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ObjectID	Object Description
2018.009.016 Center, Community	This Community House, also known as the Roundhouse, was built in Dexter, Iowa, in 1916 to place another building that was removed in 1915. Several community members worked together to raise funds… Read More
2018.009.017 Clipping, Newspaper	The newspaper clipping shares the story of the Dexter Community House, also known as the Roundhouse. The Roundhouse was built in 1916 to replace another building that was removed in 1915. Several… Read More
2018.009.018 Certificate	Certificates like this one were given to citizens of Dexter, Iowa who bought shares in the "Roundhouse" Community House built in 1916. The money raised by these shares paid for the construction… Read More
2018.009.019 Washer, Clothes	In 1894, inventer W. H. George founded a thresher tooth company and began to build Dexter Washing Machines such as this one. When his factory burned in 1907, associates convinced George to relocate… Read More
2018.009.020 Ad, Newspaper	This is an advertisement for a Dexter Hog Oiler, which was patented in 1916 by William J. Marsh, who operated the Dexter Hog Oiler Company until he sold it to a Cedar Rapids company. Another version… Read More
2018.009.021 Mower, Lawn	The E. L. Boyd Mowing Machine was patented by Elvin L. Boyd in 1950. A photograph of Boyd's sons, Bob and Sam, standing with an early version of the Mowing Machine in 1948 is attached. Content can be… Read More
2018.009.022 Flag, Service	This service flag hung in the window of the Mr. and Mrs. Clabe Wilson family home during and after World War II. All five of the Wilson's sons, who each grew up in Dexter, Iowa, served during World… Read More
2018.009.023 Clipping, Newspaper	This newspaper clipping shares the story of the five Wilson brothers from Dexter, Iowa, who served during World War II. The clipping includes the pictures of three of the brothers, Dale, Daniel, and… Read More
2018.009.024 Print, Photographic	This photo shows the five Wilson brothers, who each served in World War II, with the rest of their family. This photo, which was taken in November, 1941, was the last picture taken of the entire… Read More
2018.009.025 Print, Photographic	These photographs show the five Wilson brothers from Dexter, Iowa, in their military uniforms. The eldest brothers, Delbert and Donald, both served in the Navy (top two pictures). Their younger… Read More
2018.009.026 Print, Photographic	This photograph shows Dr. Nelson M. Percy, the developer of the Percy system of whole blood transfusion. Percy was born in Dexter, Iowa, in 1875. In 1899, he graduated from Rush Medical College, and… Read More
2018.009.027 Obituary	The obituary of Dr. Nelson M. Percy shares many details about his life and work. Percy was born in Dexter, Iowa, in 1875. In 1899, he graduated from Rush Medical College, and interned at Augusta… Read More
2018.009.028 Print, Photographic	This photograph shows Edwin H. Conger, a politician and ambassador. Conger, a Civil War veteran, moved to Iowa from Illinois (where he'd graduated college and law school) in 1868, settling south of… Read More
2018.009.029 Print, Photographic	In this photograph, Sarah Conger, the wife of ambassador Edwin Conger, is pictured standing next to the Chinese Empress Dowager Cixi. Mrs. Conger wrote two books about her time in China, and one was… Read More
2018.009.030 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
2018.009.031 Monument	This monument marks the site of President Harry S. Truman's 1948 speech at near Dexter, Iowa. On September 18, 1948, President Harry S. Truman spoke before a crowd of between 75,000 and 100,000… Read More
2018.009.032 Print, Photographic	This photo shows Conger Reynolds in his military uniform. Born on a farm in Dallas County, Iowa, on March 23, 1891, Conger Reynolds grew up in the small town of Dexter, Iowa. He attended the… Read More
2018.009.033 Print, Photographic	This photo of Conger Reynolds was taken around 1950, when he was working for the Standard Oil Company. Born on a farm in Dallas County, Iowa, on March 23, 1891, Conger Reynolds grew up in the small… Read More
2018.009.034 Print, Photographic	This photo shows Conger Reynolds wearing glasses. The year is unknown. Born on a farm in Dallas County, Iowa, on March 23, 1891, Conger Reynolds grew up in the small town of Dexter, Iowa. He attended… Read More
2018.009.035 Print, Photographic	This photo shows the 1908 graduating class of Dexter High School in Dexter, Iowa. Conger Reynolds is third from the left in the front row. Born on a farm in Dallas County, Iowa, on March 23, 1891,… Read More
2018.009.036 Print, Photographic	This is a photo of Marilyn (Lawson) Bode. In late 1952, Lawson contracted polio and was admitted into Raymond Blank Memorial Hospital in Des Moines. Over the next few months, she underwent treatment… Read More
2018.009.037 Book	In late 1952, Marilyn (Lawson) Bode of Dexter, Iowa, contracted polio and was admitted into Raymond Blank Memorial Hospital in Des Moines. Over the next few months, she underwent treatment and… Read More
2018.009.038 Clipping, Newspaper	This newspaper clipping from 1952 discusses several stories related to polio in Iowa. One of the stories discussed is Marilyn (Lawson) Bode's admittance into Raymond Blank Memorial Hospital in Des… Read More
2018.009.039 Print, Photographic	This is a photograph of of Kenneth Warren Carter from Dexter, Iowa. Due to complications from polio, Carter was placed in an iron lung in Raymond Blank Memorial Hospital in Des Moines. In 1952,… Read More
2018.009.040 Obituary	This program was created for the funeral of Kenneth Warren Carter of Dexter, Iowa. Due to complications from polio, Carter was placed in an iron lung in Raymond Blank Memorial Hospital in Des Moines… Read More