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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…
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.
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 "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.
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.
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.…
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.
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.
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…
OAKLAND
Nishna Heritage Museum
Wilcox Mansion
Photo of/from the front veranda of the Wilcox Mansion at 1132 East Pierce.
Wilcox Mansion
Photo of Glen Wilcox standing on veranda of the Wilcox Mansion at 1132 East Pierce
Time Is Running Out For Wilcox Mansion; Symbol Of More Leisurely Era
The Wilcox Mansion...at 1132 E. Pierce St., as it appeared 30 years ago. This photograph, taken around 1936, was found among the Wilcox mementos.
Time Is Running Out For Wilcox Mansion; Symbol Of More Leisurely Era
Front Hall...of the Wilcox Mansion is inspected by Bob Wilcox and his father Glen. The chandelier is equipped with both gas electricity. Dining room is through door to right. The antique beauty of the home will disappear with the advance of…
End Of A Mansion
When progress makes its move, everything in the way must go--just as this old Wilcox mansion on East Pierce Street was razed Tuesday. Other houses and huge trees in a two-block section also are being cleared for the relocation of HIghway 6.
As City Starts Steaming, Dream OF Wooded Refuge
No Signs Or Paths...pervert these woods near Council Bluffs on Highway 64. It's a 250-acre refuge for wildlife.
As City Starts Steaming, Dream Of Wooded Refuge
Stone Marker...is the only notice that this farm has been set aside for animals
5 Nominated for OYF Award
[Note: photo in file is cropped from photo accompanying this article]
One Of These Five...will be named Outstanding Young Farmer in the council Bluffs area. They are Robert Williams, Stanley Wolkens, Gerald Siebels, E.J. Fischer, Robert Goos.
One Of These Five...will be named Outstanding Young Farmer in the council Bluffs area. They are Robert Williams, Stanley Wolkens, Gerald Siebels, E.J. Fischer, Robert Goos.
Top Young Farmer Doesn't Feel He Is Outstanding
Grinding Corn...is just one of the duties which keep Bob Williams, right, and his hired man, Orville Headlee, busy on the big Williams farm.
Top Young Farmer Doesn't Feel He Is 'Outstanding'
Family Gathering...in the Williams kitchen includes the three boys, left to right, Ronnie, 6; Randall, 9, and Roger, 11, with their cat, "Toby Tyler." and their mother.