Photo shows employees of C.A. Swanson & Sons in Malvern, IA after Manager Leland Lewis gave out the payroll in silver dollars. The bags of dollars totaled $2,500 which were circulated about the town after payday showing how important the income was…
The Malvern Cold Storage Co. had storage facilities for the large apple industry in Southwest Iowa. The plant was owned by L.W. Boehner for many years. The company also produced chickens, sold butter & ice cream and other products. Malvern, IA
Photo of the former First Presbyterian Church in Malvern, IA built in 1872. Church was merged with the Malvern United Methodist Church in 1970 and used as a Senior Center Meal Site the 1980s & 1990s.
Photograph of the Methodist Episcopal church in Malvern, Iowa ca. 1900-1905. The photo was the second structure for the organized church. It was built in 1893. The photograph was taken prior to a remodeling project. Eventually the church became the…
