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| 2018.006.004 Grandstand |
This grandstand stood near the baseball diamond that was located on the south side of the Chicago Northwestern Railroad tracks. The grandstand was built by William Tuttle. Content can be used with… Read More | 
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| 2018.006.005 Print, Photographic |
Photograph of Ole Weland, a resident of Norway, Iowa, who served during the Civil War. While on leave from the Iowa 15th Infantry, Weland and two other soldiers from Norway, Andrew Tow and Lars Uhr… Read More | 
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| 2018.007.001 Automobile |
1901 Frazee, the first registered gas-powered vehicle in Iowa. George T. Frazee, an Osage jeweler, designed and built the 1901 Frazee at his home on the corner of 9th and Pleasant Street in Osage… Read More |
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| 2018.008.001 Primer |
Primers such as this one were used to teach 2nd, 3rd, and 4th generation Norwegian-Americans the Norwegian language, as religious instruction in the Norwegian language continued in many Norwegian-… Read More | 
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| 2018.008.002 Typesetter |
This typesetting machine was used by the newspaper, "Decorah-Posten." "Decorah-Posten" was a Norwegian-language newspaper that was started in Decorah, Iowa, in 1874 by Brynhild Anundsen, an immigrant… Read More | 
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| 2018.008.003 Strip, Comic |
One of the popular features of the "Decorah-Posten" newspaper was the comic strip "Han Ola og Han Per", which was introduced in 1918. This comic strip, drawn by Peter Julius Rosendahl, a farmer… Read More |
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| 2018.008.004 Strip, Comic |
One of the popular features of the "Decorah-Posten" newspaper was the comic strip "Han Ola og Han Per", which was introduced in 1918. This comic strip, drawn by Peter Julius Rosendahl, a farmer who… Read More | 
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| 2018.008.005 School |
In the 1860s, a handful of Norwegian immigrants to Iowa who were followers of the State Church in Norway, or the Norwegian Synod, tried to develop a system of parochial schools where they could teach… Read More | 
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| 2018.008.006 Typewriter |
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| 2018.008.007 Print, Photographic |
When the Synod leaders, including Koren, wanted to create separate Norwegian-American schools that taught all of the subjects along with religion and the Norwegian language, the lay people (members… Read More | 
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| 2018.008.009 Interview |
Pictured above is a collection of interviews from former pupils of the Norwegian school located near Decorah, IA. This school, built in 1879, was located on the Rovang Farm near Nordness, Iowa, which… Read More | 
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| 2018.009.002 Box, Chocolate |
Heart-shaped, Valentine's Day-themed chocolate box sold by Drew's Chocolates. Content can be used with the following standards: SS-Econ. 9-12.24 Iowa Economy in a lesson on how the food industry of… Read More | 
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| 2018.009.003 Brochure |
This brochure was used by Drew's Chocolates for advertisement purposes, and was signed by Helen Drew. The inside of the brochure contains a menu of the different sweets that the shop sold and a list… Read More | 
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| 2018.009.004 Clipping, Newspaper |
This 1968 newspaper clipping from the Des Moines Register shows Helen Drew demonstrating her candy making process. To heat and melt the chocolate, Drew placed a pan over a kerosene lamp. Content can… Read More | 
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| 2018.009.005 Poster |
This wanted poster provided information about the famed criminal couple Bonnie and Clyde. In July 1933, the couple, along with their gang, the Barrow Gang, took shelter near Dexter, Iowa after a… Read More | 
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| 2018.009.006 Cap, Radiator |
This radiator cap was stolen from Bonnie and Clyde's 1933 Ford by a local man. It was later donated to the Dexter Historical Museum by the man's family. Content can be used with the following… Read More | 
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| 2018.009.007 Monument |
This historical marker was dedicated in 2008 at the site of the Bonnie and Clyde shootout that occurred on July 24, 1933, in Dexfield Park, which is located north of Dexter, Iowa. During the shootout… Read More | 
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| 2018.009.008 Print, Photographic |
Photograph of Eugenie Anderson, the first woman ambassador in the history of the United States. Helen Eugenie Moore was born on May 26, 1909, in Adair, Iowa, one of five children of Rev. Ezekial A.… Read More | 
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| 2018.009.009 Print, Photographic |
On September 18, 1948, President Harry S. Truman spoke before a crowd of between 75,000 and 100,000 people outside of Dexter, Iowa. Dexter was the site of the 1948 National Plowing Match. Truman was… Read More | 
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| 2018.009.010 Scoreboard |
This tally board was used during the 1948 National Plowing Match held in Dexter, Iowa. The board stood behind President Harry Truman when he addressed the crowd gathered at the event on September 18… Read More | 
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| 2018.009.011 Clipping, Newspaper |
This newspaper clipping advertises Dexfield Park, one of Iowa's first amusement parks. The park was located halfway between the towns of Dexter and Redfield. The clipping includes directions to the… Read More | 
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| 2018.009.012 Advertisement |
This advertisement for Dexfield Park, one of Iowa's first amusement parks, shares some of the features that the park offered, including baths, a skating rink, free motion pictures, and more. Content… Read More | 
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| 2018.009.013 Print, Photographic |
This photograph shows some of Dexfield Park's attractions. The wooden building in the center was the park's swimming pool and the merry-go-round can be seen to the left. Content can be used with the… Read More | 
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| 2018.009.014 Ad, Newspaper |
This advertisement for Dexfield Park, one of Iowa's first amusement parks, encouraged residents of Des Moines to travel to the park for a Fourth of July celebration. The ad includes directions to the… Read More | 
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| 2018.009.015 Map |
This map, which may have been included in a newspaper clipping, shows the location of Dexfield Park and several nearby cities. The amusement park closed around 1928. In 1933, it was the site of a… Read More | 
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