One of 138 photos, including primarily portraits, from the Sparks Photo Gallery in State Center, Iowa, circa 1900. Photographs were developed from original glass plate negatives.
This young man is leading two cows toward a barn. There is a car and a pick-up truck in the background. A child plays nearby. Piles of hay are piled on either side of the barn entrance where people are talking.
One of 320 portraits, from an unknown photographer circa early to mid-1930’s. Photographs were developed from original glass plate negatives. Names on the envelopes appeared to be the person responsible for paying rather than the sitter. Most…
A young man is seated at the table on which there are several sheets of paper and a calculator. The man is writing information on one of the sheets of paper. This photograph was featured in the Chemical Department's descriptive brochure for 1978.
