Musser Public Library
General Photographic
Collection Index
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| Photo Subject | Photo Description | Photo No. |
| 1849 letter | Letter written by A. E. Hyatt dated June 15, 1849 and written on letterhead of the Buffalo and Chicago Steam Packet stationary. The letter has a full page detailing Muscatine in 1849 and also lists the name change from Bloomington to Muscatine in June of 1849. | 2681 |
| Adams Station | A photograph of Adams Station located at HWY 22 turn off for Nichols. After the railroad was closed a country school house was built in that area and it was called Adams country school. Lewis Mills left from this station in the 1860's with the owner's daughter Marietta Adams, to go to Omaha where they were married and then homesteaded in the Black Hills. | 2289 |
| Advertising | A calendar advertising the Proffitts Mobil Service station at 506 Mulberry Ave. in Muscatine. | 2867 |
| Aerial | Aerial view of Lucas and Newell from the 1965 Muscatine Municipal Water and Electric Annual Report | 3048 |
| Aerial | Aerial panorama of the city of Muscatine from the 1972 Muscatine Power and Water Annual Report. | 3050 |
| Agriculture | Display of farm products in the Muscatine State Bank, southwest corner Iowa Avenue and 2nd St. c. 1915 | 669 |
| Agriculture | Ploughs exhibited in front of the blacksmith shop of the Grange Factory built in 1874, by the Muscatine Manufacturing Company. Abel F. Adams made their agricultural equipment and buggies by contract. He was the superintendent of the blacksmith dept. | 151 Graham |
| Agriculture | Hay rake made at the Grange Factory in front of the blacksmith shop at the northeast corner of 3rd & Mulberry. Shop closed Oct. 1, 1877 | 152 Graham |
| Airplanes | Small snapshot of old airplane of Lincoln Beachey, stunt flier, at air show in Muscatine, Sept. 26, 1911 | 830, 830-1 |
| Airport | Airport dedication, June 25, 1929. Oscar Grossheim photo number 3219.5d | 1823 |
| Airport | Dedication on June 25, 1929. OG # 3219.5a, b, d. | 2069 |
| Airport | Dedication on June 25, 1929. OG # 3219.5a, b, d. | 2070 |
| Airport | Dedication on June 25, 1929. OG # 3219.5a, b, d. | 2071 |
| Airport | Airport dedication ca. 1929. GPN 3219.5d | 2515 |
| Aitken, Alice | Alice Aitken, ca. 1927. | 1440 |
| Albums | Two souvenir picture albums of Muscatine, circa 1891 | 674 |
| Albums | Small photograph album of mostly river scenes. | 818 |
| Alexander, B. F. | Guest at the 89th birthday party. Dates listed on the back of 1867-1956. Note also states: "grandfather's sisters, nieces and nephews." | 1735 |
| Alexander, Brian | Photo of Brian Alexander and dog puppet. Son of Keith Oxley Alexander's son, age 10. | 1745 |
| Alexander, Jess | Note on back "Grandfather Alexander's brother." | 1740 |
| Alexander, Wesley | 1744 | |
| Allbee | No first name. Written on back is ______Allbee m. a. Brown. | 2005 |
| Allbee, Mr. & Mrs. H. | Marion Musser Lloyd talking with Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Allbee at the dedication of the new library, Aug. 5, 1972 | 404 |
| Allen, E. N. | Baby - c1943. | 2025 |
| Allen, W. C. | Two photos dated Nov. 29, 1912. OG#18224. | 2120 |
| Altekruse, Arthur | In group of Muscatine Business College students. He's #16 | 969 |
| American Express wagon | Photograph of two young boys. One standing in an American Express wagon with his dog. They are play acting outdoors. | 1701 |
| American Legion | American Legion Clubhouse, on riverfront, c. 1948. | 893 |
| Anchors | View of the anchor in Riverside Park; Norbert Beckey bridge in background. Jane Longhurst photographer from Muscatine. | 974 |
| Anderson brothers | Postcards dated Aug. 4, 1912. OG #17012. | 2109 |
| Animals | Doctor P. A. Austin's pet deer in the yard of his residence on Linn Street, in early 1860's, hiding in the dog kennel to escape flies. James G. Evans, photographer made a stereoscopic view of it and entitled it "Young buck, taken from life". | 123 Graham |
| Appel, Alice | Charles Appel with nieces. Standing left to right: Grace Butler, Mabel Appel, Aura Butler, Marguerite Ashton. Seated left to right: Charles Appel, Pearl Appel, Alice Appel, Ida Appel. Taken c. 1906 | 699 |
| Appel, Betty | 1929 class picture. J. A. Chamberlin photograph. | 1677 |
| Appel, Ida | Six young girls standing in back of their dolls which are on the ground. Circa 1910. | 745--1 |
| Ardon, Iowa | Three photographs of Ardon, 76 township, Muscatine cnty, Iowa. | 2365 |
| Arician, Omer Ray | Omer Ray Arician (sp?) 15 years old. Taken in August of 1933. Spelling of last name could be Grecian? | 1260 |
| Armory | Information on the back of the photo states, The First Congregational Church in Muscatine. When new church was built, this building was turned into the Armory. Was used for basketball, banquets, dances. On right is new Congregational Church. On left, in the alley, can be seen Braun's Bakery delivery wagon. | 649 |
| Armory | Armory on Chestnut Street, between Second and Third Streets. Gable end of building has Co. C, Armory on it. 1st Congregational Church on right, after a fire February 2, 1907. Steeple gone from the Armory which formerly was the church. | 650 |
| Armory | Interior of the Muscatine Armory at East 3rd Street. | 1183 |
| Armory | Iowa National Guard Armory "Company C" on Chestnut next to the German Congregational Church at corner of 3rd and Chestnut. After 1917 because armory was still on 3rd Street opposite City Hall. | 1483 |
| Armory | New Armory interior taken Nov. 23, 1915. OG #1690. | 2072 |
| Ash, Ed | Possible identification of Ed Ash. WW II military portrait. | 1710 |
| Asthalter | Eight CDs of the Asthalter family and some of Northwestern university early 1900s. | NonGrossheim photo box |
| Asthalter family | A photographic plate found by Morgan in dump. (Chaplin?) in May, 1950. Someone thought it was an Asthalter photograph. | 1991 |
| Asthalter, Harry | First Methodist Church Sunday School class of young adults, about 1900. 11 young men and the teacher, identified by Robert Jackson as Miss Carrie M. Shammo, 1st left top row is George Howe, 3rd left is Harry Asthalter. Bottom row 1st right is Charles A. Robertson, 2nd right is Herbert Thompson. Others unknown. | 622 |
| Atkins, Laura Musser McColm | Portrait by Gene Garrett (MPLS) | 1754 |
| Audio Tapes | Eleven audio tapes made by Tom Royster on several historical stories of Muscatine. Hard to read what is written on the boxes. | Ephemera 14 |
| Auls family | Alexander Grossheim photo of the Auls family, ca.1895 | 2358 |
| Auls family | Alexander Grossheim photo of the W. Auls house on Kansas St, Muscatine, ca. 1895 | 2359 |
| Auls family | J. A. Chamberlain photo of the Auls family with 7 teams of horse drawn wagons. | 2360 |
| Automobile | A photograph of a old automobile loaded for a trip. There are two people, a man and a woman, in the car and one mustached man standing near the front. | 2442 |
| Automobiles | Three young men in automobile, identified as Dr. Lyle Reppert, behind the wheel of his a c. 1907 model air-cooled Franklin. Harry Crozer, left and Thomas Watson, right in rear passenger seat. Car is in front of 111 East 5th Street, the Bachelor's Club. | 673 |
| Automobiles | Thompson's Littlemac. No date. | 1238-1239 |
| Automobiles | A color photograph of a car show in downtown Muscatine. The cars are parked along East 2nd Street. Possibly taken in 1974 or 76. | 2968 |
| Avesing, Audrey | Four pictures donated by Audrey Avesing of Mountain Home, Arkansas. On the back of the photograph of a woman is written the name "Schmidt?" There's a photograph of a man and woman standing in front of a clapboard sided house. There are two other pictures, one of 2 white men, 2 black man and child near a culvert and one of a barn near a stream. The caption on that one is "The Old Barn". | 1999 |
| Babcock, Dr. J. E. | Group of young men seated on the ground in front of their bicycles. Identified on the back as a bunch of bicycle nuts. Taken at the Mulberry Avenue fair grounds, August-September, 1888. Numbers have been written on photo to identify subjects | 558 |
| Bailes, Edward | Copies of a portrait dated Oct. 2, 1910. OG#14254. | 2118 |
| Baker family | Photograph of the Baker family listed on the back of the photo as 1)Harold Baker, 2)Esther Wright, 3) Terence Keiser, 4)Helen Baker, 5)Rose Wright, 6)Lillian Keiser, 7)Florence Curtis, 8)Wilson Baker, 9)Jack Spence, 10)Bessie Baker, 11)Edward Curtis, 12)Dorothy Spence, 13)Hazel Baker. | 1734 |
| Baker Hospital | Court photo of the outside of Baker's Hospital, Muscatine, Iowa | 2430 |
| Baker Hospital | Photograph of the outside of the Baker Hospital dated Sept. 11, 1930. GPN#3287. | 2524 |
| Baker, Harold | Harold Baker's sisters "Dorothy, Marie, Esther, Lillian and Hazel in California. Hazel and Harold were twins." | 1741 |
