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Old Capitol in snow cover, The University of Iowa, 1892

Old Capitol in snow cover, The University of Iowa, 1892

View looking south. Medical Building in background, Old North Hall visible on right.
Pentacrest engraving, The University of Iowa, 1869

Pentacrest engraving, The University of Iowa, 1869

South Hall, Old Capitol, and Old North Hall.
Pentacrest in summer, The University of Iowa, 1869

Pentacrest in summer, The University of Iowa, 1869

Cobban & Thompson Boot & Shoes sign is visible on southwest corner of Washington and Clinton Streets.
Pentacrest, The University of Iowa, 1880

Pentacrest, The University of Iowa, 1880

Alva was the son of Timothy W. Townsend, who operated a photograph gallery in Iowa City 1866-1880, and again beginning in 1890. Alva worked in his father's studio beginning at age 17, around 1890. This information is from Annals of Iowa, and the New…
Pentacrest, The University of Iowa, 1880

Pentacrest, The University of Iowa, 1880

Lower left corner reads, "Courtesy of Alva C. Townsend", the son of Timothy W. Townsend. The senior Townsend operated a photograph gallery in Iowa City 1866-1880, and again beginning in 1890. Alva worked in his father's studio beginning at age 17,…
Pentacrest engraving, The University of Iowa, 1865

Pentacrest engraving, The University of Iowa, 1865

Old South Hall (used by Collegiate and Medical departments during this time), Old Capitol, and Old North Hall (library). Old North Hall burned in 1897, along with three-fourths of the library books. By Chicago Lithographing Co.
Pentacrest engraving, The University of Iowa, ca. 1880

Pentacrest engraving, The University of Iowa, ca. 1880

Ink engraving. Medical Building on left, Old South Hall, Old Capitol, and Old North Hall.
Pentacrest engraving, The University of Iowa, 1865

Pentacrest engraving, The University of Iowa, 1865

This image appears as the frontispiece of the 1865-1866 University of Iowa General Catalog. By Chicago Lithographing Co.
Pentacrest engraving, The University of Iowa, ca. 1863

Pentacrest engraving, The University of Iowa, ca. 1863

Old South Hall and Old Capitol on the Pentacrest. Engraving by Middleton, Strobridge & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. This image appears as the frontispiece to the 1863-64 and 1864-65 General Catalogs.
Old Capitol on Pentacrest, The University of Iowa, between 1907 and 1910

Old Capitol on Pentacrest, The University of Iowa, between 1907 and 1910

View looking north. Schaeffer Hall right, constructed 1902. Macbride Hall (1907), right background. Engineering Shed, left, constructed 1901, demolished 1910.
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