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Chief Jim White Cloud Rhodd (1935-1997), Great Great Grandson of Chief Mahaska, Ioway Nation; Mahaska County; Iowa
This is a picture taken of Chief Jim White Cloud Rhodd, the last Chief of the Ioway Native-American Nation. He was the Great Great Great Grandson of Chief Mahaska of the Ioway Nation. Chief Jim White Cloud Rhodd was the son of Chief Dan White…
A.M. Ellis Mine, 1926; Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mahaska County
This is a picture taken at the A.M. Ellis Coal Mine in 1926. Today, the Oskaloosa golf course is located there. By this point, coal mining was just becoming more modernized, but was and still is a dangerous occupation.
Breaking Sod for the New Friends Yearly Meeting House Attendees, circa 1912, Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mahaska County
Religion has always played a very important role in Mahaska County, Iowa. One of the credits to the county has been its people's tolerance for others to worship freely without fear. This is a roster of the Quakers/Friends responsible for breaking…
Chief Louis White Cloud (1868-1946), Great Grandson of Chief Mahaska, Ioway Nation; Mahaska County; Iowa
This is a picture taken of Chief Louis White Cloud from the Ioway Native-American Nation. Louis White Cloud was born in 1868 and inherited the title of Chief of the Ioway Nation. He was the son of James White Cloud, previous Chief of the Ioway…
Osceola, Seminole Chief, husband of Oskaloosa; Mahaska County; Iowa
This is a likeness of Osceola, famed chief from the Seminole Native American Nation. Oskaloosa, the last known Creek Native-American princess, married Osceola. The town of Oskaloosa, Iowa, received its name from this Native-American princess.
Central Holiness University Faculty and Staff key, circa 1910, University Park, Iowa; Mahaska County
Religion has always played a very important role in Mahaska County, Iowa. One of the credits to the county has been its people's tolerance for others to worship freely without fear. Religion also played a role in Mahaska County at the college…
Welcome home celebration of Company H from France at the conclusion of World War I at Glenwood Park, May 14, 1919; Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mahaska County
This is a photograph taken of the men from Mahaska County who served in World War I at Glenwood Park in Oskaloosa, Iowa. The men were given a hearty welcome as they entered the Rock Island Depot in Oskaloosa, being greeted with a welcome arch and…
World War I troops, June, 1918; Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mahaska County
This is a picture of the men who participated in World War I and was taken in June, 1918. It is not clear if the men pictured here already had served in the war or if they were about to be sent overseas to fight Germany and the Ottoman Empire. The…
Martha Jane Nelson; Farmer; Pioneer; Oskaloosa; Mahaska County; Iowa
Martha Jane Nelson was the only daughter of revered farmer and pioneer, Daniel Nelson, of Oskaloosa, Iowa, in Mahaska County. Martha Jane endured many of the same hardships as her mother and father when first coming to Iowa in 1844, helping with…
World War I troops roster, June, 1918; Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mahaska County
This is a list of the men who participated in World War I and was taken in June, 1918. It is not clear if the men pictured here already had served in the war or if they were about to be sent overseas to fight Germany and the Ottoman Empire. The…