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This 'Library' Boasts Bar, Wine Cellar, Chandeliers
Jan and Dennis Stamp pose in front of The Library, their newly-opened restaurant in Harlan. Built in 1929, the building closed as the city's public library in 1983.
Harlan, Iowa
File #1: 12/31/87
The Shelby County Courthouse in Harlan, Iowa was built in 1892 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It was designed in the Richardsonian Romanesque style by Charles E. Bell of Council Bluffs and built for $62,733.90. It is…
Log Home At Harlan New Trend?
Admiring The Texture . . . of an exposed-log wall in one of the bedrooms is LaVale Jensen of Harlan. The adaptability of the logs enabled the Jensens to choose between paneling, dry-walling or leaving the logs exposed for a variety of interior…
Log Home At Harlan New Trend?
A Beetle Log Home . . . adds a touch of history to the neighborhood of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Jensen of Harlan. Built by Jensen in just 86 days, the house has over 1,200 feet of living space. Although the house has no basement, a large utility room is…
Antiques Find New Home In Historical Museum At Harlan
The New Shelby County Museum . . . in Potter's Park in Harlan dwarfs two nearby cabins which have been renovated and are being furnished according to the period of their construction. The museum, measuring 44 by 90 feet, has two levels for various…
Dedicate Harlan High Sunday - $2.25 Million Structure
Dedication Ceremonies . . . will be held Sunday at the new Harlan Community High School, a $2.25 million building which is the largest structure in Shelby County.
Airport Facelifting
Lawren Rushenberg, manager of Harlan Municipal Airport, watches planes land and take off as he stands amid grading work preceding construction of a new runway. The project, at the approximate cost of $700,000, shared by the city of Harlan, the…
Modern-Traditional Blend In Harlan's Catholic Church
Mural . . . of faceted glass on St. Michael's Catholic Church in Harlan overlooks College Place.
Harlan: A Community That's Sold On Itself - Young, Progressive Supporters
Around The Courthouse . . . square, modernization is evident in store fronts as well as interiors.
Harlan: A Community That's Sold On Itself - Young, Progressive Supporters
Largest Employer . . . at Harlan is Western Iowa Pork plant, with 165 workers and a payroll approaching $1 million annually. Between 2,800 and 3,000 hogs are killed here daily.
. . . How It Was Named
Harlan
Harlan, Iowa
File #1: 12/31/87
Harlan, May 28 --Rock On Rollers -- This group has accomplished the unusual -- they square dance on roller skates. The Harlan teen-agers, who have appeared on several television programs, will audition in New York early next month for the Ted Mack…
Letter to Amelia Bloomer from Mary J. Coggeshall
A letter to Amelia Bloomer from Mary J. Coggeshall, Des Moines, Iowa, asking Bloomer for assistance in procuring signatures from Pottawattamie on a petition re: presentation of amendment in the Legislature.
Letter to Amelia Bloomer from Mary C. Vaughan
A letter to Amelia Bloomer from Mary C. Vaughan, Sackets Harbor, New York, referencing speeches and occasions.
Letter to Amelia Bloomer from Emily Clark
A letter to Amelia Bloomer from Emily Clark, LeRoy [New York?], an advocate of temperance.
Letter to Amelia Bloomer from Eleanor A. Fox
A letter to Amelia Bloomer from Eleanor A. Fox describing her life in W.P., St. Paul's Church in Council Bluffs, and other items.
Letter to Amelia Bloomer from E.F. Ellot
A letter to Amelia Bloomer from E.F. Ellot, West Point, Nebraska, declining the appointment to the Executive Committee of the Women's N.Y. State Temperance Society, but expressing support for the cause of temperance.
Letter to Amelia Bloomer from M.E. Wilson
A letter to Amelia Bloomer from M.E. Wilson [Mary E. Wilson, Kentucky poet?], thanking Bloomer for sending The Lily, and enclosing a few lines for The Lily. Note at the bottom of the letter (in different handwriting): "A Kentucky poet"
Letter to Amelia Bloomer from Lucy Stone
A letter to Amelia Bloomer from Lucy Stone, written from Waverly, New York, suggesting that a convention in Iowa would be better at the time of the anniversary of the American Association, since many speakers would be nearby.