| Baker, Hattie | In group of Muscatine Business College students. | 969 #15 |
| Baker, Marie | Photos donated to library by Marie Baker. 2017a-postcard sent to Myrtle Baker, 2017b-soldier, 2017c-three soldiers, 2017d-cadet band, 2017e-Cardinal Guild Banquet booklet. | 2017 a-e |
| Baker, Mr. & Mrs. Ray | Oscar Grossheim photo #33275 dated Dec. 5, 1931. | 1845 |
| Baker, Norma | Two children, Gary Hudnell and Norma Baker, with nativity scene, in old library, December, 1949. | 474 |
| Baker, Norman | Sign Cancer is Curable painted on wall of building on east River Drive near corner of Mulberry. The building is gone as of 1988. | 940 |
| Baker, Norman | Six photographs labeled "States Exhibits" plus five TNT magazines also labeled "States Exhibits" from Norman Bakers trial. Photographs labeled 1, 2, and 3 are of the Baker Institute. 4 and 5 are of the Grand Theater showing signs indicating "New Home of the Hoxey Cancer Clinic." Picture 6 is of a road sign advertising the Hoxey Cancer Clinic in the Grand Theater Building. | 1596 |
| Baker, Norman | Exhibits from the State of Iowa vs. Norman Baker - received from the Clerk of the Supreme Court of Iowa, June 14, 1938 - contempt case. Box is full of files dealing with the case. | 1597 |
| Baker, Norman | Receipts and canceled checks from the Baker Institute. | 1598 |
| Baker, Norman | Photograph of Baker and some of his staff at KTNT, 1932. | 2323 |
| Baker, Norman | 2 copies of the boat "Niagara" which was where Norman Baker lived after he served his time in prison. 2 copies of a placemat for the Cresent Hotel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas with photos of interior. Plus a 1938 photograph of Christmas dinner with Norman Baker in Eureka Springs: L to R-Mr. Fenner, Erma (Dallner) Kopp, Mr. and Mrs. Maynard, Mrs. Fenner, N. Baker, Mrs. Bellows, Gertrude Becker, Mardella Garton, Dorothy Delmage and Dale Bellows. | 2361 |
| Baker, Norman | Two 8x10 photos of Baker in his office and with radio equipment. And a 5x7 photo of the outside of KTNT building. | 2426 |
| Baker, Norman | Grossheim photograph of Norman Baker. | 2486 |
| Baker, Norman | A DVD of stories of Norman Baker. | Ephemera 31 box 1 |
| Baker, Paul | Portrait taken Sept. 11, 1908. OG#11546 or 11547. | 2107 |
| Baker, Perry | Number 33 in group of Muscatine Business College students. | 969 |
| Baker, Roy | Number 49 in group of Muscatine Business College students. | 969 |
| Baker, Wilson & bride | Wilson Baker and wife Bessie Tomley Baker. Wedding photo. Parents of Harold Baker. | 1725 |
| Baker, Wilson & wife | Portrait of Wilson and Bessie (Tomley) Baker. | 1730 |
| Bakeries | Delivery truck, Kautz Bakery, advertising Golden Flake doughnuts. Ten men, not identified, seven in black-face, for promotional event. Bakery owned by Mike Kautz and sons Louis, Harry, Roy, Mike Jr., Carl and Charles "Boob" Kautz. | 948 |
| Bakery | Kautz Bakery on East 3rd Street. GPN 742. | 2526 |
| Ball, Helen | Helen Schroeder Ball | 1439 |
| Ballenger, Mary Louise | Mary Louise Ballenger now Caponette. Identified by her brother July of 2004. | 1514 |
| Balluff, Clara Luellen | A Grossheim Bros portrait of Clara Luellen Balluff. | 2036 |
| Balluff, Mrs. C. B. | A portrait a woman. On the back is written "My mom, Mrs. C.B. Balluff, Barbara Great Grandma". This is an Alexander Grossheim portrait. | 1813 |
| Balluff, Ralph | Oscar Grossheim photo dated June 14, 1907. | 2035 |
| Bands | Paudiet's band, in uniform, June, 1898. | 736 |
| Bands | Paudiet's band, in uniform, 1902. Possibly ready to play for Chautauqua. Identified on back, although people not easily identified. | 747 |
| Bands | Dance band, 1927. Left to right; Leo Priester, Wibbie Fisher, John Fitzgerald, Cecil Barton, Al Boynston, Cliff Freyermuth, Theron Schanger (?), Rollie "Doc" Schenkel. | 960 |
| Bands | Al Grooms dance band, May 1930. Left to right; Mrs. Al Grooms, Rollie "Doc" Schenkel, Harry Weigand, Albert Tripmaker, Al Grooms. | 961 |
| Bands | Dance band, Walt Whitmer's Muskrat Ramblers, July 7, 1951. Left to right, Everett Lange, Don Kemp, Rollie "Doc" Schenkel, Walt Whitmer, Al Knapp. | 962 |
| Bands | American Legion Band, Edward H. Bitzer Post 27, Muscatine, Iowa. Taken at Weed Park. | 1182 |
| Bands | Pearl city mandolin club. Oct. 9, 1900. 11x14 Grossheim print #5) | 1454 |
| Bands | High school orchestra, April 20, 1901. 11x14 Grossheim print (#21 or 88?) | 1455 |
| Bands | Atalissa Conesville Band. Dated 1915. Identified on back: Matt Stark, Albert Stucker, James Stucker, Archie Staley, Verl Miller, Carl Van Horn, Bert Smith, George Hartman, Archie James, Dr. Ahrens, Louis Staley, Otis Arnold, Carl Phillips, Sigmund Hertel, James Hayes, Edward Hayes, Albert Weise, Vernon Hartman, Glen Toyne, Harold Smith, Delmar Heston and Maurice Toyne. | 1605 |
| Bands | Three negatives of a band on Iowa Avenue and West 2nd Street. | 2459 |
| Bands | YMCA boys band from Muscatine. They played at Waterloo, Iowa on November 28-30, 1924. Melvin Metzger second from left front row. | 2815 |
| Bands | Photograph of a Cowboy Band on the stage at the Eagle Lodge on corner of West 2nd and Walnut | 2833a |
| Banks | Muscatine State Bank, 1909, corner Iowa Avenue and Second Street. Later First National Bank and in 1981 became Maeglin Insurance Company | 662 |
| Banks | First National Bank, now Central State Bank (1981), northeast corner Iowa Avenue and Third Street. Not dated, probably c. 1905 to 1910. Two Model T cars parked on street. Building on far right is old city hall. | 663 |
| Banks | Display of farm products in the First National Bank (now Central State Bank) on northeast corner Iowa Avenue and Third Street, c. 1915 | 669 |
| Banks | German-American Bank under construction, corner of Sycamore and Second Streets c. 1908 | 682 |
| Banks | Central State Bank parking lot, August, 1979. | 1285 |
| Banks | Group portrait of the Board of Directors of the German American bank taken probably just after the move into the new building. Pictured from left to right are Gus Schmidt, Albert Baird (farmer on route 2), C. A. Mull, F. W. Eversmeyer, H. F. Geisler, W. S. Hill (grocer), Dr. F. H. Little, J. L. Geisler, J. A. Bartemeier. | 1964 |
| Banks | 39-40 4x6 colored photographs of the demolition of Central State Bank. | 2037 |
| Banks | Inside of Muscatine State Bank on the corner of Iowa Avenue and West 2nd Street. | 2522 |
| Banks | Photograph of the outside of Muscatine State Bank on the corner of Iowa Avenue and West 2nd Street. Dated Nov. 23, 1910. GNP#1110 | 2525 |
| Banks | A Grossheim photograph of the German American Bank decorated with flags. Image number MusD. | 2612 |
| Banks | 1st National Bank circa 1935 on the corner of Iowa Avenue and East 2nd Street. | 2740 |
| Banks | First National Bank Drive-In on the corner of 3rd and Cedar Streets. Possibly taken in October of 1997. | 1340-1341 |
| Banks | East side of Iowa Avenue, looking south from Second Street, July, 1877. Muscatine National Bank, formerly Muscatine Branch of the State Bank of Iowa, later G. A. Garrettson and Company, Hershey, Brown and Company and Hershey State Bank, on the corner. Ferry "Ida May" at the landing and Steamer "Park Painter" on the opposite shore. | 51 Graham |
| Banks | A DVD of First National Bank of Muscatine history from 1870-2015 | DVD 57 |
| Banquets | View of a banquet, set in a gym, location and date unknown. Oscar Grossheim photographer. | 972 |
| Baptist College | Baptist College Teachers in Burlington. Listed as "Teachers of Saidee Goodhue", and Miss Talbot as the Art Teacher. | 1960 |
| Bar Association | Framed picture of members of the Muscatine County Bar, 1901. Townsend photograph | 545 |
| Barnard Jewelry Store | H. F. Barnard Company dated June 15, 1911. Grossheim photo 15029. Pictured left to right Harry Fenton Barnard (1863-1913), Glen Fenton Barnard (1889-1961) and Clark Milton Barnard (1891-1940). | 2657 & 2660 |
| Barnett | A portrait of a young man sitting in a chair with a pin stripped suit on. Possibly a Grossheim. Written on back of the photo is "Barnett (e)?" | 1850 |
| Barns | Benjamin Hershey's barn, c. 1900. | 958 |
| Barns | Color postcard of the historic old barn. Photo by Anne Collier copyrighted 2017. Photo taken in September of 2012. | 2943 |
| Barry Manufacturing Co. | Possibly a photo of a Pillow Block taken March 21, 1924 by Grossheim. OG #29052 | 2065 |
| Barry Manufacturing Co. | Eight photographs of the machines and interior of the Barry Manufacturing Co. taken by Oscar Grossheim. Some of the photographs are also scanned into the Upper Mississippi Valley Digital Image Archive with different image numbers. | 1788 a-h |
| Barry, Marie | Daughter of Nicholas Barry, Jr. & Mary McCarthy. She married Jerome Bishop and then a Brenizer. | 1715 |
