Cedar County, Iowa

Durant Centennial Book
pages 69 - 124


INDEX OF PHOTOGRAPHS

Page Photograph Description
69 House built by Mathew Brown in 1852
69 Town Hall, Durant Ia, 1940 (Town Hall built in 1891. Sold to Ferd Carsten 1943)
71 Reading Room & Church, Durant, Ia
71 The Present Episcopal Church [1954]
73 The Durant Chapel, Lutheran Church
73 Washington Street, Durant, IA (View of White Way Café - Grittons - Miller Drug Store - Meat Market)
75 The Samuel Dutton Home
75 School House (photo taken Sept. 22, 1910 ?)
77 Huebbe and Petersen Cash Store (Taken in 1883)
77 Petersen and Tagge Cash Store (Taken in 1889)
79 Later Improvements on Petersen and Tagge Store
79 H. J. Brauch Hardware Store in 1897
81 Landmark building - Durant
81 Farmers and Merchants Savings Bank 1905 - Wm. Crecelius, Henry Rohlf
83 Boldt Brothers Store
83 Ernest Lautz, Otto Puck (Store built in 1902)
85 Wm. Bockwoldt Hotel, Now Mac's White Way Café
85 View Looking North on Webster Street
87 John Bierkamp's Blacksmith Shop
87 Down with the Old and Up with the New (by Water Tower)
89 photo of 4 buggies in a row
89 photos of 5 vehicles noted Durant Automobile Club
91 Beirkam, Owner, Sale Automobile & Supplies (Autos parked by Garage)
91 H. E. Beirkamp, The Automobile Man, Durant, IA (Autos parked by Garage)
93 Group photo of Durant Fire Co. Members ~ Durant Fire Company, Organized April 5, 1880
  John Horst, President; Martin Beuthien, Secretary-Treasurer; Peter Stoltenberg, Fireman
Chris Sorgenfrey, First Assistant; Claus Boldt, Second Assistant
John Toll, Henry Hempel, Wm. Wulf, Frank Voss, Leonard Petersen, Pete Stoltenberg,
John Koell, John Horst, Milton Heinly, Martin Beuthien, Paul Reissen, John Voss,
Claus Boldt, Jake Brauch, John Rohlfs, Albert Smith, Jim Diehn & John Dietz
95 Durant Boosters group photo - men not identified
95 Group photo of Durant Kranken Unterst. Vekein
  Henry Voss, Eggert Alpen, Frank Jones, Mater Diedrich, Paul Samberg, Carl Wulf,
Fritz Baumgater, Peter Peters, Henry Grummer, Jockim Wulf, August Belter, Thomas Wulf,
Henry Diedrich, 3 not dentified, Carl Jipp, Hartwig, Diedrich, Chas. Bierkamp, Thomas Jacobsen,
Chas. Steffen, John Feldhahn, Claus Lorenzsen, Adolph Otto, Julius Lage, John Bierkamp,
Henry Guleck & Fritz Mumm
97 Threshing Crew on Otto Farm
97 Durant Turner Society - group photo
  Henry Diedrich, Nic Lamaach, Chas. Bierkamp, Ed Denkmann, John Wiebener, John Bierkamp
Jack Carstens, Nic Johansen, Geo. Klahn, Jack Jacobs, Peter Lench, Hans Christensen,
Ferd Stoltenberg, Henry Grummer, Chas. Steffen, Bill Banks, Marcus Bohstedt, Ferd Thiering,
Henry Miller, Wm. Wulf, Chas. Diehn, John Guerink, Chris Sorgenfry
98 First High School Basketball Team group photo 1920
  Earl English, Thomas Jacobs, L. B. Ledgerwood, Albert Lilienthal, Ralph Nitz,
Alvin Westphal, Arthur Langmann
98 Girls' First Basketball Team group photo
  Mrs. Conrad Schmitt-nee Olga Sorgenfrey, Miss Emma Ewoldt,
Mrs. Henry Stutzer (Dala Wiebener), Mrs. Theckla Klinck, Mrs. Saxon (Dora Fritson),
Miss Lulu Jones, Mrs. Herman Voss (Olga Samberg), Miss Claudia Boldt,
Mrs. Cliff Bills (Amanda Telsrow), Mrs. Hugo Stahl (Tillie Telstrow)
Mrs. O. Ellis (Laura Stoterau), Mrs. Albert Ohlsen (Tillie Bockwoldt),
Miss Marie Fick, Mrs. John Vaughn (Anna Sorgenfrey)
99 The Marx Hartz Family in front of house
99 Durant Municipal Electric Plant
100 The Durant School Band in their Uniforms, performing on stage
  Uniforms Purchased through the efforts of the Band Mothers' Club. They have also
purchased a number of band instruments. Mrs. Ann Winters is President for 1954-55.
101 Family Group Photo - The James C. Walton's Golden Wedding in 1908. Decendants
of Col. David W. Walton, first White Settler in Cedar County
