Forrest Mayberry . . . lieutenant of the rescue squad, stands near the Glenwood Fire Department's rescue unit, one of the department's newest vehicles in the one-year-old fire station. The rescue unit will be freed for more specialty work when the…
Sitting Amid The Rubble...of what hours earlier had been her mobile home is Sharon Sheppard of Braddyville. The woman, her husband and their daughter were not at home when the Thursday tornado hit, virtually destroying the town of 200 near the…
Watching The Pressure Gauge...on his fired-up steam tractor of 1900 vintage is Emil Ulrich, Crescent farmer, on whose farm a group of steam engine collectors held a field day to operate their hobby equipment.
Working Under A Load...steam engine collectors watch the operation of Bill Cross's 1900 model Russell in a Sunday demonstration. At left is Emil Ulrich, Dr. E.J. Murphy, and Cross. The tractor operates under 150 pounds steam pressure.
A Rifle, Lamps And Old Chairs . . . set off the fireplace in the old log cabin at the Harrison County Historical Village. Preston Niles, creator of the village, had the entire cabin moved from his farm near Ames to near Missouri Valley in 1937 to…
One Of The Largest Bells . . . in western Iowa sits near the end of the village in front of a miniature church containing pews and pulpit of a pioneer church. A corn museum, jail and a school built in 1868 stand behind the church.
Putting The Cover . . . on an original covered wagon in the village's newest building are Agnes Yutesler, Lucille Latta and Preston Niles, who began the village more than 30 years ago.