| Bars and Saloons | Photograph from the 1940s of Betty Jean Doyle standing in front of the Hilltop Bar on Lucas Street | 2857 |
| Bartenhagen, Mabel | Mabel Bartenhagen as a child taken by Oscar Grossheim c. 1920 | 898 |
| Bartlett, H. M. | Framed picture of members of the Muscatine County Bar, 1901. Townsend photograph | 545 |
| Baseball | A photograph of Swan's Diamond team with Fitch W. Swan seated in the center. No date or photographer listed but since Mr. Swan committed suicide in August of 1921, it can be assumed the photograph was taken before that date. On far right side is Whitey Edens (sitting), behind him standing is Harold Fisher. | 2653 |
| Baseball | Muskie baseball team, 1916. Oscar Grossheim photo #1771 | 2666 |
| Baseball team | St. Ambrose baseball team. No date. | 2441 |
| Basketball Teams | Championship basketball team, 1916-17, "Muskies". Identified , left to right; Sheldon Schreurs, Eugene "Mike" Healey, Ralph Lohr, Elmer Bloom Sr., James Cullen, Ab Gould, Bob Hasbrook. George Volger, manager. | 732 |
| Basketball Teams | Basketball team C 54 (Co. C), Iowa Champions. Unidentified, c. 1905. Grossheim photographer | 971 |
| Basketball teams | A large photograph of the Muscatine Aces girls basketball team dated March 25, 1929. OG#3199. | 2157 |
| Basketball Teams | Little Muskies State Championship High School basketball tea, 1927. Shows team with trophies | 728-1 |
| Basketball Teams | Little Muskies State Championship High School basketball tea, 1927. Shows celebration dinner. | 728-2 |
| Batchelor, William | Number 68 in group of Muscatine Business College students. | 969 |
| Batchelor,E.A. & sons | Side view of Power Boat Club house. Also in view is the houseboat of E. A. Batchelor and sons, boat builders. C. 1905 | 638 |
| Bates, Thomas | Thomas Bates popcorn wagon corner of Iowa Avenue and East 2nd Street. | 2842 |
| Batterson Store | Photograph of the outside of the Batterson store. Grossheim photo #1033, dated 1910. Hoosier cabinets delivery. | 2523 |
| Batterson's | Grossheim photo #1033 of the hoosier cabinets in front of Batterson's store in 1910. | 2684 |
| Battey, Mrs. W. E. | OG #5694 dated Feb. 5, 1904. | 2170 |
| Bayfield | Bayfield station and grocery store, in the 1920's. Building razed in 1988. | 900 |
| Beach, Fred | Group of young men seated on the ground in front of their bicycles. Identified on back as A bunch of Bicycle Nuts. Taken at the Mulberry Avenue fair grounds, August or Sept., 1888. Numbers have been written on the back to identify subjects | 558 |
| Beacham, Frank | Funeral flowers for Frank Beacham's wife taken Aug. 9, 1909. OG# 12696. | 2087 |
| Beachey, Lincoln | Small snapshop of airplane of Lincoln Beachey, stunt flier, at air show in Muscatine, Sept. 26, 1911. Includes a copy of the news articles about the event. | 830 |
| Beatty, Mae | See above. | 2321 |
| Beauty shops | A photograph of a beauty shop inside Hershey State Bank Building showing Eva Greathouse (Martin) inside the shop. Circa 1930s. | 2749 |
| Beberlin, Sarah | Two copies of a portrait of Sarah Beberlin dated Oct. 1912. OG#18065. | 2102 |
| Beiber, Kenneth | 1929 class picture. J. A. Chamberlin photograph. | 1679 |
| Beik, Larry | Photo of Larry Beik on a tractor in a field taken June, 1951. | 2452 |
| Bekker, Marilyn | Marilyn Bekker with her book, Heritage Vignettes 8x10 photo from Muscatine Journal. Small photo also of Marilyn and Barbara Bublitz, library staff. | 912 a, b |
| Bellevue Hospital | Bellevue Hospital and nurses. | 2302 |
| Bellevue Hospital | Grossheim photo of Bellevue (Cora Weed's home). | 2433 |
| Benedict, Jess D. | Honorable discharge papers from World War I and two copies of birth certificates of Jess D. Benedict. | 2424 |
| Benkert, William | Three copies of a portrait of William Benkert. OG#9877, dated April 19, 1907. | 2100 |
| Bennett, Cliff | Cliff Bennett, ca. 1943, or 1942. Identified by his daughter, Marsha Bennett. | 1383 |
| Bennett, Joseph | In group of octogenarians at home of Wm. H. Hoopes, 1899. See folder for identification. | 809, 810 |
| Bennett, Mrs. Cliff | A portrait of Mrs. Cliff Bennett. | 1840 |
| Benshoof, C. W. | Dated 1899. #3208 of Grossheim | 1699 |
| Bernick, Frank | Number 26 in group of Muscatine Business College students. | 969 |
| Bersch, Miss | Townsend photograph. Several copies. | 2159 |
| Bibles | Two old bibles along with a booklet titled "30th Infantry Christmas 1941" and the Boy Scout Diary 1950. | Ephemera 32 |
| Bicentennial | A Muscatine Bicentennial Celebration poster. | Ephemera 18 |
| Bielefeld, Mary | Several copies of one portrait of Mary Bielefeld dated June 12, 1909. OG# 12496. | 2090 |
| Bierman, Charles | Number 18 in group of Muscatine Business College students. | 969 |
| Biological Station | A portion of the many hundred autos at the dedication of the Fairport Biological Station, August 4, 1914. | 814 |
| Bi-plane | Postcard of a bi-plane at the baseball field. | 2327 |
| Bishop, Will | Group of young men seated on the ground in front of their bicycles. Identified on back as A bunch of Bicycle Nuts. Taken at the Mulberry Avenue fair grounds, August or Sept., 1888. Numbers have been written on the back to identify subjects | 558 |
| Blackley, Miss | Miss Blackley. No first name, #7993 of Grossheim photos. 3 copies. | 1448 |
| Blackley, Pansy | Duplicate photos of Miss Pansy Blackley taken on August 26, 1905. OG #7973. | 2085 |
| Blacksmith shop | From a sketch by Phil. J. Mackey as it looked from 1865 to 1870 on 3rd Street side. Blacksmith shop started in 1858 by Patrick Mackey & son, run from 1864 to 1877 by John Mackey and 2 years by Mackey & Fahy. Stockdale & Curren's blacksmith shop on right facing Iowa Ave. Mackey shop on 3rd St. west of Iowa Ave. All stood on present P.M. Musser Library lot. Henry Maddens carpenter shop in 2nd story, Rothschild's grain warehouse in the rear. | 1967 |
| Blacksmiths | A. Hopkinson, Blacksmith shop. No date. | 298 |
| Blackwell Family | Photograph of Margaret Blackwell and her mother taken in December of 1895. | 1152 |
| Blackwell Family | Adele Blackwell with her mother. | 1150, 1151 |
| Blackwell home | A photo of one of the fireplace surrounds and of the stain glass window and one of a chandelier. | 2706 |
| Blackwell, Adele | Adele or Bernice Blackwell. | 1442 |
| Blackwell, Scott | Photograph of Scott and Adele Blackwell. | 1153, 1154 |
| Bliven, Ruby | Portrait. No date, no photographer. | 1858 |
| Block, Fred | Group of young men seated on the ground in front of their bicycles. Identified on back as A bunch of Bicycle Nuts. Taken at the Mulberry Avenue fair grounds, August or Sept., 1888. Numbers have been written on the back to identify subjects | 558 |
| Bloom, Elmer Sr. | Championship basketball team, 1916-17, "Muskies". Identified , left to right; Sheldon Schreurs, Eugene "Mike" Healey, Ralph Lohr, Elmer Bloom Sr., James Cullen, Ab Gould, Bob Hasbrook. George Volger, manager. | 732 |
| Bloomer, Hiram | Townsend photograph. Four copies. | 2160 |
| Bloomington | Map of Bloomington and Muscatine County, Iowa. Pre 1850's | Transfer Station |
| Bloomington | 1849 map of Bloomington. | Transfer Station |
| Bluff | A photograph taken circa 1900 of the west hill bluff from the railroad tracks. | 2854 |
| Boat Club | View of the Power Boat Club, also called the Launch Club, taken from a boat. Dated July 4, 1908. Shows crowd of people on shore. | 637 |
| Boat Club | Side view of the Power Boat Club House. Also in view is the houseboat of E.A. Batchelor and Sons, Boat Builders. Ca. 1905. | 638 |
| Boat Harbor | Negatives of the boat harbor. | 2457 |
| Boats | Excursion boat, "Capitol". Clamming boat on right. | 304 |
| Boats | Excursion boat "Capitol" bow view. | 305 |
| Boats | Northern Line Packet "Muscatine", built in Wheeling, West Virginia, in 1863. Length, 201 feet, breadth, 34 feet, draught, light, 24 inches. Stateroom capacity, 100 passengers. Captain Robinson. This steamer, on first landing at Muscatine, March 31, 1864, was presented with a set of flags costing $95, secured by Marx Block, steamboat agent, and consisting of an ensign, a banner bearing the name of the boat, two side-wheel flags, a Union Jack and a streamer, given by the merchants of Muscatine. A cannon salute was fired and the presentation speech was made by Henry O'Connor, Esquire. The "Muscatine" continued in service about twelve years, between St. Louis and St. Paul. This picture is a copy of an old photograph taken in the north. | 306 |
| Boats | Steamer "Dubuque" approaching high bridge. | 327 |
| Boats | Steamer "B. Hershey" at dock circa 1880's. Towed lumber to Muscatine from the north. | 612 |
| Boats | Speedboats racing on river, 1925. High Bridge on left, Illinois side in background | 642 |
