Pictured here is the Oskaloosa City Hall as it appeared around the year 1920. The building was originally finished in 1912. The building still stands in its original location today, but has been renovated as time has passed. Note the various…
This was a photograph taken after the Bennett-Loughridge house fire on May 23, 1909, of fire horses Doris and Coly with driver Elmert Patterson, captain of the Oskaloosa Fire Department. Also riding in the picture is John Starlin, one of the town's…
The Young Men's Christian Association has played a pivotal role in the history of Mahaska County. Located in Oskaloosa, this YMCA has served as a place for growth spiritually and athletically for over a hundred years. This photograph was taken of…
Pictured here are F.E. Green and N.J. Bentley from the Green and Bentley Drug Company in 1896. It was common for business owners to pose outside of their stores to promote their place of business during this time period. The Drug Co. was…
This is a scene taken at a parade held in downtown Oskaloosa in the late 1800's. The heavy concentration of trees in the middle of the photograph is the town square at that point. Over the years, the town has been able to modify the town square…
This is a photograph taken of of the McNeill home in the late 1880's. The home was located on Park Place on the northeast side of Oskaloosa. The home burned down in May of 1924. At the time it burned down, the McNeill home was one of the finest…
This is the title page to Manoah Hedge's history of Mahaska County. Notice the Penn College library stamp on the right side of the document. In 1933 Penn College became William Penn College and in 2000 change the name to William Penn University.
This photo illustrates the hard work and stamina required to do physical labor like these pavers are doing. These men are paving a section of Oskaloosa known as Cemetery Hill and the year is 1915, before more efficient machinery was used to do a lot…
This photograph captures a scene of men paving the 200 block of High Avenue West in downtown Oskaloosa, Iowa. The hours were long and hot, as the job could only be done when there was no rain.
