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Nishna Heritage Museum
New Church Display Ta Oakland History Museum
Enjoying one of the newest displays at the Nishna Heritage Museum in Oakland are Alan Vieth, vice president of the Oakland Historical Society, and Merle Davis, president. This church display contains antiques donated by four area churches, including…
Museum Preserves Heritage - Oakland Proud Of Collection
Working This Weaving Loom . . . at the Nishna Valley Heritage Museum is Mrs. Merle Davis shown in a 1976 file photo. The museum has collected items which show what everyday life was like in a small town in the late 19th Century.
Fall Festival Planned
Trying Her Hand . . . at a loom brought to Oakland by pioneers is Mrs. Merle Davis. Two nearby communities failed to grow because the railroad came to Oakland.
Opening Sept. 7 For Heritage Museum At Oakland - Displays Show Life Of Yesteryear
(top) Dusting Off . . . the old pot belly stove in the "country store-post office" in the Nishna Heritage Museum at Oakland is Mrs. Sadie White, president of the Oakland Historical Society. Open house at the new museum will be held Sept.…
Landmarks Identify Communities
The Castle . . . as it is known to Oakland residents, has guarded the town's southern entrance along Highway 6 since about 1917. The home, now owned by Michael O'Brien, got its nickname from the stylish turret at southeast corner of the home.
Oakland "Castle" Beloved Landmark
Northbound Motorists . . . on Highway 6 see this view of a distinctive home just before they enter Oakland. The granite stone house called "The Castle", has 18-inch-thick exterior walls. The outside remains the same as when it was built in 1913.
Oakland, Iowa
File #2 1972-1993
American Beef Packers . . . is the largest industry in Oakland. The packing plant, which often processes about 10,000 head of cattle a week, employs more than 300 area residents. The company has a newly constructed beef confinement facility near…
Oakland Stores Get Fresh Look
Mrs. Jim Johnson . . . co-owner of Carley and Johnson, appliance and furniture dealers in Oakland, proudly displays the restoration work done on the 90-year-old structure which houses her business and three others.
Sunday School Isn't The Same
Standing Side By Side . . . are the Oakland Christian Church and the newly completed Education Building. The brick addition is connected directly with the main sanctuary and provides a new entrance into the church. Dedication ceremonies for the…
Agribusiness Is Important To Oakland
The New Home . . . of the Citizens State Bank at Oakland is the first new business building in downtown Oakland in several years. Of colonial design, the bank is located on Oakland Avenue, just a block from the bank's old location.
Oakland, Iowa
File #2 1972-1993
New Horsepower . . . pulled an old covered wagon slowly down Oakland's Main Street Monday afternoon during the parade of the Oakland Fall Festival. Theme of the parade was "Through The Years In America."
Oakland Salon Gets Facelift: First In Renovation Program
(top) The Main Street Of Oakland . . . will undergo a face-lifting in the near future, through a program started by the Oakland Commercial Club, in cooperation with town merchants and landowners. Facades of some of the downtown buildings have…
Like A Bull In A China Shop
With all the destructive force of a bull in a china shop, a bulldozer Wednesday crunches through one of the J.F. Wilcox Greenhouses at North Avenue and Highway t. Contractor Sam Thomas is clearing the 14-acre site for new owners Midlands Financial…
As Easy As...1 2 3
Towering Chimney, the last landmark of the J.F. Wilcox greenhouses off Highway 6 near North Avenue, fell to the ground Thursday afternoon with the help of a 2,000-pound wrecking ball at the end of an 85 foot crane boom.
The ticklish operation…
The ticklish operation…
As Easy As...1 2 3
Towering Chimney, the last landmark of the J.F. Wilcox greenhouses off Highway 6 near North Avenue, fell to the ground Thursday afternoon with the help of a 2,000-poung wrecking ball at the end of an 85 foot crane boom.
The ticklish operation…
The ticklish operation…
As Easy As...1 2 3
Towering Chimney, the last landmark of the J.F. Wilcox greenhouses off Highway 6 near North Avenue, fell to the ground Thursday afternoon with the help of a 2,000-pound wrecking ball at the end of an 85 foot crane boom.
Huge Greenhouse Complex Being Closed By Wilcoxes; New Operation Planned
Sorting Through Articles...that were put on auction block is J.F. "Jack" Wilcox, Jr., president of J.F. Wilcox and Sons Florists.
Huge Greenhouse Complex Being Closed By Wilcoxes; New Operation Is Planned
The Wilcox Greenhouses...are like a "sea of glass" on Highway 6, between North Avenue and Oak Street. The greenhouses which have been in use since the early 1900s, will be closed Sept. 1.