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Fire in downtown Oskaloosa, 1900; Mahaska County, Iowa

Fire in downtown Oskaloosa, 1900; Mahaska County, Iowa

Title

Fire in downtown Oskaloosa, 1900; Mahaska County, Iowa

Description

This photograph captures legitimate panic and hysteria from a fire in downtown Oskaloosa, Iowa, in 1900. No records of the fire and the damage it did to people and stores in the downtown area can be found on the incident however. What evidence does exist is the fact that the citizens of Oskaloosa cared about each other, as common people during the day did not hesitate to help their neighbors during this crisis.

Creator

Mahaska County Historical Society

Source

Historical Archives

Publisher

Mahaska County Historical Society

Date

1900?
2008-08-07

Contributor

Roy Robinson

Rights

www.nelsonpioneer.org

Format

still image/jpeg

Type

image

Identifier

Mahaska County Historical Society
http://cdm16125.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p270701coll7,108