View from Burlington Street of Johnson County Courthouse surrounded by empty fields and rubble from urban renewal. Also pictured: U.S. Post Office and Goodyear Service Center on Clinton Street.
The location of the Johnson County Savings Bank at the time of this postcard was at 102 South Clinton Street, on the southeast corner of Clinton and Washington Streets.
The Johnson County Savings Bank Building was located at the corner of Washington and Clinton Streets in downtown Iowa City. Postcard sent to Madeline Johnson, postmarked September 9, 1915. George Washington 1-cent stamp.
According to the 1910 Census, John Hands was born about 1850 in England and immigrated in 1881. His wife was named Anna M. Hands and they had three children: Amy C., Stanley M., and Harold L. They lived at 533 South Van Buren. Hands Jewelry Store was…
In the 1910 Census, Jim Aldous, Jr. was listed as a florist at 14 ½ Dubuque Road. His wife was named Margaret and two lodgers lived with them. In the 1908 City Directory, his home address is listed as 710 Church Street. There is an advertisement in…
The Jefferson Building is located at 129 East Washington Street. It was built in 1913. In 1928, after this image was made, an additional two stories were built onto this building. Postcard sent from Mary Stemm to Emma Marolf, postmarked 1918. …
James L. Records was born in 1953. In the 1910 Census, he was listed as a proprietor of a wholesale jewelry company. His wife was named Anna and their children named Catharine, Edwin, Donald, and Theodore. He had a maid named Frances Sokup and a…
Joseph J. Stach was born about 1850 in Germany and immigrated in 1867. His wife was Teresa Stach, and they had six children: Mary E., Philip J., Joseph C., Anna, Alice T., and Carl T. The 1908 City Directory lists him as the proprietor of a shoe…
Joseph H. Novak ran Novak’s Pharmacy at 11 South Dubuque Street. He and his wife Elizabeth lived at 330 Church Street. According to the 1910 Census, they had a daughter named Margaret and a son named Joseph W. He was born about 1872 in Iowa.
John D. Reichardt was listed as a confectioner residing at 425 East Iowa Avenue in the 1910 Census. He was born in 1866. His wife was named Elizabeth and they had a son named Herbert. Also living at the address was his brother, named Louis, and his…
Irving Weber, Bob Woodburn, President of the Iowa City Host Noon Lions Club and Deborah Sales, Director of Development are shown looking at some of the recently purchased items from earnings of the Irving Weber/Lions Club Fund.
Irish's University Business College was located at 205 1/2 Washington Street in downtown Iowa City. Postcard sent to Fern Athey, postmarked June 24, 1912. George Washington 1-cent stamp.