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Union #5 School, 1932
Front row left to right: Lois Breese, Betty Potter, Alida Potter. Second row: Sylvester Merzil, Alton Ashlot, Mildred Neuzil, Ida Breese. Third row: Marie Neuzil, Ida Breese. Back row: Mary Breese, Marjorie Breese, Lyle Ashlot, Merle Breese.
Old Post Office building, Corner of Linn and Washington Streets, 1931
Original Iowa City Post Office building. Current site of the Senior Center building.
Railroad Arrives
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…
1925-1932: Mayor John Carroll
John Carroll was mayor of Iowa City from 1925 to 1932, serving four terms.
River Junction, Iowa, June 23, 1923
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…
1922: Mayor Emma Harvat
Emma Harvat was mayor of Iowa City from 1922 to 1924, serving one term. She was the first female mayor of Iowa City.
1919-1922: Mayor Ingalls Swisher
Ingalls Swisher was mayor of Iowa City from 1919 to 1922, serving two terms. He resigned during his second term. According to Volume 76 of the Palimpsest, "Swisher, who had only reluctantly agreed to run for a second term as mayor the previous year,…
Johnson County, Iowa Soldiers and Sailors in the Great War 1917-1918
Book published in commemoration of World War I servicemen from Johnson County, Iowa. Includes many group photographs and a listing of all those who served, as well as a list of Gold Star recipients.
Iowa City Flood, 1918
John Williams's Family Photos
Iowa River Bridge During Flood, 1918
John Williams's Family Photos
Iowa River Bridge During Flood, 1918
John Williams's Family Photos
Iowa River During Flood, 1918
John Williams's Family Photos
Iowa River Bridge During Flood, June 1918
John Williams's Family Photos
Iowa River Bridge During Flood, 1918
John Williams's Family Photos
