William W. Morrison is listed in the 1911 City Directory as the proprietor of Crescent Pharmacy, located at 117 East College Street. His residence is listed as 314 East Fairchild and wife as Susan B. The 1910 Census lists his birth year as about…
Willard F. Main ran a jewelry and stationary business at 127 ½ Dubuque Street. His home was listed as East Iowa City in the 1908 City Directory. The 1909 City Directory lists him at Garden and Friendship. The company began as W. F. Main Co. in 1888.…
Photograph features a recognition tree made of donor plaques. To be recognized on a leaf on the tree, individuals or service organizations contribute $1,000 and businesses $2,000 to the endowment fund. The boulders under the tree recognize gifts of…
One of eight murals created in 1934 by Mildred Pelzer that depict historic scenes of Iowa City. The paintings were commissioned by the Jefferson Hotel and graced the lobby of the hotel located on the corner of Washington and Dubuque streets for many…
On the left: Mary Leslie (daughter of Barbara Stratton), Barbara Stratton (daughter of Mary Ritter, first white woman married in Johnson County, 1838), Theodore Stover, Frances Stover. On the right: Lynn Richardson, Kate Richardson (daughter of…
Iowa City Public Library Friends Foundation celebrate merger with a new Donor Wall. Marv Hartwig, President, Dave Johansen, treasurer, Kent Swaim, Library Trustee President, and Deborah Sales, Director of Development are shown with the new cumulative…
Deborah Sales, Director of Development, Marty Maiers, President, Old Capitol Kiwanis Club and Debb Green, Coordinator of Children's Services are shown with puppets and books that will be used to comprise storytelling kits recently purchased by the…
One of eight murals created in 1934 by Mildred Pelzer that depict historic scenes of Iowa City. The paintings were commissioned by the Jefferson Hotel and graced the lobby of the hotel located on the corner of Washington and Dubuque streets for many…
Text on the front of the postcard reads, "Plum Grove, Historic Home of Robert Lucas/First Governor, Territory of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa." The caption on the back repeats the text of the front.