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Wetherby's Gallery, Iowa City
Issac A. Wetherby's Gallery, east side of Clinton Street, 1870. Wetherby was Iowa City's first photographer.
Wicked Witch doormat
Post tornado humor. Here, a doormat referencing the "Ding dong, the witch is dead" song from The Wizard of Oz is placed near tornado damage.
Will Rogers at Iowa City Airport, 1928
The Iowa City Municipal Airport was a stopping point for a number of important pioneers in aviation. Will Rogers is shown in these photographs during a stop in Iowa City. In addition to being a famous entertainer, Rogers was a friend of Charles…
Will Rogers at Iowa City Airport, 1928
The Iowa City Municipal Airport was a stopping point for a number of important pioneers in aviation. Will Rogers is shown in these photographs during a stop in Iowa City. In addition to being a famous entertainer, Rogers was a friend of Charles…
Will Rogers at Iowa City Airport, 1928
The Iowa City Municipal Airport was a stopping point for a number of important pioneers in aviation. Will Rogers is shown in these photographs during a stop in Iowa City. In addition to being a famous entertainer, Rogers was a friend of Charles…
Will Rogers at Iowa City Airport, 1928
The Iowa City Municipal Airport was a stopping point for a number of important pioneers in aviation. Will Rogers is shown in these photographs during a stop in Iowa City. In addition to being a famous entertainer, Rogers was a friend of Charles…
Will Rogers at Iowa City Airport, 1928
The Iowa City Municipal Airport was a stopping point for a number of important pioneers in aviation. Will Rogers is shown in these photographs during a stop in Iowa City. In addition to being a famous entertainer, Rogers was a friend of Charles…
Wind-bent rain gutter
The 155-mph winds bent this rain gutter around the trunk of this small tree.
Windmill at 500 East Governor Street, 1970-1976
Small church
Window at 500 East Governor Street, 1970-1976
Small church
Winfield Hughes
In the 1910 Census, Winfield Hughes was listed as being born about 1852 in Pennsylvania. He was a widow, living alone at 804 Iowa Avenue. He ran Hughes Music Store at 108 South Clinton Street, as listed in the 1908 City Directory.
Wishing Well at 500 South Governor Street, 1970-1976
Small church
WM. Lutton
In the 1910 Census, William Lutton is listed as residing at the St. James Hotel at 6 South Clinton Street. In the 1908 City Directory, he is listed as the hotel’s manager.
The attached article was published in the Iowa City Citizen on July 6,…
The attached article was published in the Iowa City Citizen on July 6,…
Wood like knives
The storm's 155 mph winds drove wood beams through the wall of this building. Present-day Capitol House Apartments.
Workers in College Green Park
The F2 tornado crashed through College Green Park, stripping limbs, splitting trunks, and uprooting decades-old trees from the ground.
Yetter's, The Big Store, Iowa City, Iowa
Yetter's was a local department store located at 115 & 117 East Washington Street, downtown Iowa City. It closed in the 1950s. First postcard sent to Eva Weimer, postmarked September 26, 1921, George Washington 1-cent stamp. Second postcard sent…
You shall not pass
Power lines, trees, and other debris create a barricade on South Governor Street.
Younkers at Night, 1950s
111 E Washington Street