| Boats | Collection of 9 postcards size photographs of river boats. 1. Log raft on Mississippi, 1900. 2. Cargo of shells, 1905. 3. Boat "Henry Bosse". 4. St. Louis, Dubuque, St. Paul. 5. View of the St. Paul under the high bridge. 6. Columbia. 7,8 & 9 are of the Quincy. | 645 |
| Boats | View of a launch approaching high bridge. Oscar Grossheim, wife Bertha and daughter Marie. | 659 |
| Boats | An 8 x 10 photograph of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' boat, "Muscatine". Information on photography indicates it was built in 1976 by Steel ship Corporation' a tender class III. It is the fifth river boat named "Muscatine". There is a duplicate, same size. | 692 |
| Boats | Steamboat "Augusta". | 743 |
| Boats | Muscatine Levee, from high bridge, c. 1894. Post card view | 789 |
| Boats | Automatic Button company boat, with shelling boats, clamming. | 844 |
| Boats | Three albums of river boat photographs, from 1978 to 1984 | 887 |
| Boats | The "J.S." excursion boat, in the lock at dam 16, July 30, 1936. | 901 |
| Boats | Two views of the excursion boat "Capitol" at levee in Muscatine in the 1930's. | 927 |
| Boats | View of sailboat on Mississippi River. | 965 |
| Boats | 4 pictures of river boats: Key City from the North Western Line, Lake Superior from the Keokuk Northern Line Packet, Davenport from the Northern Line Packet, Northern Light from the North Western Line. No dates. On the bottom of each picture: LeClaire Drug Pub., Co. | 1199 |
| Boats | 5 pictures of river boats includes: Keokuk Packet, Sucker State from the Northern Line Packet, War Eagle, Alex Mitchell from the N.W. Union Packet Co., Gem City (fastest steamer on the Mississippi). No dates, on bottom of each picture is written: LeClaire Drug Pub. Co. | 1200 |
| Boats | Kent Feed boat at the dock, looking up river, April 12, 1997. | 1334 |
| Boats | Kent Feeds Boat, 1960, with the bridge in the background. | 1384 |
| Boats | Delta Queen paddle wheel cruising along the Muscatine, Iowa riverfront. No date. | 1398 |
| Boats | Kent Feed boat. Photographer Marilyn J. Smith. Taken for the Grossheim photo contest on August 24th, 1990. | 1767 |
| Boats | Columbia steamboat coming in to dock at Muscatine, Iowa. | 1815 |
| Boats | Helen Blair steamer leaving Muscatine with the Quincy at the dock in the background. | 1816 |
| Boats | An unknown steamboat, probably an excursion boat, as it runs upstream. | 1819 |
| Boats | "Columbia" at city dock. Circa 1890's. | 1894 |
| Boats | A photograph of the Helen Blair and The Quincy near Muscatine, Iowa. | 2043 |
| Boats | St. Paul Steamboat. Grossheim photo OOO. | 2445 |
| Boats | Graham photo of two steamers at the foot of chestnut street. | 2462 |
| Boats | First boat of the season, the steamer, "Resolute", with two barges, which arrived from below on the morning of March 11, 1866. After several attempts to reach the landing, being prevented by the ice, it continued up the river. On the down trip the crew cut a passage through the ice, on the night of March 12, to the steamboat landing where it remained all the next day taking on 12,000 sacks of grain and other freight awaiting shipment to St. Louis. | 103-Graham |
| Boats | The ferry "Decalion" at Drury's Landing in 1866. Purchased in Keokuk in 1857 by Captain Absalom Fisher, and arrived at Muscatine January 11, 1858. Later owned by Giles Pettibone, Pettibone and Fisher, and Pettibone and Day. Captain Fisher and John Zedeker pilots, John Trunick, engineer until 1860 and James K. Martin, engineer the next 7 years. She sank at the foot of Iowa Avenue, Feb. 11, 1868 the machinery removed and used on the tow boat "Pretender". | 111-Graham |
| Boats | Northern Line Steamer, "Minnesota" at the levee in 1866. Stein's lumber raft and small steamer "Lily" in the foreground. In 1874, the "Lily", then owned by Captain Joseph Phelps, was sold to parties in Iowa City via the Iowa River, the "Lily" returned to Muscatine and was shipped on two flat cars to Iowa City and launched in the Iowa River. Four years later, the "Lily" ascended the Cedar to Cedar Rapids. | 117Graham |
| Boats | The ferry boat "Apex", built at Rock Island for Andrew J. Fimple and Giles Pettibone, arriving here in March 1852, to take the place of an older horse boat of similar build which was operated in the latter 1840's by Colonel A.M. Hare, Irad C. Day, and A.J. Fimple. The "Apex" could carry two teams at once, standing in line, in the space between the horses running the tread mills, and was succeeded by the steam ferry "Muscatine", afterward nicknamed the "Turtle", which arrived July 10, 1855. The "Apex" was then sold and take up the Iowa River and used as a ferry at Fredonia until worn out. | 11-Graham |
| Boats | Excursion on the "City of Keithsburg" to Rock Island Arsenal by the M.E. Sunday School, July 4, 1867. | 127-Graham |
| Boats | Steamers "City of Keithsburg" and "Sucker State" of the Northern Line Packet Co., at land foot of Chestnut Street looking east from the top of Richie and White's elevator. | 129-Graham |
| Boats | The steamers "City of Keithsburg" and "Sucker State" of the Northern Line Packet Company at the landing, foot of Chestnut Street, from a photograph taken by J.G. Evans in June 1869, looking east from the top of Richie and White's elevator. | 129-Graham |
| Boats | Launching of the "Trident", a sailing craft, at Muscatine, November 8, 1873. Boone Brothers, inventors and owners, and Mahlon Brown (holding sledge hammer), builder. Said to have cost $2,500. It had a cigar shaped buoy on each side, and started for the Gulf of Mexico but was shipwrecked near Louisiana, Missouri. | 134-Graham |
| Boats | The ferry boat, "Northern Illinois", which succeeded the "Decalion", arrived here April 10, 1868, from Saint Louis, where she was purchased by the Northern Line Packet Company for $10,000 by the newly organized Muscatine Ferry Company, and was commanded the first season by William Spring then by John McGreer, A. Davidson, John Zedeker (pilot) and J.A. Pyeatt, Engineer. Sold at auction on Sept. 30, 1874 for $2,650. In the spring the "Northern Illinois" was taken to Rock Island. The machinery from the ferry was then used on the "B. Hershey" which was built in 1876. The boiler went to Hershey's planing mill. | 135-Graham |
| Boats | Northern Belle, Phil Sheridan, McL__lat, Tom Jasp, Itasca, Canada, Milwaukee, Pambina (sp?), Rediving, City of St. Paul, Minneapolis, Hawkeye State. LeClaire Drug Co. Pub., LeClaire, Iowa photographs. | 1386-1397 |
| Boats | Steamers "Hawkeye State", "Canada" and "Phil Sheridan", won by the Northern Line Packet Company and the Northwestern Union Packet Company. Carried freight and passengers on the upper Mississippi in the 1860's and 70's. | 154-Graham |
| Boats | J.A. DeLuxe excursion boat in Lock and Dam 16 on July 30, 1936. | 1609, 1615 |
| Boats | Arch built by the Hershey Hose Company, at the corner of Iowa Avenue and Front Street for the State Firemen's Tournament held in June 1882. Ferry "Ida May" at the landing. | 171-Graham |
| Boats | The ferry "Ida May" at the dock in 1882, in command of Captain J.A. Eaton. First arrived on May 24, 1875 from Grafton, Illinois, where it was built new at the cost of $7,500 for the Muscatine Ferry Company. Captains were A. Davidson (first 4 years), J.A. Eaton (12 years) until May, 1891. John Zedeker (Smoky) and Captain Eaton, pilots. W.W. Ewing, engineer, succeeded by George Arnold. Jodie Heddiker, collector succeeded by Cal Eaton and Lon Baird. Boat was sold for $700 on May 16, 1891, a week after the opening of the High Bridge for team travel, to the Muscatine Fence Company, who converted it into a floating sawmill, and after a few seasons use, it was dismantled. | 172-Graham |
| Boats | The ferry "Ida May" landing passengers at the Artesian Well, 7 miles up river, on the Illinois side, during high water in May 1888, when the landing opposite Muscatine was inaccessible to teams. | 173-Graham |
| Boats | Old Settlers' Picnic, Sept. 25, 1884, on Fisher and Koehler's excursion boat, "John M. Abbott" and barge "W.G. Block", to the mouth of Pine Creek, where the first white settlement in the county is said to have been made by Benjamin Nye on March 15, 1834. | 174-Graham |
| Boats | Steamer "Saint Paul", July, 1901. Diamond Jo Line | 182-Graham |
| Boats | Steamer "Quincy", passing under the High Bridge, July, 1901. | 183-Graham |
| Boats | Steamer "Quincy", Diamond Jo Line, July, 1901 | 184-Graham |
| Boats | Steamer, "Urania", (renamed the Helen Blair) near Hog Island Dam, August, 1901. | 185-Graham |
| Boats | Steamer, "W. J. Young, Jr.", from the High Bridge, July, 1901. | 186-Graham |
| Boats | Steamer, "Saint Paul", approaching the High Bridge, July, 1901 | 187-Graham |
| Boats | Steamer "G.W. Hill" with U.B. excursion, en rout to Davenport, July 22, 1919. | 195-Graham |
