2017-02-22T14:59:31+00:00

Title

Locomotive on the Iowa Central Railroad, Oskaloosa, Iowa, 1905; Mahaska County

Description

This is a 1905 photograph taken of a locomotive on the Iowa Central Railroad three miles north of Oskaloosa, Iowa. Oskaloosa serviced a number of railroad companies in the middle to late 19th Centuries, and into the 20th Century, causing a influx of people to migrate to not only Oskaloosa, but Mahaska County as well.

Creator

Mahaska County Historical Society

Source

Historical Archives

Publisher

Mahaska County Historical Society

Date

2008-07-24

Rights

www.nelsonpioneer.org

Format

still image/jpeg

Type

image

Identifier

Mahaska County Historical Society
http://cdm16125.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p270701coll6,104
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