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ObjectID	Object Description
2018.019.003 Flag	This flag was used by the the 1st Colored Regiment of Iowa during the Civil War. Alexander Clark, a resident of Muscatine, Iowa, helped organize this regiment. While Clark helped organize the… Read More
2018.019.004 Amendment	The 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which was adopted on August 20, 1920, gave women the right to vote by prohibiting states and the Federal Government from denying citizens the… Read More
2018.019.005 Print, Photographic	Boys posing while playing soldier in Davenport, Iowa, ca. 1915. For any use other than instructional resources, please check with the organization that owns this item regarding copyright restrictions.
2018.019.006 Print, Photographic	Portrait of Two Young Girls with Doll in Baby Buggy, ca. 1890. For any use other than instructional resources, please check with the organization that owns this item regarding copyright restrictions.
2018.019.007 Print, Photographic	Studio portrait of Donald Fanton, holding trolley car toy, in Gilman, Iowa, 1927. For any use other than instructional resources, please check with the organization that owns this item regarding… Read More
2018.020.001 Cutter, Coal	This coal cutter came from Appanoose County, Iowa. Coal cutting machines such was this one produced cuts in seams of coal in underground coal mines. Miners then used mechanical devices or explosives… Read More
2018.020.002 Lamp, Carbide	Carbide lamps such as this one were used by miners in Appanoose County and across the United States to light the dark coal mines in which they worked. These lamps were filled with calcium carbide and… Read More
2018.020.003 Pail, Dinner	Miners in Appanoose County, Iowa used 3-piece dinner pails such as these to hold their lunch. These pails also contained the water that miners used to light their carbide lamps. Content can be used… Read More
2018.021.001 Street	This photograph appeared in the April 6, 1915 Mount Ayr Record-News. The photo accompanied an article that called for the city of Mount Ayr, Iowa, to pave its streets. The photograph shows Taylor… Read More
2018.021.002 Library	This is a photograph of the Mount Ayr Public Library. The library was built in 1916 with a grant from the Carnegie Foundation. The contract for construction was given to Young & Woodward of… Read More
2018.021.003 Monument	This photo of the Soldiers and Sailors' Monument located in Mount Ayr, Iowa, was taken by C. L. Herrington on December 6, 1948. The monument was dedicated on July 4, 1918 and sits on the northeast… Read More
2018.021.004 Bank	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… Read More
2018.021.005 Store, Dealership	This is a photograph of Roe Implement, an International Harvester dealer, located in Mount Ayr, Iowa. Mount Ayr resident C. Z. Roe started the business in 1940 and moved to this location in 1945.… Read More
2018.021.006 Courthouse	Ringgold County's first brick courthouse was built in Mount Ayr between 1883 and 1884. The tower was located on the east side of the courthouse and was 102 feet tall. The bell tower also served as a… Read More
2018.021.007 Courthouse	This picture of Ringgold County's first brick courthouse was included in the June 12, 1896 issue of Twice-A-Week News, one of Ringgold County's early newspapers. The courthouse was built in Mount Ayr… Read More
2018.021.008 Church	This is a photograph of the Methodist Episcopal Church located in Mount Ayr, Iowa. The building, which was dedicated on April 28, 1912, was located in the same location as the wood-framed church that… Read More
2018.021.009 Depot, Railroad	Between 1916 and 1917, the Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad worked to update the Mount Ayr train depot. The depot's freight room was moved from the west end to the east end and 16… Read More
2018.021.010 School	This high school building was located in Benton, Iowa. The building was dedicated on December 22, 1916. The last class to graduate from this building did so in 1958. The building was later torn down… Read More
2018.021.011 Bank	This picture was taken in 1899 or 1900 by M. G. Maxwell, a photographer who occupied the upstairs rooms of the Bowlby building at 107 S. Fillmore Street in Mount Ayr, Iowa. The photograph shows the… Read More
2018.021.012 Station, Service	This filling/service station was built on the south side of the Mount Ayr town square in 1920. In 1941, Mount Ayr residents Claude and Junior Moore rebuilt the station. Over the next few decades, the… Read More
2018.021.013 Station, Service	This photograph of Schafer's filling station located in Mount Ayr, Iowa, was taken in 1979. The station was built in 1940 by Mount Ayr resident Sada Dowling. Day Shafer bought the station in 1944.… Read More
2018.021.014 Gear, Basketball	This is a photograph of the 1918-1919 Mount Ayr High School girls basketball team. Some of the players include Agnes Ross (Far left) and Annamae Armstrong (3rd from left). The team's coach, Ebon… Read More
2018.021.015 Hospital	The Ringgold County Hospital located in Mount Ayr, Iowa, opened in 1951 and employed 21 doctors, nurses, aides, and office workers. An addition to the hospital was built in 1971. In 1984, the… Read More
2018.021.016 Store	In August 1927, Mount Ayr resident George Tennant and his son-in-law Jesse Anderson started the Mount Ayr Mill and Feed Company. The family continued to operate the business for the next 65 years… Read More
2018.021.017 Courthouse	This photograph of Ringgold County's first brick courthouse was taken around 1912. The courthouse was built in Mount Ayr between 1883 and 1884. The bell tower was located on the east side of the… Read More