| Boats | Raft boat "Musser", as seen from the High Bridge, May 1897. | 204-Graham |
| Boats | Steamer "Sidney", with Baptist Excursion, seen from roof of Hotel Muscatine, July 15, 1919. | 236-Graham |
| Boats | Steamer "Golden Gate" with Presbyterian Sunday School excursion and picnic to Linwood Springs, July 20, 1887, attended b about 250 people. | 55-Graham |
| Boats | Steamer, "Quincy" from high bridge, 1899. Muscatine in the background. | 68-a |
| Boats | Steamer, "Quincy" nearing the High Bridge. | 68-Graham |
| Boats | "Muscatine" - an 8 x 10 photographer of the steamer packet "Muscatine", on the Northern Line, c1890.Also a picture of packet in foreground, lithograph of city of Muscatine, c1870, Keokuk, Northern Line. | 690, 691, 689 |
| Boats | The old wharf boat, built in the early 1840's for a steamboat landing by E. B. Kinson, who was succeeded as owner by William B. Fish, and after 1843 by Henry Funck, and was kept in position by chains and spars at the foot of Chestnut Street, being about 16 feet wide, 65 to 70 feet long, the upper 20 feet used as a boat store where bread, milk, provisions, etc., were sold to passengers on steamboats, next a driveway, the lower 30 feet for storage and part rented to Conrad Stahl and Brother for a meat market. Sold in 1848 and moved to Rock Island. | 9-Graham |
| Boepple, John F. | John F. Boepple at his button cutting machine which is now at the Laura Musser Museum and Art Center. | 812 |
| Boepple, John F. | Photograph of Mr. Boepple standing in front of his button machine. Original at Muscatine Art Center. | 2504 |
| Boepple, John F. | Photograph of Boepple Button Shop. Grossheim photo P513. | 2513 |
| Books | "Famous Single and Fugitive Poems" collected and edited by Rossiter Johnson c. 1890. Typewritten note in front of the book "To Katie" by George Moore Nov. 5th, 1891. | Ephemera 14 |
| Books | Gospel of St. John. Small book with inscription "Agnes Robbins Christmas, 1907 from Mrs. W. E. Shinn". | Ephemera 14 |
| Books | New Testament Psalms, c.1911. | Ephemera 14 |
| Books | New Testament Douay Version (Army and navy Edition) of Gertrude Bell of 409 Van Horn. | Ephemera 14 |
| Books | American Pocket Medical Dictionary (14th ed). Inscription: Gertrude Bell, C.L.V. Infant Home, Lackawanna, N.Y. c. 1930 | Ephemera 14 |
| Books | Album de Costumes, Des Pays-Bas. Inscription in back of book, Mrs. P. M. Musser, Muscatine, Iowa. In back of the was also a postcard to Mr. & Mrs. C.R. Musser dated Feb. 5, 1930. | Ephemera 14 |
| Books | Four volumes of "U.S. Official Pictures of the World War", by Russell Moore. All volumes have Fred Sherberger printed on the front of the books. | Ephemera 30 |
| Bopp, A. | OG#10623, Nov. 20, 1907. | 2154 |
| Borman | Photograph of a man dressed in what may be a Civil War uniform. On the back is written Borman and something that looks like "Co ? 7th". Cabinet photograph was taken in Rembrandt Studio, San Francisco, CA. | 2423 |
| Bosten, John Joseph | J. A. Chamberlain photo | 2236 |
| Bowling Teams | A picture of a bowling team with only one person identified: George M. Porter. No date. | 1961 |
| Bowman, Fred | Feb. 9, 1907. OG#9710. | 2135 |
| Bowser, Mae | Number 50 in group of Muscatine Business College students | 969 |
| Brandt, Clara | An excerpt from a book about Clara Louise Brandt titled "Davenport's Pioneer African-American Community: a Sourcebook" by Craig Klein. | 2825 |
| Brandt, E. M. | Photograph of E. M. Brandt. Supposedly the half brother of Emma and Clara Brandt of New Era. A member of the National Detective Police. See attached paper mentioning him. | 1722 |
| Brandt, Florence L. | Aged 9 months. | 2318 |
| Brannan, William | William F. Brannan, October 15, 1900. #7 of Grossheim prints, 11x14. | 1460 |
| Brannen, Judge | Judge Brannen in a framed picture of members of the Muscatine County Bar, 1901. | 545 |
| Braunwarth family | A family portrait of Jacob & Louise (Wagner) Braunwarth and children. The photo was taken August. 11, 1888. A copy was given to the library in May of 2007 by Mr. Halstead. | 1804 |
| Braunwarth, Dr. Emma | July 3, 1931, OG#33094. | 2146 |
| Brecht, Bob | Bob Brecht and daughter at Musser Public Library, April 1980. | 916 |
| Brei family | Clifford and Son photograph of Cora, Al, Ernie and Louie Brei. | 2557 |
| Brei, Cora | Clifford and Son photograph of Cora Brei. | 2558 |
| Brei, Henry and Callie | Clifford and Son photograph of Henry and Callie Brei. | 2557 |
| Breweries | A photograph of Schroeder's brewery. | 2049 |
| Breweries | Schaefer's Western Brewery, started in 1858 at the corner of Eighth and Ash Streets, near the Lucas Grove road, by F.A. Schaefer and Son. From an engraving published in 1875, during the proprietorship of John Schaefer, successor to F.A. Schaefer and Son. Purchased in 1879 and run for 2 1/2 years by August Witteman, the last to operate it as a brewery. Torn down in 1892. | 138-Graham |
| Breweries | Binz' Brewery, built in the summer of 1856 by Binz and Stengele on Muscatine Island, and sold to the Union Lumbering Company in 1874. Afterward operated as Wagner's Star Brewery. Purchased by the Muscatine Canning Company in 1879, and used as a canning factory. Sold June 9, 1883 with adjacent ground, to the Hershey Lumber Company, torn down and the lower planing mill built on this site. | 37-Graham |
| Brick Yards | An old brick yard supposed to be the one built by Nyenhuis and Freers in 1866 on Lucas Grove Road, west of cemetery, which ran one year and afterward was moved further out. From an original negative made by J.G. Evans. In album 1, page 9 - no negative | 102-Graham |
| Bridge | Man feeding monkey at the sign for rate to cross the bridge. No date listed. Fryberger??? | 984 |
| Bridge | Three men standing on entrance to High Bridge across from the Mark Twain house and Baker Cancer Hospital in background. Fryberger??? | 985 |
| Bridge | Center span of bridge fallen in 1899 | 2328 |
| Bridge | Bridge painting, 1927. | 2340 |
| Bridge | Photograph of the old bridge entrance with toll taker. | 2439 |
| Bridge | A circa 1960s color photo of the old high bridge taken from the Iowa side and possibly from the top of the court house. | 2694 |
| Bridge | Three photographs of the collapse of the Muscatine High Bridge dated June 1956. Also a collection of four news articles about the collapse. | 2698 |
| Bridge | Three photos of the old Muscatine High Bridge dated, November 1966 from the Muscatine Journal. | 2751-2753 |
| Bridge | Blueprint of the river crossing for the construction of the high bridge dated 1889 along with legal descriptions and ordanance. | Map case in ref |
| Bridges | Lowe's Run Bridge, October, 1900. In Album 2, page 13. | 192 |
| Bridges | High Bridge, date not know. Horse and buggy on bridge with sail boat on river. | 324 |
| Bridges | High Bridge. Railroad tracks in foreground. No date. | 325 |
| Bridges | High Bridge, with collapsed span. Winter of 1899. Two horses pulling a load of lumber, fell to the ice, and were killed. No human lives lost. | 326 |
| Bridges | Steamer "Dubuque" approaching High Bridge. No date. | 327 |
| Bridges | View from middle of bridge toward end of bridge, on Walnut Street. Horse and buggy at approach, by toll house. April 3, 1914 | 328 |
| Bridges | Scene on Walnut Street at approach to high bridge. McKibben/Fryberger house (brick) at right. Toll house near center, two boys on a motorcycle and pedestrians on road. No date. | 331 |
| Bridges | View of bridge, labeled "First iron bridge built in Muscatine county over Lowe's Run on Lucas Grove Road." Taken by W. S. Fultz, ca. 1900. | 560 |
| Bridges | High bridge, after one section fell onto the ice, Feb. 4, 1899. | 568 |
| Bridges | High Bridge from Iowa side. An 8 x 10 photograph. | 569 |
| Bridges | Side view of approach to old High Bridge in Muscatine, taken from riverfront. Bridge in background, dirt and debris in foreground. | 641 |
| Bridges | High Bridge, view toward city. Dated 1910. No negative. Post card. | 643 |
| Bridges | High Bridge by moonlight, c. 1910. | 644 |
| Bridges | Broken span of old high bridge, winter of 1899. Shows people on ice. | 658 |
| Bridges | Identified on back, "Building Mad Creek bridge crossing near Heinz plant to make Monroe a through street, ca. 1913." | 677 |
| Bridges | Four men fishing at Freyermuth's Bridge, Sept. 1908. Not identified, no negative. | 678 |
| Bridges | Norbert Beckey Memorial bridge, night-time view. | 773 |
| Bridges | View of broken span of old high bridge, winter of 1899. Filed with #658 | 787 |
| Bridges | Post card view, ca.1900 of the old high bridge and the town. | 790 |
| Bridges | View of Norbert Beckey bridge from Mark Twain Overlook, 1984. Muscatine Journal Photo by Tom Korte | 863 |
| Bridges | View of Norbert Beckey bridge form Pearl City Landing, showing picnic tables, railing. Entry in 1989 Grossheim Photo Contest. Taken by Ryno W. Olson. | 968 |
