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1886-1890, William Larrabee

1886-1890, William Larrabee

William Larrabee, Iowa's thirteenth governor, was born in Ledyard, Connecticut on January 20, 1832. He was the seventh of nine children of Adam and Hannah Gallup (Lester) Larrabee. He was born in Ledyard, Connecticut, where he received his primary…
1918 Yearbook

1918 Yearbook

Judge, Messrs.—Monroe county judges; both broke blood vessels ex-
pounding the law of the ascension of smoke to the unbelievers.
Overburg, Heinie—Shocked to death by Neiters and Code.
Cone, E. A.—Choked to death trying to pronounce two big…
1872-1877, Ada North

1872-1877, Ada North

Ada E. Miles was born in New York in 1841, the daughter of Rev. Milo N. and Mary Miles. In 1865 she married Major George J. North, Governor Stone’s Military Secretary. In 1870 George died, leaving his widow with two small children, Howard and…
Letter from Carver to Pammel, July 27, 1914

Letter from Carver to Pammel, July 27, 1914

July 27, 1914
Dr. L. H. Pammel
Iowa State College,
Ames, Iowa.
My dear Prof. Pammel:
I wish to thank you for your favor of recent date, and will try to see if I can find someone who can furnish the specimens of cotton and okra you wish. It is going…
Letter from Carver to Pammel, July 27, 1914

Letter from Carver to Pammel, July 27, 1914

July 27, 1914
Dr. L. H. Pammel
Iowa State College,
Ames, Iowa.
My dear Prof. Pammel:
I wish to thank you for your favor of recent date, and will try to see if I can find someone who can furnish the specimens of cotton and okra you wish. It is going…
Mill - Motor Mill with three men in photo

Mill - Motor Mill with three men in photo

Motor Mill is located on the Turkey River six miles down stream from Elkader. This six story structure stands approximately fifty feet wide, sixty feet long and over ninety feet high with walls that are five feet thick at the bottom, tapering to two…
Tipton Public Library

Tipton Public Library

Iowa State Traveling Library (ISTL) Panel, District 6, Tipton, IA.

Members:
Mrs. C.R. Smith, Roche Memorial Library Board, Wyoming
Oswald H. Jeorg, Librarian, Davenport Public Library
Ann Walters, Benton County Ex. Home Economist
Mayor,…
Fairfield Public Library

Fairfield Public Library

District 7 Library Meeting in Fairfield, Iowa.

In Attendance:

Mary Dugan, Program Chairman, District 7, Librarian, Burlington Public Library;
Marjorie Ann DeWit, Jefferson County Home Economist, Fairfield, Iowa;
Mrs. June Brown, Extension…
1964 Yearbook

1964 Yearbook

MR. JOHN C. NORTON, M.A.
REV. WILLIAM T. O'CONNOR,
PH.D., S.T.B.
MR. ROY L. OWEN, B.A.
MR. ROBERT J. POROD, B.S.
MR. JOHN W. RABBY, M.A.
REV. THOMAS J. REILMAN, M.S.
MR. JAMES D. RESNICK, M.S.
Mr. John C. Norton, M.A, Assistant Professor of Political…
062_Watrous and Willard Schools

062_Watrous and Willard Schools

This is a page from the collection "Bicentennial Reflections: History of Des Moines Public Schools, 1876-1976" by Dr. Robert R. Denny, published by the Des Moines Public Schools in Des Moines, Iowa in 1976.