https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/browse/page/4?collection=175&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle&output=atom <![CDATA[Iowa Heritage Digital Collections]]> 2024-03-28T16:05:11+00:00 Omeka https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/78551 <![CDATA[Bridge over the Skunk River in 1896; Iowa; Mahaska County]]> 2017-02-22T15:00:28+00:00

Title

Bridge over the Skunk River in 1896; Iowa; Mahaska County

Description

Bridge going over the Skunk River in 1896. The Skunk River is a mid-size river in terms of both its width and distance. The Skunk River also consists of two branches: the North Skunk River and South Skunk River. The irony of the two branches is that the South Skunk River actually begins its descent to the Mississippi River north of the North Skunk River. The two branches come together in Keokuk County, which borders Mahaska County directly to the East.

Creator

H. Kirk Watkins

Source

Mahaska County Collection

Publisher

The Times Company

Date

2008-06-20

Rights

www.wmpenn.edu/library/library/about.html

Format

still image/jpeg

Type

image

Identifier

Wilcox Library
http://cdm16125.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p270701coll6,11
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https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/78787 <![CDATA[Brigadier General Samuel Allen Rice (b. 1828 d. 1864); Civil War Hero]]> 2017-02-22T14:47:55+00:00

Title

Brigadier General Samuel Allen Rice (b. 1828 d. 1864); Civil War Hero

Description

Samuel Allen Rice was the highest ranking officer in all of Iowa to be lost during the Civil War; being a Brigadier General at the time of his death. Rice was born in southern New York in 1828 and studied to become a lawyer. After graduating from law school and passing the bar exam, he practiced law in Fairfield, Iowa and then Oskaloosa, Iowa. When the Civil War broke out in 1861, Rice was commissioned by Governor Kirkwood as Colonel of the 33rd Iowa Regiment on August 10, 1862. Rice was promoted to Brigadier General after being recognized for saving the day in the Battle of Helena on July 4, 1863; the same day that the Union was victorious in Vicksburg and Gettysburg. Pushing deep into the South, General Rice was mortally wounded at the Battle of Jenkins Ferry, Arkansas, on April 30, 1864 after being struck by a Confederate bullet in the foot. Rice was brought back to his hometown of Oskaloosa in the days that ensued, eventually passing away from his wounds on July 6, 1864. Rice was 36 years old. He is buried at Forest Cemetery in Oskaloosa, Iowa.

Creator

Mahaska County Historical Society

Source

Mahaska County Collection

Publisher

Mahaska County Historical Society

Date

2008-07-21

Rights

www.nelsonpioneer.org

Format

still image/jpeg

Type

image

Identifier

Wilcox Library
http://cdm16125.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p270701coll6,136
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https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/78789 <![CDATA[Brigadier General Samuel Allen Rice (b. 1828 d. 1864); Civil War Hero]]> 2017-02-22T14:47:55+00:00

Title

Brigadier General Samuel Allen Rice (b. 1828 d. 1864); Civil War Hero

Description

Samuel Allen Rice was the highest ranking officer in all of Iowa to be lost during the Civil War; being a Brigadier General at the time of his death. Rice was born in southern New York in 1828 and studied to become a lawyer. After graduating from law school and passing the bar exam, he practiced law in Fairfield, Iowa and then Oskaloosa, Iowa. When the Civil War broke out in 1861, Rice was commissioned by Governor Kirkwood as Colonel of the 33rd Iowa Regiment on August 10, 1862. Rice was promoted to Brigadier General after being recognized for saving the day in the Battle of Helena on July 4, 1863; the same day that the Union was victorious in Vicksburg and Gettysburg. Pushing deep into the South, General Rice was mortally wounded at the Battle of Jenkin's Ferry, Arkansas, on April 30, 1864, after being struck by a Confederate bullet in the foot. Rice was brought back to his hometown of Oskaloosa in the days that ensued, eventually passing away from his wounds on July 6, 1864. Rice was 36 years old. He is buried at Forest Cemetery in Oskaloosa, Iowa. This is a lithographic portrait of Rice taken at the outset of the Civil War.

Creator

Union Historical Company, Librarian of Congress

Source

Mahaska County Collection

Publisher

Mills and Company: Des Moines, IA

Date

2008-07-23

Rights

www.nelsonpioneer.org

Format

still image/jpeg

Type

image

Identifier

Wilcox Library
http://cdm16125.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p270701coll6,137
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https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/78791 <![CDATA[Brigadier General Samuel Allen Rice; Civil War Hero]]> 2017-02-22T14:47:55+00:00

Title

Brigadier General Samuel Allen Rice; Civil War Hero

Description

Samuel Allen Rice was the highest ranking officer in all of Iowa to be lost during the Civil War; being a Brigadier General at the time of his death. Rice was born in southern New York in 1828 and studied to become a lawyer. After graduating from law school and passing the bar exam, he practiced law in Fairfield, Iowa and then Oskaloosa, Iowa. When the Civil War broke out in 1861, Rice was commissioned by Governor Kirkwood as Colonel of the 33rd Iowa Regiment on August 10, 1862. Rice was promoted to Brigadier General after being recognized for saving the day in the Battle of Helena on July 4, 1863; the same day that the Union was victorious in Vicksburg and Gettysburg. Pushing deep into the South, General Rice was mortally wounded at the Battle of Jenkin's Ferry, Arkansas, on April 30, 1864, after being struck by a Confederate bullet in the foot. Rice was brought back to his hometown of Oskaloosa in the days that ensued, eventually passing away from his wounds on July 6, 1864. Rice was 36 years old. He is buried at Forest Cemetery in Oskaloosa, Iowa.