| Bridges | View of the anchor in Riverside Park; Norbert Beckey bridge in background. | 974 |
| Bridges | Entrance to high bridge, c. 1905. | 981 |
| Bridges | High bridge approach. Tony Christian left and Andrew Fryberger, June 15, 1910. | 982 |
| Bridges | Bridge at Muscatine. No date. | 1146 |
| Bridges | Views of the new bridge and negatives of Mark Twain Overlook dated May 24, 1979 and Dec. 1972. | 1203 |
| Bridges | Muscatine bridge taken February 25, 1995 for the Oscar Grossheim Photo Contest. | 1211 |
| Bridges | Muscatine bridge photograph taken in September of 1995 for the Grossheim Photo Contest. | 1213 |
| Bridges | Old High Bridge, removal of bridge entrance span, February, 1973. Looking down Walnut from 2nd Street. | 1258 |
| Bridges | Muscatine high bridge, taken in April of 1992 by Ed Van der Veen for the Grossheim photo contest. | 1775 |
| Bridges | Photograph of the Saulsbury bridge taken in August of 1994 by Ryno Olson for the Grossheim Photo contest. | 1776 |
| Bridges | Photograph by Lonnie Hillman. Taken in Feb. of 1994 for the Grossheim photo contest. | 1777 |
| Bridges | High Bridge from Illinois shore, August, 1901. Album 2, page 12. | 191-Graham |
| Bridges | Saulsbury bridge on the Cedar River, from west bank, May, 1897. In album 2, page 24. | 202-Graham |
| Bridges | Simpson or White Bridge on the Cedar River, from the west bank, May, 1897. In album 2, page 25. | 203-Graham |
| Bridges | 19 copies of two different photos of the old high bridge taken probably around 1950's or 60's. 4 of the photos appear to be aerials showing the downtown district and the river with the bridge. 15 photos are of the bridge taken from up river showing a span of the bridge that fell near the Illinois side of the river. | 2179a,b |
| Bridges | Snapshot, broken span of high bridge, June, 1956. | 326-a |
| Bridges | High Bridge, nearing completion, with center span in course of construction, connecting the cantilever spans, work on the bridge having been begun July 15, 1889. Completed and formally opened for travel May 7, 1891, at a cost of about $150,000. Milwaukee Bridge Company, contractors. | 62-Graham |
| Bridges | Approach to old High Bridge on Illinois side from greater distance than photograph #639. Not dated. Shows dirt road to bridge, city of Muscatine in background. No negative. | 639, 640 |
| Bridges | Eight Mile Bridge, Muscatine Slough, June, 1901. E.S. Hoyt and Sherman on Bridge | 71-Graham |
| Bridges | River and High Bridge from West Hill. View of Muscatine Oatmeal Mill | 72-Graham |
| Bridges | View of toll office at Norbert Beckey bridge, from Mark Twain Lookout, 1984. Muscatine Journal Photo by Tom Korte. | 861, 862 |
| Bridges | A box of correspondence and meeting minutes for the Muscatine Bridge Commission. Including a china plate of the old high bridge from a sketch by Carol Steimetz, 1973. | Ephemera 22 |
| Bridges | Photograph of the ferry that was in used in November of 1956 after the middle span of the old high bridge fell. | 2826 |
| Bridges | Photograph of the old high bridge entrance on the Muscatine side of the river, circa 1950s | 2827 |
| Bridges | Photograph of the old high bridge center span after it fell in June of 1956. | 2828 |
| Bridges | A Lonnie Hillman photo of the old high bridge and a boat regatta. | 2919 |
| Bridges | Negatives of the old high bridge. | 2928 |
| Bridges | Two photos of the Norman Beckey bridge. | 2973 |
| Bridges | A negative of the old high bridge. | 2977 |
| Bridges | A photograph of the old high bridge circa 1960s. | 2984 |
| Bridgman, Joseph | In group of octogenarians at home of W.H. Hoopes, 1899. See folder for identification. | 809, 810 |
| Brisbine, Florence | In group of Muscatine Business College Students | 969 #4 |
| Broadway on Parade | A Grossheim photograph "Broadway on Parade" dated 1933. | 2002 |
| Bronner, Samuel | In group of Muscatine Business College Students | 969 #72 |
| Brossart, Alex | Twin boys - c1944. | 2026 |
| Brown Family | Mrs. And Mrs. Lee Brown golden wedding anniversary near Fredonia Iowa, Sept. 3, 1905 and family. Photo taken by J.G. Baker of Columbus Jct, Iowa. | 1484 a, b |
| Brown family tree | Ancestral register of the Brown and Lillibridge family. Given to the Library in 1971 by Mrs. Lillibridge residing at the Julia Elizabeth Home. | 1978 |
| Brown, Betty | 1929 class picture. J. A. Chamberlin photograph. | 1676 |
| Brown, Carrie | Grossheim photo of Miss Carrie Brown (several copies) dated May 14, 1904. OG#6656. | 2093 |
| Brown, Samuel | Photo static copy of a medical degree for Samuel Brown from Yale University Library | 1977 |
| Brown, Thomas | In a framed picture of members of the Muscatine County Bar, 1901 | 545 |
| Brown, William | Photo static copy of a 1784 law degree for William Brown from Yale University Library. | 1976 |
| Browning, Ethel | In group of Muscatine Business College Students | 969 #6 |
| Browning, Sue | In group of Muscatine Business College Students | 969 #47 |
| Browns Business College | Browns Business College on steps of City Hall, circa 1920. Not identified. | 1606 |
| Brown's Business College | A school group photograph of students of Brown's Business College dated ca. 1920. Roy C. Braun from Nichols, Iowa is listed in the group on the back of the photograph. | 2180 |
| Buchanan, G. W. | Possibly #9795, dated March 8, 1907. | 2150 |
| Buildings | Batterson building, 319 East Second Street. Store founded in 1886 by S.M. Batterson, in Muscatine. Building in picture erected in 1904. Sold to outside firm in 1915. Operated under Batterson name until mid 1960's. Afterwards remodeled for use as offices. | 303 |
| Buildings | View of Fryberger-McKibben house after renovations by architect David Sinclair. Sold to Norbert Beckey for insurance offices, 1979. | 581 |
| Buildings | Scene-location not known-showing building in background, with a flag hanging on it. Several men standing in front and to the side of the building. Horse standing at right, and a large empty area of ground in foreground. No date. | 611 |
| Buildings | Eighth Street side view of the tabernacle built for revival meetings conducted by Evangelist Billy Sunday, on the corner of Eighth Street and Iowa Avenue. | 625 |
| Buildings | Iowa Avenue view of the tabernacle built for revival meetings conducted by Billy Sunday, November, 1907. Located on Iowa Avenue and 8th Street, northwest corner. Building has large sign, Muscatine for Christ. | 627 |
| Buildings | View of the building at 401 East Second Street being torn down, fall of 1899, spring of 1900, prior to the construction of the Grand Opera House in 1900. According to the 1900 city directory, the old building was the location of a shoemaker, John Daiber; painter, Fred C. Wright; repairman Henry Mark; and painters Mart F. Eaton and Samuel Tarr. | 661 |
| Buildings | Muscatine State Bank, 1909, corner Iowa Avenue and Second Street. Later was First National Bank. In 1981, it is the Maeglin Insurance Company. | 662 |
| Buildings | First National Bank, now Central State Bank (1981), northeast corner Iowa Avenue and Third Street. Ca. 1905 to 1910. Two Model T cars parked on street. People on sidewalk. Building at far right is old city hall. | 663 |
| Buildings | Twenty-two views of building at northwest corner of Second Street and Iowa Avenue before it was razed in 1978. Taken by Kurt Bublitz. Building house Tradehome Shoe Store, Marvin's Clothing Store, Iowa Shoe Shine Parlor and Gambles Clothing Store. | 763 |
| Buildings | Demolition of buildings at SE corner of Iowa Avenue and 3rd Street. Journal photo, in the 1970's | 913 |
| Buildings | City Hall, circa 1990. | 1188 |
| Buildings | Photograph of the Muscatine Golf Club House taken in April of 1995 for the Oscar Grossheim Photo Contest. | 1210 |
| Buildings | Stanley Office Building on the corner of 3rd Street and Iowa Avenue, August, 1979. | 1254 |
| Buildings | Medical Arts building corner of East 2nd and Cedar Street, ca. 1960's. | 1292 |
| Buildings | Medical Arts Building on the corner of East 2nd and Sycamore, ca. 1960's. | 1304 |
| Buildings | Tradehome Shoe store. Taken in the 1960's. | 1631 |
| Buildings | Composite photos of some of the old downtown buildings reprinted by Lonnie Hillman from the original negatives. Upper left corner is Van Nostrand Saddlery Co. at 213-217 East Front Street. Upper middle is McKee's Furniture Store and the Manhattan Grill at 225 and 223 Iowa Avenue. Upper right corner is the old High School at 421 Iowa Avenue. Lower left is Bowman's Livery at 219-223 East Front Street. Lower right is the McKibben House at 104 Walnut. | 1759 |
| Buildings | Veterans of Foreign War building. Taken by Anne Olson in 1991 for the Grossheim photo contest. | 1770 |
