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 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.
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,…
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…