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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.

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Corner of Dubuque and College Streets. Pre-Pedestrian Mall. Hotel Jefferson in the background.

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Pedestrian mall, College and Dubuque Streets. This photo features the fountain informally called "Three Women Peeing," an unnamed sculpture created by Bob Satter and Brian Gutheinz. It was a tubular fountain on stepped brick platform, made with steel…

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Patches of pink fluff insulation drape over tree limbs as the F2 tornado winds down. How many miles did this insulation fly? Where did it come from?

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In the fall of 1922, the Iowa City Municipal Airport was designated by the U.S. Postal Service as the eastern terminus for air mail service. Planes from Chicago would stop in Iowa City during their regular Chicago to San Francisco routes. Most of…

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In the fall of 1922, the Iowa City Municipal Airport was designated by the U.S. Postal Service as the eastern terminus for air mail service. Planes from Chicago would stop in Iowa City during their regular Chicago to San Francisco routes. Most of…

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In the fall of 1922, the Iowa City Municipal Airport was designated by the U.S. Postal Service as the eastern terminus for air mail service. Planes from Chicago would stop in Iowa City during their regular Chicago to San Francisco routes. Most of…

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Photo postcard of Methodist Episcopal Church in Iowa City

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Photo of organ

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Pedestrian mall at South Dubuque Street after urban renewal. Hotel Jefferson, Plaza Centre One.

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College Street, 100-Block in the pedestrian mall, downtown Iowa City.

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People gathered in downtown Iowa City, slide printed September 1979

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View of the pedestrian mall in downtown Iowa City, with a focus on the fountain at the corner of Dubuque and College St.

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Pedestrian Mall and fountain. Dated August 1980. This photo features the fountain informally called "Three Women Peeing," an unnamed sculpture created by Bob Satter and Brian Gutheinz. It was a tubular fountain on stepped brick platform, made with…

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View of the pedestrian mall in downtown Iowa City, finished in 1978, with a focus on the fountain at the corner of Dubuque and College St. Subscribers paid one dollar for each brick in the fountain.

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View of the pedestrian mall in downtown Iowa City, finished in 1978, with a focus on the fountain at the corner of Dubuque and College St.

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View of the pedestrian mall in downtown Iowa City, finished in 1978, with a focus on the fountain at the corner of Dubuque and College St.

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View of the pedestrian mall in downtown Iowa City, finished in 1978, with a focus on the fountain at the corner of Dubuque and College St.

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View of the pedestrian mall in downtown Iowa City, finished in 1978, with a focus on the fountain at the corner of Dubuque and College St.

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Paul Shaw was an important figure in the early days of aviation in Iowa City. Shaw founded the Shaw Aircraft Company and ran the airport

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In the 1910 Census, Paul Korab is listed at 729 North Linn Street and had a wife named Marie and a son named Edward. He was born in 1858 and was a cashier at the Iowa City State Bank, which was at the corner of Clinton and College Streets.

The…

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The Jefferson Building is located at 129 East Washington Street. It was built in 1913. Postcard sent to Katie Reis, postmarked March 4, 1916. George Washington 1-cent stamp.

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The Jefferson Building is located at 129 East Washington Street. It was built in 1913.
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