This is a picture taken at the Southern Iowa Fair, held in Oskaloosa, in the early 1900's. The library took an active role in the fair by having a kids corner for reading and entertainment, allowing parents to go out and enjoy the fair.
Pictured here is the construction of the livestock pavilion at the Southern Iowa Fair in Oskaloosa, Iowa in 1917. The livestock pavilion was designed and built by building contractor P.W. Sparks. The pavilion was eventually finished by 1919. The…
Railroad tracks with two small wooden buildings on the left. "Buildings used by Railroad at Souther[n] Jct. Ia. on the Ia. Sou. Ry. north of Centerville"--photograph verso.
