037_ Rowley vs. Clark, 1913 <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Iowa+Government+-+History">Iowa Government - History</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Des+Moines%2C+Iowa+-+History">Des Moines, Iowa - History</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Iowa+Capitol+-+History">Iowa Capitol - History</a> This is a lawsuit filed by citizens of Van Buren and Wapello Counties who objected to the levying of taxes by the state to pay for the purchase of land around the Capitol grounds.(Click on the "x" in the box at the top to view the contents) Reports of Cases at Law and in Equity Determined by the Supreme Court of the State of Iowa, September Term, 1913 by W.W. Cornwall, Reporter. Volume XLV, Being Volume CLXII of the Series. Pages 732-757 Chicago, Illinois; T.H. Flood & Co., Publishers, 1914 1913-12 Document 036_Railroad Track area looking north toward the Capitol and the Allison and Soldiers' and Sailors' Monuments. <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Iowa+State+Capitol">Iowa State Capitol</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Iowa+Capital+and+Capitol">Iowa Capital and Capitol</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Des+Moines%2C+Iowa+-+History">Des Moines, Iowa - History</a> This shows the view from the railroad tracks in 2010 south of the Capitol. Pam Rees 2010 This digital image may be used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission of Iowa Library Services. Still Image 36 035_View from the railroad tracks south of the capitol and looks across the proposed site for the Allison Monument <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Iowa+State+Capitol">Iowa State Capitol</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Iowa+Capital+and+Capitol">Iowa Capital and Capitol</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Des+Moines%2C+Iowa+-+History">Des Moines, Iowa - History</a> Looking up the hill south of the Capitol by the railroad tracks, passengers could see the Capitol. The Allison Monument was to be built near the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument. Unknown Circa 1913 This digital image may be used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission of Iowa Library Services. Still Image 35 034 View near railroad tracks south of the Capitol in 2010 <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Iowa+State+Capitol">Iowa State Capitol</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Iowa+Capital+and+Capitol">Iowa Capital and Capitol</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Des+Moines%2C+Iowa+-+History">Des Moines, Iowa - History</a> This is another view south of the Capitol near the train tracks in 2010. Pam Rees, Iowa Library Services/State Library of Iowa 2010 This digital image may be used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission of Iowa Library Services. Still Image 34 033_View of the state house as seen from the train car windows coming into the capital city by rail <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Iowa+State+Capitol">Iowa State Capitol</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Iowa+Capital+and+Capitol">Iowa Capital and Capitol</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Des+Moines%2C+Iowa+-+History">Des Moines, Iowa - History</a> Here is another view of the area south of the Capitol near the railroad tracks around 1910 before the grounds were cleaned up. This scene is what passengers saw from the train. Unknown Circa 1913 This digital image may be used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission of Iowa Library Services. Still Image 33 032_ View of the Capitol and Soldiers' monument which may be seen from all railway trains going in easterly direction <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Iowa+State+Capitol">Iowa State Capitol</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Iowa+Capital+and+Capitol">Iowa Capital and Capitol</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Des+Moines%2C+Iowa+-+History">Des Moines, Iowa - History</a> Here is a 2010 view of an area south and west of the Capitol that can be seen from the train tracks. Pam Rees, Iowa Library Services/State Library of Iowa 2010 This digital image may be used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission of Iowa Library Services. Still Image 32 031_View of the Capitol and Soldiers' monument which may be seen from all railway trains going in an easterly direction <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Iowa+State+Capitol">Iowa State Capitol</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Iowa+Capital+and+Capitol">Iowa Capital and Capitol</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Des+Moines%2C+Iowa+-+History">Des Moines, Iowa - History</a> This is another view of the Capitol that could be seen from the passenger trains south of the Capitol around 1913 Unknown Circa 1913 This digital image may be used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission of Iowa Library Services. Still Image 31 030_View of the Capitol from the railroad tracks <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Iowa+State+Capitol">Iowa State Capitol</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Iowa+Capital+and+Capitol">Iowa Capital and Capitol</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Des+Moines%2C+Iowa+-+History">Des Moines, Iowa - History</a> This is a view taken in front of the old railroad tracks south of the Capitol in 2010. A small forested area replaces the once barren grounds and the Capitol. The hill above the trees is too tall for the Capitol to be seen past the trees. Pam Rees, Iowa Library Services/State Library of Iowa 2010 This digital image may be used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission of Iowa Library Services. Still Image 30 029_Railroad Tracks <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Iowa+State+Capitol">Iowa State Capitol</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Iowa+Capital+and+Capitol">Iowa Capital and Capitol</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Des+Moines%2C+Iowa+-+History">Des Moines, Iowa - History</a> The railroad tracks in the foreground south of the Capitol used to carry passenger trains and those passing by could look up the hill for a glimpse of the Capitol. It was a very rundown area at the time. Plans were being made to buy the areas around the Capitol and to improve the grounds. Unknown Circa 1913 This digital image may be used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission of Iowa Library Services. Still Image 29 028_Grassy area south of the Capitol. The Allison Monument is just east of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Iowa+State+Capitol">Iowa State Capitol</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Iowa+Capital+and+Capitol">Iowa Capital and Capitol</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Des+Moines%2C+Iowa+-+History">Des Moines, Iowa - History</a> In the distance is the Iowa Capitol and Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument. The Allison Monument is to the east of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, but is hidden by the hill. This photo was taken down near the railroad tracks. Pam Rees, Iowa Library Services/State Library of Iowa 2010 This digital image may be used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission of Iowa Library Services. Still Image 28