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Pascal house

Back view of the Pascal house, Grand Mound, Iowa in winter. Men are cutting wood. Between the two men on the left is a circular saw. On the right are two horses.

Street scene in Grand Mound

Street scene in Grand Mound, Iowa. Men and boys stand in front of one residential and several commercial buildings.

Ice skaters

Men and boys on ice skates, possibly on the Mississippi River.

Graduation from Cornell College

Graduation from Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, Iowa, 1888. The three women dressed in white dresses are the sisters of Descartes Pascal. From left to right:Lucy, Arcana Celestia (Lettie), and Laura.

Pascal family photo. Back row, left to right:Arcana Celestia (Lettie), John, Laura, Descartes (Dan), George, Lucy. Front row, left to right: (Sarah) Celia C18Pascal family, Aylett, Lee, George Wourms (father), Talitha Cumi [Cotton] (mother). Celiawas…

Unity School

Unity School, west of DeWitt, Iowa. Teacher and students posed outside the one-room schoolhouse.

George Pascal II

George Pascal II, with a bobsled and team of horses in the winter of 1893-94 at the John Pascal farm near Pocahontas, Iowa.

Farm workers

Farm workers threshing oats and stacking straw. A steam engine is on the left and a separator is on the right. Ten with pitchforks are on top of the straw pile.

Teacher and students outside a one-room schoolhouse.

Teacher and students posed outside a one-room schoolhouse. The children in the front row are dressed in white and are carrying flowers. The tallest woman on the left in the back row is Lucy Pascal, sister of Descartes Pascal. The school is located in…

Field with hay stacks

This image depicts a field with several hay stacks. Two men are shown; one is at work stacking the wild prairie grass hay.

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