| Buildings | Grand Opera House on the corner of Walnut and East Second Streets. | 1797 |
| Buildings | Baptist Church, southwest corner of 3rd and Cedar Streets, from photo by J.G. Evans as it appeared in 1866, soon after it was built, it having been begun in 1864 and dedicated November 8, 1868. Old Baptist Church just back of it on Cedar Street, begun in 1845-46, dedicated November 3, 1950, sold to Saint Paul's Evangelical Society in 1865, torn down in 1892. Old Stewart building on the left. In album 1, page 12. | 108-Graham |
| Buildings | Photos of the fire at the Iowa Sheet Metal Products, Co. in the spring of 1929. | 1198 a, b |
| Buildings | Blacksmith shop which was run by John Mackey from 1864 to 1877, then for two years by Mackey and Fahey, and started in 1858 by Patrick Mackey and Son. It stood on the north side of Third Street, west of the Iowa Avenue corner, where the west branch of Pappoose Creek entered the culvert, the latter covered by a screen of 2 by 10 inch boards to keep out debris. Across the creek stood Stockdale and Curren's shop, built in 1845 by Harvey Gillett as a grain warehouse, also used as such by John Lemp previous to the Civil War, and torn down in 1879. In rear, on left, was Rothchild's grain warehouse. All occupied the present site of the Public Library. Above is from Sketch by Philip J. Mackey of Blacksmith shop as it appeared from 1865 to 1870. Henry Madden's carpenter shop above. In album 1, page 20. | 126-Graham |
| Buildings | Welch Apartments, August, 1979. On the corner of West Third and Iowa Avenue. | 1282-1283 |
| Buildings | Medical Arts Building (side view) on the corner of Sycamore and E. 2nd Streets, ca. 1960's. | 1301-1302 |
| Buildings | Dedication of the Clark House in June of 1977. | 1629a, b, c, d, e, f |
| Buildings | Masonic building, built in 1852 by Masonic Hall Company on the south side of 2nd street, east of Cedar. From photograph taken in 1860's, when the Masons used the 4th story, Muscatine Journal 3rd story, and D.C. Cloud, formerly of Cloud and O'Connor, had his law office in the 2nd story. Adjoining is the Foster block, names of owners above. G.A. Garrettson, successor to Garrettson and Wiley Wholesale grocers, moved to Front street and Benham and Smith, dealers in grain and hay, purchased the building and occupied 1st story in August, 1865. Part of the 4th story was then removed and the 3rd story fitted up and leased to the Masons who had moved temporarily and used as a Masonic Hall until 1883. Remodeled in 1890 as the Benham Building. | 18-Graham |
| Buildings | Two photographs taken in 1966 of Richard Packing near Mad Creek on 9th Street. | 2056a, b |
| Buildings | P.M. Musser Public Library, November, 1901. Album 2, page 32. | 207-Graham |
| Buildings | S.G. Stein Building and First National Bank, July 1919. In Album 2, page 85. Streetcar in foreground. | 247-Graham |
| Buildings | Hershey building and Palace Theater from City Hall, July, 1919. | 85-Graham |
| Buildings | Laurel building corner of 2nd Street and Iowa Avenue. Photo taken July, 1919. | 88-Graham |
| Buildings | Demolition of Central Soya Silo, no date. | DVD-44 |
| Buildings | Red Brick Building dedication June 6, 1987. | DVD-46 |
| Buildings | A video of the Dedication of City Hall elevator. | DVD-47 |
| Buildings | Old building between River Drive between Sycamore & Cedar. | 2914 |
| Buildings | Bowman's Livery Stable on Mississippi Drive 1969-70 taken by Lonnie Hillman. | 2915 |
| Buildings | A photo of the McKibben Fryburg house in the 100 block of Walnut Street before renovation. | 2916 |
| Buildings | Welch Apartment 1985 photo taken by Lonnie Hillman. | 2917 |
| Buildings | Photograph of the demolition of buildings on Mulberry between 3rd and 5th streets. | 2925 |
| Buildings | Painting on the side of a building on the corner of East 6th and Mulberry (605 Mulberry and now Service Master). | 2930 |
| Buildings | A photograph of the two houses on East 5th Street that were taken down to make way for HyVee's Main Street grocery. The large two story painted brick home used to be the Muscatine Business College at 511 E. 5th St. | 2969 |
| Buildings | Buildings on East side of Mulberry Avenue between the 400 and 500 blocks slated to be torn down or parts of them torn down to make way for Main Street HyVee store and parking in 2002. | 2970 |
| Buildings | Photograph of the old Sun Mart Grocery store on the corner of East 4th and Mulberry Avenue. Circa 2002. | 2971 |
| Buildings | Buildings on Mulberry between the 400 and 500 blocks slated to be torn down. Circa 2002. | 2972 |
| Bumgardner, George | Tombstone of George Bumgardner, High Prairie Church cemetery. | 874 |
| Burk, W.D. | In a framed picture of members of the Muscatine County Bar, 1901 | 545 |
| Busch, Edna | Six young girls standing in back of their dolls, which are on the ground, ca. 1910 | 745-1 |
| Bush, Auntie and Uncle | Grossheim photograph | 2275 |
| Business College | Identified by Robert S. Jackson, in 1975 as a class at Shinn's Business College, c. 1900. Located at 511 East Fifth Street. Mrs. Sadie R. Shinn, principal of the shorthand department, is in center, seated in chair. Also identified is George Howe, 8th from left, in top row. Standing behind Mrs. Shinn's chair toward right is Charles Leu, 6th man from left. Fred Herman, at far right, top row. Helen Bartlet is 4th from left, in 2nd row, seated on chair, next to Mrs. Shinn. The typewriter is an Oliver, popular for the day. | 623 |
| Business College | Leverich Business School class, 1897, at 604 East 6th Street. Member of Rummells or Coyner family (Clayton) in class, not identified. | 930 |
| Business College | A collage of graduating students from the Muscatine Business College (no date). Students listed on back are: 1) Olive Hayes, 2) Thomas Olds-Brigg (?sp), 3) Eva Eckhardt, 4) Stella Healey, 5) Nellie Irwin, 6) Cora Fryberger, 7) Florence ?, 8) Mary Van Sant, 9) Emma Carney, 10) Ethel Brunson, 11) Clara Eckhardt and teacher Professor Leverich. | 1829 |
| Business College | Muscatine Business College window display. OG 7970, August 23, 1905. | 2078 |
| Businesses | Marble Works of W.H. Simpson and Company in 1867, on the northeast corner of Second and Walnut Streets, (Old No. 250), which was established in 1854 by E.T. Hebener, succeeded by Hebener and Simpson, Simpson and Patten, W.H. Simpson and Company, Simpson and Webster, W.W. Webster, W.B. Sprague, and the Sprague Granite Company. On the site of the Grand Opera House. In Albyum 1, page 23. | 133 |
| Businesses | Muscatine Diamond Stone Saw Works operated by Chamber's Brothers from 1875 until 1878. In 1876, 38 carloads of stone were cut into building material, valued at $30,000. From negative by J.G. Evans, 1875. In Album 1, page 28. | 142 |
| Businesses | Chamber's Diamond Stone Saw, called the "Stone Monarch", a steel saw 5 feet in diameter, with 80 teeth set with black Brazilian diamonds, and first attached to their planing mill in August, 1875, at a cost of about $1,800. William Chambers standing on the left. In Album 1, page 28. | 143 |
| Businesses | Marble Works of W.W. Webster in 1883, north side Second, east of Cedar, which he was remodeling into Hotel Webster, later Hotel Grand. His successors, Webster-Gruber Marble Company moved to Front Street, corner of Chestnut. Above works next used by Muscatine Implement and Manufacturing Company. Later the ticket office of Seevers and Seevers Electric Railway. Torn down for Batterson Building. In Album 1, page 33. | 153 |
| Businesses | Copy of a photograph of Kuebler Meat Market, Hershey and Grandview Avenues, about 1900. | 295 |
| Businesses | Hopkinson and Hine, City Hat Store, 112 West Second Street, about 1885. Shows 2 men in front of store for men. From City directory, 1891, it was then called Hine Brothers, under which name it continued for some years. | 300 |
| Businesses | B. Schmidt Shoe store. Note on back of photo says "Uncle Barney's Shoe Store", 115 Chestnut Street. Five men in doorway of shop. No date | 301 |
| Businesses | Daily and Weekly Tribune and Job Office, 213 Iowa Avenue. Taken in the 1880's, before 1891, when they moved to 215 Iowa Avenue. Sign on corner of building reads Die Wacht Am Mississippi, a German language newspaper, whose office was in the rear of 213 Iowa Avenue. | 302 |
| Businesses | Scott House, corner of Third and Iowa Avenue, c. 1915. Other businesses, Angersbach's grocery-the Avenue Cash Grocery, 226 Iowa Avenue; R. Pilgrim & Son meat market; Fahey's clothes hospital; C.H. Leu, Red Paint Store. | 666 |
| Businesses | Interior of millinery store, ca. 1900. Show cases of ribbons, samples of hats and trimmings. | 667 |
| Businesses | Window display of ladies wearing apparel shop dated, 1900. Decorated in Easter/spring motif, one full length manikin, one partial figure, with hats and fabric displayed. Shop not identified. | 668 |
