This photograph, taken around 1910, shows the east side of the Mount Ayr, Iowa, town square. The large building on the street corner was built in 1892 by brothers Day and Charles Dunning. The Dunning brothers were the sons of Barton and Laura Dunning, Mount Ayr's founders. The Dunning brothers opened Citizens Bank in this building, which operated until 1904, when it became Iowa State Bank. The building next to the bank was a shoe and clothing store operated by J. A. Williams. The Mount Ayr Post Office stood next to this store for many years. Content can be used with the following standards: SS-Econ. 9-12.24 Iowa Impact Upon Economy in a lesson on small town Iowa businesses in the early 1900s. For any use other than instructional resources, please check with the organization that owns this item regarding copyright restrictions.
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