This is a photograph of the event known as the Walton Fire, which took place on the 100 block of High Avenue East, as depicted here looking west. To the left in the image is the Oskaloosa town square. The fire did extensive damage within the 100…
This is a photograph taken during the Oskaloosa Parade sometime in the early 1930's, based on the cars being used. In the foreground is the car entered by the St. James Episcopal Church. In the background is the Central Methodist Church.
This was the scene around Christmas in 1924 if you were in downtown Oskaloosa, Iowa. Pictured here is a Christmas promotional outside of Oppenheimer-Alsop's, which served as toy town and Santa Claus's headquarters that year.
This is what the downtown Oskaloosa, Iowa area looked like in 1925. This photograph was taken of the northwest corner of South Market Street and 1st Avenue West. Note streetcar #102 still in operation at this point, but also note the number of…
This is a photograph taken of the officers from the Oskaloosa Police Department in 1911. Pictured from left to right are the following officers; Front Row; William Cratty, Fred Green, and A.W. Walls, Back Row: R.W. Myers, E.A. Allender, Marion…
This is a picture sent to U.S. Congressman John F. Lacey of the 6th Iowa District of William Howard Taft campaigning for President of the United States on September 25, 1908, in Fairfield, Iowa. Taft went on to win the Election of 1908.
A snapshot taken on the north side of the Oskaloosa town square in 1909. Crissy and Crissy is the store focused on in this picture, as the store was owned and operated by two women, pictured here.
This is an image of the 100 block of High Avenue East looking southeast. Note the trolley in the bottom of the photograph and the reliance that still existed on the horse and buggy. It would take another decade before the automobile's existence…
This is an image of the 100 block of High Avenue West looking northeast toward Market Street in the early 1930's Oskaloosa, Iowa, after the Great Depression had hit the American economy.
John F. Lacey was a successful soldier, attorney, and businessman in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Pictured here is one of his many successful business ventures, the Lacey Hotel, dating from 1903-1913.