102 Group Photo - The Womanless Wedding Presented in Durant in 1940
103 The Barn on the James C. Walton Farm Purchased in 1850. This Farm is still in the Walton Family.
103 A threshing scene on the John Mumm's Farm now owned by Matthias Olderog
104 1954 Modern Maids Demonstrate the 1854 Automatic Washer
105 The Saloon once owned by Leonard Petersen (Hilda Schlapkohl's Father). Now Operated by Elmer Makoben
- 5 cent Beer and Free Lunch
105 Group photo - Brownies Scouts
106 Group photo - Girl Scouts
106 Durant Schoolhouse
107 The Bandshell in the West Park Constructed in 1954
107 Liberty Trust and Saving Bank
108 A. F. Schukar's Idle Hour Lanes and Lunch Room
108 R. H. Nodurft Plumbing and Heating
109 Ellis Motel
109 Equity Farmers Co-operative Store Co.
110 Brothers of the Brush group photo by Durant Fire Department building
111 Individual photos:
  Henry Hogan, Arnold Petersen, Ralph Erps
Harry Paustian, A. F. Schukar, Henry Dusenberry
Elmer Makoben, Alphonse Bujewski, Arnold Christensen
Clarence Lamp, Art Timmsen, Wilson Richman
112 Individual photos:
  Albert Glaser, Roy W. Lammers, Cecil Langmann
Herbert Johansen, James Riessen, Verne Meyer
Henry Ploen, Carl Semsch, Victor Schneckloth
Leroy Thede, Paul Finck, Pete Ericksen
113 Individual photos:
  Willis Miller, Walt Feargard, Hubert Ahrens
Ed Feldhahn (corrected from Otto Voss), Gus Herring, Randall Kuelper
Charles Sterner, Julius Lage, Alvin Lilienthal
Roy Moeller, Lamoine Schneckloth, Leonard Leese
114 Individual photos:
  Hux Miller, James Grell, Jans Furst
"Free" Brockman, Billy D. Paulsen, Kenneth Korthhaus
Albert Mumm, Carl Muhs, Waldo Sneckloth (note spelling), Hugo Hamann
115 Photo of Darlene and Deanna Schneckloth
115 Mrs. & Mrs. "Shorty" Schukar
116 Group photo:
  Mrs. Mary Petersen, Mrs. Emma Hamann, Mrs. Louise Moeller
E. F. Jockheck, Jr., E. F. Jockheck, Sr., Mrs. Jockheck Sr., John Jockheck
116 Lilienthal Family Photo:
  Allen Lilienthal, Albert Lilienthal, Alvin Lilienthal, Harry Lilienthal, Raymond Lilienthal
Arthur Lilienthal, Lawrence Lilienthal, Mrs. Elmer Otto, Henry Lilienthal
Mrs. Alice Sievers, Mrs. Henry, Lilienthal, Mrs. Estella Poen
117 Nelson Family Photo:
  Marcus B. Nelson, Ashton T. Nelson, Merrill E. Nelson, Bella A. Nelson
Ace B. Nelson, Henry P. Nelson, Otis W. Nelson, Mrs. Eleanor Nelson, Thomas B. Nelson
117 Otto Family Photo:
  Bernhard, Adolph, Albert, William Louis Otto, Mrs. Otto, Tillie Boldt, Mr. Otto
118 Group Photo:
  Fritz Glaser, Ferndinand Glaser, Peter Glaser, Henry Glaser, Mrs. Gus Thiessen
Mrs. Henry Wegener, Mrs. Harry Miller, Mrs. Theo. Makoben, Mrs. Pete Bierman
Jens Glaser, Peter Glaser (father), Mrs. Herman Makoben, Mrs. Wm. Hamann
Mrs. Peter Glaser (mother), Mrs. John Holling
118 Mrs. O.W. Shiel and Mr. O.W. Shiel
119 Mr. & Mrs Adolph Bernick, married 1887
119 Tillie Brown Gillespie
119 Roxy Pingrey Prescott
120 Mrs. & Mrs. Wm. Goettsch, married in 1887
120 Dr. Bills (First Doctor in Durant)
120 Allen Nesbitt, First Mayor
121 Mrs. Jospeh Weaver
121 Joseph Weaver
121 Eleanor Brown
121 Matthew Brown
122 Samuel Dutton - Superintendent of Union Sunday School for many years.
123 Dr. V.W. Byrnes, M.D. - Came to Durant in 1897. Practiced Medicine here for 45 years. Died 1944.
123 Col Victor A. Brynes, Deputy Surgeon of the U.S. Air Force in Europe and Ophthalmological consultant to that theatre. Graduated from Durant High in 1925. Graduated from University of Iowa in 1931.
124 Group Photo:
  Adeline Baumann, Martha Benkmann, Bernice Dusenberry, Viola Bauer, Elsie Muhs
Alice Hamann, Mate Bierkamp, Bertha Bockwoldt, Louese Frick, Marvella Wiese
Florence Christiansen, Bernice Klahn, Virginia Miller, Federica Paustian, Helen Petersen

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