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North side of Kilbourne Street Looking East, Beacon, circa 1910; Mahaska County, Iowa
This is a picture of downtown Beacon, Iowa, which is in Mahaska County, around the year 1910. Kilbourne Street was and is like the Main Street in other communities. Note the streetcar line in the photograph, which was a popular means of…
World War I propaganda; Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mahaska County
This is a propaganda piece dating to World War I, used to show Americans that we will prevail against Germany and the Ottoman Empire, despite what they say. The individual in the picture is the depiction of Uncle Sam in uniform.
Mary Robidoux, wife of Chief Mahaska the Younger (1810-1852), a.k.a. Frances White Cloud, Ioway Nation; Mahaska County; Iowa
This is a picture taken of Mary Robidoux, who was the wife of Ioway Native-American Nation Chief Mahaska the Younger, also known to the white man as Frances White Cloud. She was not fully Native-American, as she had some French ancestry, so when she…
Pleasant Grove Township; Mahaska County; Iowa
Pleasant Grove Township is located in the northeastern most point of Mahaska County. The only community that still exists in Pleasant Grove Township is Barnes City. However, Agricola and Oneska were other small villages that once existed in the…
Union Mills, IA, 1913 map; Union Township; Mahaska County; Iowa
Union Mills is one of the oldest communities in all of Mahaska County, first being settled in 1844 and establishing a post office by 1850. By the 1850's, Union Mills had a saw mill, the first carding machine in Mahaska County, a brick factory,…
Manoah Hedge (b. June 22, 1846, d. ?); Mahaska County Historian; Teacher; Principal; Superintendent
This is a still photograph taken of Manoah Hedge, who is credited with writing the first contemporary history of Mahaska County Iowa. His book entitled, Past and Present of Mahaska County, Iowa includes detailed, biographical accounts of citizens who…
Main Street in Leighton, 1918; Mahaska County, Iowa
This is a photograph of downtown Leighton, Iowa, in 1918, at which time the First World War was taking place.
Locomotive on the Iowa Central Railroad, Oskaloosa, Iowa, 1905; Mahaska County
This is a 1905 photograph taken of a locomotive on the Iowa Central Railroad three miles north of Oskaloosa, Iowa. Oskaloosa serviced a number of railroad companies in the middle to late 19th Centuries, and into the 20th Century, causing a influx of…
World War I propaganda; Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mahaska County
This is a propaganda piece dating to World War I, used as a tool to try and recruit men to enlist in the American Army. The message basically tries to convince the spectator that if you want to keep your family safe from the enemy, then you should…
Statues to welcome return of Company H from France from World War I, May 14, 1919; Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mahaska County
These are two statues that were made to welcome home the men from Mahaska County, Iowa, who served in France during World War I. This photograph dates to May 14, 1919 and was taken near the Rock Island train depot in Oskaloosa, Iowa, looking north…