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ObjectID	Object Description
2018.021.043 Depot, Railroad	The town of Benton, Iowa, was established in 1888 with the name Bloomington. The town's name changed to Benton in 1890. The town was located near a Chicago, Kansas City, & St. Paul Railroad… Read More
2018.021.044 Store, lumber	The Mount Ayr Lumber Company opened this lumber yard in January 1910. Three men, I. J. Dalbey, Frank Sheldon and Howard Tedford, co-owned the company, and the lumber yard was managed by Charles Mapel… Read More
2018.021.045 Banner	On August 31, 1962, the town of Mount Ayr, Iowa held a vote to decide if it should build a swimming pool or not. This photograph shows Ringgold County resident Marvin Reynolds and Ringgold County… Read More
2018.021.046 Jail	The Ringgold County Jail was built in Mount Ayr, Iowa, in 1896. The jail housed its first prisoner that same year. In 1927, a new courthouse and jail replaced this building, and the American Legion… Read More
2018.021.047 Hotel	The Mount Ayr Hotel was first constructed in Mount Ayr, Iowa, between 1865 and 1880. The hotel was condemned in 1922, but attorney George Bartow bought the hotel in 1923 and reopened it in 1924.… Read More
2018.021.048 Store, General	This general store was located in the small town of Caledonia, Iowa, in Ringgold County. On July 20, 1933, the Barrow Gang, composed of Clyde Barrow, Bonnie Parker, Clyde's brother Buck, Buck's wife… Read More
2018.021.049 Print, Photographic	On May 13, 1922, the Moore & Campbell furniture and flooring store in Mount Ayr, Iowa, gave away a sewing machine as part of a contest or promotion. This photograph shows the crowd that gathered… Read More
2018.021.050 Poster	This poster advertised the 25th Annual Ringgold County Basketball Tournament held in 1943. Every high school boys basketball team in Ringgold County participated in this tournament, which was held… Read More
2018.021.051 School	This small school building, known as the Eureka School, was located in Rice Township, Ringgold County, Iowa. The building, which cost $500 to build, measured 26 feet x 27 feet. The building's windows… Read More
2018.021.052 Church	This photograph shows the Catholic Church (St. Josephs Catholic Church) in Mount Ayr, Iowa, as it appeared around 1986. A Protestant group, the Christian Congregation, constructed the church in 1883… Read More
2018.021.053 Depot, Railroad	The Chicago Great Western Railroad (formerly the Chicago, Kansas City, & St. Paul Railroad) depot was one of two train depots located in Diagonal, Iowa. The town of Diagonal was named after a… Read More
2018.021.054 Print, Photographic	This photograph was taken during a Good Roads rally that the Ayr Line Highway Association held in Redding, Iowa, on May 5, 1911. Groups across the United States held rallies like this one to advocate… Read More
2018.021.055 Store, Clothing	Montgomery E. Freeland first opened Freeland's Department Store in 1891. After his death in 1895, Freeland's wife, Marjorie, and his son, John, continued the business. They moved the store to this… Read More
2018.021.056 Store	This photograph, taken during the late 1940s, shows the east side of Mount Ayr's town square. Visible businesses include Clyde Lesan & Co., which dealt in farm loans, real estate, abstracts, and… Read More
2018.021.057 Caf_	This photograph shows Holland's Cafe in Diagonal, Iowa, during the 1930s. Robert and Leah Holland bought this cafe in 1928 and later traded it for a farm in 1943. Content can be used with the… Read More
2018.021.058 Depot, Railroad	The Keokuk & Western Railroad built this depot in Ellston, Iowa, after building a rail line through the area in 1882. Ellston was originally named Wyrt, Iowa, however, the town of Van Wert, Iowa… Read More
2018.021.059 Bank	This photograph shows the east side of Decatur Street in Kellerton, Iowa. The Kellteron State Bank, located on the street corner, sold out to the Mount Ayr State Bank in 1931. The Mount Ayr bank used… Read More
2018.021.060 Print, Photographic	This photograph shows Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Wood of Mount Ayr, Iowa. J. E. "Johnny" Wood was Mount Ayr's longest serving train depot agent. He began his tenure at the Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy… Read More
2018.021.061 Store, Clothing	William Timby, a Mount Ayr, Iowa, resident, constructed this building in 1890 after a fire destroyed a wood-framed building that stood in this location. In 1891, Montgomery Freeland opened Freeland's… Read More
2018.021.062 Depot, Railroad	This photograph shows the Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad depot in Kellerton, Iowa, as it appeared around 1910. Kellerton, named after Ringgold County judge Isaac W. Keller, was the first… Read More
2018.021.063 Church	Mount Ayr's first First Baptist Church was built in 1872. This brick building, located across the street from the original, was built in 1915. An addition to the building was built in 1963. The… Read More
2018.021.064 Station, Service	This photograph shows Dugan's Conoco station located in Mount Ayr, Iowa, as it appeared in the 1980s. Mount Ayr resident Earl Dugan built this station in 1939, and he operated it until his retirement… Read More
2018.021.065 Bank	This building, located at 121 W. Monroe in Mount Ayr, Iowa, contained A. O. Ingram's Dry Goods Store and the Mt. Ayr Bank. Ringgold County residents C. B. Morris and George Allyn founded the Mt. Ayr… Read More
2018.021.066 Depot, Railroad	This photograph shows the Chicago Great Western Railroad depot in Knowlton, Iowa, as it appeared around 1910. Knowlton was established in Jefferson Township when the Chicago Great Western Railroad (… Read More
2018.021.067 School	This brick high school opened in Beaconsfield, Iowa, on September 1, 1930. In 1956, the school's girls basketball team qualified for the state tournment despite having a total enrollment of 19… Read More