This is a scene of a residential area close to downtown Oskaloosa, Iowa, in 1896. Note that the roads on this residential street still have not been paved with blocks of cement and would not be for about a decade later.
This is a photograph of gentleman enjoying a drink after playing eighteen holes of golf at the Elmhurst Country Club in Oskaloosa, Iowa. The course and country club opened in 1928 and was in business until 2008, when it closed its doors, but was…
This is a photograph of Raymond Fletcher Lacey, son of Congressman John F. Lacey from the 6th Iowa District, whose home residence was Oskaloosa, Iowa. This picture of Raymond was taken in 1876. Raymond would go on to live another four years, dying…
The Elmhurst Country Club in Oskaloosa, Iowa originally opened in 1920 as a nine hole course and was exclusively available to members only. In 2008, the course became public and was renamed Oskaloosa Golf. Pictured here are some of the first…
The young Iowans from Oskaloosa portrayed in this picture capture their final moments before departing for Camp Dodge to train as soldiers before embarking to Europe to fight Germany and Kaiser Wilhelm in World War I. The young men that went to Camp…
Prine School was a one-room school house situated just west of Oskaloosa. It opened in 1861 and was named after Henry H. Prine, who donated the property for which the school was to be built. As Oskaloosa began consolidating its one-room school…
Prine School was a one-room school house situated just west of Oskaloosa. It opened in 1861 and was named after Henry H. Prine, who donated the property for which the school was to be built. As Oskaloosa began consolidating its one-room school…
Pictured here is a postcard displaying one of many churches in Oskaloosa, Iowa around 1900. This church happens to be the First Presbyterian Church, which was erected around 1852 by Reverend R. A. McAyeal. The church was located on the corner of…
Pictured here is a postcard exhibiting the qualities of the Downing Hotel, located opposite the town square in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Postcards from the late 19th Century and early 20th Century display the very best sites and scenes available that the…
This is a photograph of men working at the Pomeroy Rock Quarry in Oskaloosa, Iowa. For a number of years, the quarry has supplied construction workers with the supplies they needed in order to achieve success in their line of work. This picture was…
