This is an image taken of High Avenue East and a portion of the Oskaloosa town square from on top of the Mahaska County Courthouse in Oskaloosa, Iowa, around 1930. Note the various businesses that were situated on High Avenue East during this time…
Pictured here is the horse and buggy of J.B. McCurdy, owner of J.B. McCurdy and Company, which was a furniture and undertaking business. Located north of the Mahaska County Courthouse on North 1st Street, McCurdy opened his business in 1866 and…
This 1900 photograph taken of Oskaloosa, Iowa's famous town square and Mahaska County Courthouse from 1st Avenue East captures the organization and layout of Midwest towns of the period. Space was set aside at the town square so that horses and…
This photograph was taken on September 17, 1913, where the surviving members from Iowa 33rd Regiment in the Grand Army of the Republic during the Civil War were honored for their service in a parade and reunion outside of the Mahaska County…