Creator

Mahaska County Historical Society

Source

Historical Archives

Publisher

Mahaska County Historical Society

Date

2008-07-23

Rights

www.nelsonpioneer.org

Format

still image/jpeg

Type

image

Identifier

Mahaska County Historical Society
http://cdm16125.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p270701coll6,138
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https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/78910 <![CDATA[Building a Road in the Early 1900's; Oskaloosa, Iowa]]> 2017-02-22T14:46:36+00:00

Title

Building a Road in the Early 1900's; Oskaloosa, Iowa

Description

Pictured here in this photograph is work being done in order to pave Oskaloosa, Iowa's first modern day road for automobile use. Prior to this, the horse and buggy were the common method of transportation used in the community, as it was across all of America at that time. When communities began building common paved roads for automobile use, towns had to adjust to the idea of the automobile replacing the horse and buggy as a primary means of travel. However, the introduction of the common road did create many construction jobs across the country, so while many had to adjust to the new sight of a paved road, most were ready for the change with all the positive changes the roads brought.

Creator

Chuck Russell

Source

Chuck Russell

Publisher

Chuck Russell

Date

"2009-06-04"

Rights

www.wmpenn.edu/library/about.html

Format

still image/jpeg 2000

Type

image

Identifier

www.wmpenn.edu/library/about.html
http://cdm16125.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p270701coll6,200
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https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/78810 <![CDATA[Buxton Wonders Baseball Team, circa 1900; Mahaska County; Iowa]]> 2017-02-22T14:47:54+00:00

Title

Buxton Wonders Baseball Team, circa 1900; Mahaska County; Iowa

Description

This is a picture of the Buxton Wonders baseball team around 1900. The Buxton Wonders team traveled all over Mahaska County and the surrounding area to play against other teams during this time period. Once Buxton became a ghost town in the 1920's, the team also became something of the past.

Creator

Mahaska County Historical Society

Source

Historical Archives

Publisher

Mahaska County Historical Society

Date

2008-07-31

Rights

www.nelsonpioneer.org

Format

still image/jpeg

Type

image

Identifier

Mahaska County Historical Society
http://cdm16125.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p270701coll6,147
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https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/79212 <![CDATA[C. B. Gruwell & Company Building]]> 2017-02-22T14:44:14+00:00

Title

C. B. Gruwell & Company Building

Description

This photo was taken for the Heritage Documentation Programs, a division of the National Parks Services. The Heritage Documentation Programs is responsible for administering the Historic American Buildings Survey, Historic American Engineering Record, and Historic American Landscapes Survey. All information from the Heritage Documentation Programs is archived in the Library of Congress.

Creator

Library of Congress

Source

http://www.loc.gov/search/?q=mahaska%20county%20ia&fa=digitized:true

Format

image/jpeg

Type

image

Identifier

http://cdm16125.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p270701coll6,354
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https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/78967 <![CDATA[C.L. Barnhouse in Iowa Brigade Band Uniform, Circa 1895; Oskaloosa, Iowa]]> 2017-02-22T14:45:41+00:00

Title

C.L. Barnhouse in Iowa Brigade Band Uniform, Circa 1895; Oskaloosa, Iowa

Description

When citizens of Oskaloosa think of music, the name C.L. Barnhouse comes to mind often. Barnhouse came to Iowa from West Virginia as a young adult in search of a successful music career. In 1890, he made Oskaloosa, Iowa his residence and formed the Knights of Pythias Brigade Band. A self-taught cornet player, Barnhouse and his band practiced their music and routines constantly, establishing themselves among the people of Oskaloosa and that of Iowa as an entertaining and serious band. When Barnhouse came to Iowa, he also created the Barnhouse Music Publishing Company, which emphasized printing and publicizing music created during the late 19th Century. This business was very successful and is still running today in Oskaloosa. Barnhouse died in 1929, leaving a musical legacy to the town of Oskaloosa

Creator

Chuck Russell

Source

Chuck Russell

Publisher

Chuck Russell

Date

"2009-06-12"

Rights

www.wmpenn.edu/library/about.html

Format

still image/jpeg 2000

Type

image

Identifier

www.wmpenn.edu/library/about.html
http://cdm16125.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p270701coll6,229
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https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/78757 <![CDATA[Carbonado Coal Mine, 1896; Carbonado, Iowa; Mahaska County]]> 2017-02-22T14:47:55+00:00

Title

Carbonado Coal Mine, 1896; Carbonado, Iowa; Mahaska County

Description

This is a photograph of the Carbonado Coal Mine in 1896. Carbonado, like so many other communities in Mahaska County, virtually disappeared overnight when the coal mining industry dissipated in the county. Coal mining employees went elsewhere to find work to support their families. This is what shaft #1 looked like at Carbonado.

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?/p270701coll6,121
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https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/78759 <![CDATA[Carbonado Company Store, 1896; Carbonado, Iowa; Mahaska County]]> 2017-02-22T14:47:55+00:00

Title

Carbonado Company Store, 1896; Carbonado, Iowa; Mahaska County

Description

This is a photograph of the Carbonado Company Store in 1896. Since Carbonado was a coal mining community, company stores like the one pictured here received almost all of its business from the men's families that were working in the mines. When the work in the mines was up, the company store was one of the first businesses to go. Carbonado, like so many other communities in Mahaska County, virtually disappeared overnight when the coal mining industry dissipated in the county. Coal mining employees went elsewhere to find work to support their families.

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?/p270701coll6,122
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