This is a photograph taken of bar association members practicing law in Mahaska County between the years 1890-97. Note Congressman John F. Lacey in the middle of the front row.
This is a picture taken of men working on the construction of the new City Hall building in Oskaloosa, Iowa, in the Spring of 1912. It would be completed before the end of that year.
This 1904 photograph depicts men performing telephone line repair after a major ice storm hit Oskaloosa in 1904. The workers are looking east on B Avenue in the picture.
This picture captures the appearance and stamina of people who perform physical labor all day long. These are brickyard workers from the Oskaloosa Brick Yard in 1900. One can tell that the men had already put in a full day's work, based on their…
This photo illustrates the hard work and stamina required to do physical labor like these pavers are doing. These men are paving a section of Oskaloosa known as Cemetery Hill and the year is 1915, before more efficient machinery was used to do a lot…
This picture shows the hard work that went into constructing homes in 1904. This is the Bun England house and was located on N. Market Street in downtown Oskaloosa, Iowa.
The first Woolworth's store opened in Oskaloosa in 1905 and was situated on South Market Street. The establishment was independently owned and operated. Today, Woolworth's is no longer in operation in Oskaloosa, but functioned in the community for…
Looking west and northwest from the 100 block of High Avenue East in Oskaloosa, Iowa, in 1895. Note the old department stores in the area. If the person taking this picture was looking southwest, then he/she would be staring at the town square.
This is a view of the 200 block of North Market Street in 1887. Not many business or stores would be found on this block in Oskaloosa in the 19th Century and has continued to stay that way. By and large, the 200 block of North Market Street serves…