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ObjectID	Object Description
2018.072.020 Catalog, Sales	The Close-To-Nature Company was created in 1908 but was not incorporated under Iowa laws until 1910. The company was set up to do general manufacturing. The company was established and ran by W.H.… Read More
2018.072.021 Incubator	The Close-To-Nature Company was created in 1908 but was not incorporated under Iowa laws until 1910. The company was set up to do general manufacturing. The company was established and ran by W.H.… Read More
2018.072.022 Brochure	The Close-To-Nature Company was created in 1908 but was not incorporated under Iowa laws until 1910. The company was established and ran by W.H. Monroe and Paul Monroe. Even though this company was… Read More
2018.072.023 Letter	This picture is a promotional letter sent by the Close-To-Nature Co. to a customer interested in a canvas home for camping. The sale's manager, Paul Monroe, explains that the company's canvas houses… Read More
2018.072.024 Bench, Picnic	This cover pictures the newly patented TeeSetee created by the Close-To-Nature Company. Essentially, the TeeSetee is bench with a adjustable canopy over top. It can be used for driving golf tees or a… Read More
2018.072.025 Stand	This front cover pictures a portable stand called the Kwikup 1-Way. Its 100% portable and has a quick and easy set up. The advertisement shows the many size options the stand comes in, fitting to any… Read More
2018.072.026 Uniform, Military	This picture contains a union coat and cloak worn by C.C. Turner. Turner was apart of the 40th IVI (Iowa Volunteer Infantry) that served from 1862 to 1865. This regiment was formed in Iowa City in… Read More
2018.072.027 Uniform, Military	This picture is a WWI military uniform worn by Capt. James Norman Hall. Capt. Hall was a Colfax native who served as a pilot for France at the beginning of the war in 1914. Hall then switched over… Read More
2018.072.028 Book	These pictures contain the collection of James Normal Hall. Capt. Hall was a Colfax native who served as a pilot for France at the beginning of the war in 1914. Hall then switched over and was pilot… Read More
2018.072.029 Book	The Kicthner's Mob was written in 1916 by Captain James Norman Hall. Capt. Hall was in the air corps during WWI and fought for France and Britain before fighting for the U.S. in 1916. The Kitchner's… Read More
2018.072.030 Book	I Flew with the Lafayette Escadrille was written by Captain James Norman Hall. During WWI, Capt. Hall was one of the fighter pilots of the Lafayette Escadrille. The plane was commissioned by the US… Read More
2018.072.031 Book	The Far Lands was written by Captain James Norman Hall who was an air force pilot during WWI. The plot is a fictional story about the Tongan, a Polynesian culture located in the present Kingdom of… Read More
2018.072.032 Quilt	This fundraising quilt was made by the Baptist Aid Society in 1907. It contains the names of over 500 individuals from within the community. Many of the names were influential people who made Colfax… Read More
2018.073.001 Bullet, Minie	This picture contains civil war era bullets. These bullets house two types of ammunition called Minie balls and musket balls. Pictured above are four minie balls which have a conical like shape. Even… Read More
2018.073.002 Uniform, Military	These objects pictured above, starting from the left, are a scale slide, scale button, rivet, and a "J" hook. The scale slide and scale button were used predominately by the Union Army while the "J"… Read More
2018.073.003 Lithograph	John Vincent Bloom was born in DeWitt, IA in 1906. Later in 1932, Bloom joined the Stone City Art Colony after being invited by Grant Wood himself. Bloom relocated to Stone City, just outside of… Read More
2018.073.004 Kit	Isabel Sherer Bloom was born in 1908. In 1909, her family moved to Davenport, Iowa from Galveston, Texas. In 1926, Bloom attended the Art Institute of Chicago but transferred to the Vogue School of… Read More
2018.073.005 Sketchbook	John Bloom was an Iowan Artist apart of the Stone City Art Colony near Anamosa, IA. During 1932 through 1969, Bloom worked as an industrial designer, drew and sold lithographs, drew illustrations for… Read More
2018.073.007 Bonnet, War	This Native American Headdress is comprised of decorative feathers that form a ring around a leather band, attached at the base. This particular headdress is called a war bonnet. Contrary to popular… Read More
2018.073.008 Book	This book, titled Farm on the Hill, was written by Madeline Darrough Horn. It was first published in 1936. The plot follows two young boys named Bill and Tom on a family farm in the Midwest during… Read More
2019.001.001 Painting	This painting depicts two open doors. One door reveals a stair case going up to a floor. The other door is open a crack and reveals a star lit sky. It was commissioned by Marvin Cone in 1948. For any… Read More
2019.001.002 Drawing	This is a drawing by the famous Iowan artist, Grant Wood, circa 1933. Grant Wood was born in Anamosa, Iowa. He was a very well known artist and a teacher at the University of Iowa. Grant Wood's most… Read More
2019.001.003 Lithograph	Grant Wood created this lithograph in 1938. Titled, "Vegetables," this lithograph was created in the U.S. and was donated later on by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wood to the Waterloo Center for the Arts. This… Read More
2019.001.004 Lithograph	This hand colored lithograph was commissioned by Grant Wood in 1938. This lithograph was part of a series of lithographs made by Grant Wood. The original copy was drawn by Grant Wood, but not colored… Read More
2019.001.005 Lithograph	Grant Wood commissioned Tamed Flowers in 1938. This piece is a hand colored lithograph. This lithograph was part of a series of lithographs made by Grant Wood. The original copy was drawn by Grant… Read More