| Businesses | Decorated store front, identified on back as M.M. Wheeler Grocery, 303 East Second Street, during a street fair. No date, but probably ca. 1905. | 681 |
| Businesses | Small photo of Murray Wheeler's grocery store, 3030 East Second Street, ca. 1910. | 735 |
| Businesses | Frank Leimkuehler, General Store. Moscow, Iowa. Ca. 1900. | 890 |
| Businesses | McKibben-Fryberger House; in 1989, River's Edge Gallery. Entry in 1989 Grossheim photography contest; taken by Anne S. Olson. | 966 |
| Businesses | Grossheim photograph of the Muscatine Candy Kitchen owned by the Sirpis Brothers at 315 E. 2nd Street. | 1817 |
| Businesses | A business card for the Oscar Grossheim Studio at 309 E. 2nd Street. The photograph on the front of the card is of the "Landing of Columbus". | 2015 |
| Businesses | Sieg Automotive Company at 305-07 W. Front Street. Taken on Jan. 23, 1947. | 2062 |
| Businesses | Three duplicate photos of the Hudson Motor Company on Mulberry Avenue, ca. 1930. OG# 2004_1. | 2084 |
| Businesses | Sanitary Plumbing Co. Eward Host on far right, 423 Mulberry. Left to right: Paul Stockfield, bookkeeper, Eddie P. Horst (son of Ike Horst), Herman Lange (dug ditches), Gene Sywassink (partner in business) and Ed Horst. | 2332 |
| Businesses | Thompson Drug Store, Steve Thompson, Doctor B.W. Thompson, seated and Doctor R.E. (Ed) Thompson, standing in front, on northeast corner Second Street and Iowa Avenue, formerly occupied by J.H. Canon. Firm in business in 1875 and '76, succeeded by Amos G. Miller, who sold to Olds and Reppert, later F. Reppert and Company. | 155-Graham |
| Businesses | Vest Pocket Business Directory of Muscatine, Iowa -no date. Map of Muscatine County, Iowa-no date. Copy of a magazine titled "The Developer" dated July , 1903. | Ephemera 17 |
| Butler, Aura | Charles Appel with his nieces. Identified, standing, left to right, Grace Butler (Mrs. Ben Stahl), Mabel Appel (Mrs. Herschel Fletcher), Aura Butler (Mrs. Ben Lane), Marguerite Ashton. Seated, left to right, Charles Appel, Pearl Appel, Alice Appel (Mrs. Ollie Terry), Ida Appel (Mrs. Springborn). Taken ca. 1906, Oscar Grossheim Photographer. | 699 |
| Butler, Ellis Parker | Ellis Parker Butler, author of Pigs is Pigs and other humorous stories. He was born in Muscatine, December 5, 1869, son of Audrey Gazzam Butler and Adella Vesey Butler. He attended school here and worked for a time before leaving for the east, where he lived in Flushing, New York until his death in 1937. Married Ida Anna Zipser, June 27, 1899. Children, Elsie, Jean, Marjorie and Ellis. No date on photograph, probably in late 1920's or early 1930's. Autographed on front. | 314 |
| Butler, Ellis Parker | Ellis Parker Butler. Author of humorous stories, many inspired by his boyhood in Muscatine. See #314 for details. 1926 Autographed on back. | 315 |
| Butler, Ellis Parker | Ellis Parker Butler and his wife Ida and daughter Elsie. A color print of a portrait by Ernest Blumenschein in the winter of 1907 in Paris. Published as a colored frontispiece in June 1909 Century Magazine. | 316 |
| Butler, Ellis Parker | Ellis Parker Butler and his wife Ida and daughter Elsie. Close-up and enlargement of #316, a color print of a portrait by Ernest Blumenschein in the winter of 1907 in Paris. Published as a colored frontispiece in June 1909 Century Magazine. | 317 |
| Butler, Ellis Parker | Portrait of the author taken at an earlier date than the others listed. No specific date, though. Autographed | 348 |
| Butler, Ellis Parker | Home of author Ellis Parker Butler on Third Street. | 316-a |
| Butler, Elsie McColm | Ellis Parker Butler and his wife Ida and daughter Elsie. A close up and enlargement of #316. | 317 |
| Butler, Grace | Charles Appel with his nieces. Identified, standing, left to right, Grace Butler (Mrs. Ben Stahl), Mabel Appel (Mrs. Herschel Fletcher), Aura Butler (Mrs. Ben Lane), Marguerite Ashton. Seated, left to right, Charles Appel, Pearl Appel, Alice Appel (Mrs. Springborn). Taken ca. 1906 by Oscar Grossheim, photographer. | 699 |
| Butler, Ida Zipser | Ellis Parker Butler, his wife Ida, and daughter Elsie. Close-up and enlargement of #316. Taken in 1907 in Paris. Published as a colored frontispiece in June 1909 Century Magazine. | 317, 316 |
| Butler, Mrs. | Postcard of a little boy leaning on a wooden folding chair. He appears to be about one year old and has a huge smile on his face. On the back of the Postcard is written directions for colorization. | 1616 |
| Button Companies | Automatic Button Company, Third Street and Mulberry Avenue, about 1960. | 296 |
| Button Companies | Boepple Button Company employees standing behind picket fence in front of the factory. Mr. Boepple in rear center in derby hat. | 513 |
| Button Companies | Muscatine Button Company building, with employees (not identified) in front and in windows. Dated 1910. | 607 |
| Button Companies | Softball team, Automatic Button Company, 1910. 8x10 photo by Denham. Team members not identified. | 608 |
| Button Companies | Iowa Pearl Button Company softball team. 12 young men, with a trophy and balls and bats displayed in front. Date not know, probably 1928 to 1932. Partially identified by Mr. & Mrs. Edward Burns. Top row, left to right: Harold O'Leary, William Kinnan, Robert Kinnan, Edward S. Burns, ______, Clifford Reed. Front row, left to right: Walter Jenson, Arthur Riley, Willie Haller, Coxie Chenoweth, Harold Graham. | 624 |
| Button Companies | Wheeler-Stortz Button factory, Lombard Street, in February, 1906. Shows men at work on button machines; men not identified. Photo is faded on both sides. | 685 |
| Button Companies | Exterior view of Wheeler-Stortz Button factory, on Lombard Street, February, 1906. Workers are shown with shells and tools; men not identified. | 686 |
| Button Companies | Large group of men, apparently button cutters as many of them are holding clam shells from which button slugs have been cut. None are identified. Not dated. | 742 |
| Button Companies | Automatic Button company boat, with shelling boats. | 844 |
| Button Companies | Employees and members of Weber family, at the Weber & sons button company, 1912. First row, left to right: Mrs. Art Keesler, Annie Resnick (Fick), Minnie Weber, Mrs. John Weber, Sr., Rose Keesler, Pearl Brownlee, Beulah Barber (Lawrence). Second row, left to right: Orrie Hall, Dewey Dilley, Walter Weber, Hildreth Fordham, Mrs. Tom Dilley, Margaret Weber holding Leonard Weber. Third row, left to right: Tom Dilley, Charley Weber, Frank Weber and Bill Weber. | 955 |
| Button companies | U. S. button Company (interior) ca. 1915 (2 copies) | 2330 |
| Button companies | U. S. Button Company (Office) ca. 1915 | 2331 |
| Button companies | Ronda Button Company at 520 Howard Avenue (now 1420 Howard on the corner of Clay and Howard. | 2836 |
| Button companies | Ronda Button Company at 109 Pine Street. | 2837 |
| Button companies | Automatic Button Company, corner of E. 3rd and Mulberry Avenue. | 2850 |
| Button Industry | Button sorters. Not identified. | 1356 |
| Button Industry | Button Festival Queen, selected by Ronald Reagan, movie star, ca. 1946. | 903, 904 |
| Button Industry | Button Festival Queen, selected by Ronald Reagan, movie star, ca. 1946. | 903, 904 |
| Button Strike | Company C, Iowa National Guard on duty Easter Sunday, April 16, 1911, during button workers strike; 100 block of East Second Street. Three guard members, 2 men at street corner, Sycamore and Second. | 549 |
| Button Strike | Two Iowa National Guard men walking across Second Street, Iowa Avenue on the left. "Blind Phil's news stand on corner. April 16, 1911 during button workers strike. | 550 |
| Button Strike | Iowa National Guard, Company D, from Washington, near McKee's Button Company, during the button workers strike. | 552 |
| Button Strike | Crowd of striking button workers listening to Socialist organizer Emmet Flood speak, Easter Sunday, April 16, 1911 at Weed Park band stand. | 553, 554 |
| Button Strike | Iowa National Guard, Company C, marching on a downtown street during button workers strike, Easter Sunday, April 16, 1911. The original photographs of #'s 549-555 are in the folder for #555. | 555, 551 |
| Button Workers | A group photograph of workers standing on clam shells in the yard of their button factory. Possibly a Grossheim photograph. | 2609 |
| Cabbages | Three views of the loading of cabbages at Nichols, Iowa, August, 1916, J.W. Rummells. | 928 a, b, c |
| Cabinet Shops | Color Photograph of Bowman Livery Stables, 219-221 East Mississippi Drive, ca. 1975, just before it was torn down. Willis Cabinet Shop in first floor. | 767 |
| Cadle, Henry | As labeled on back; Home of the Clemens family, Mrs. Jane Clemens and her sons, Orion, Henry and Samuel, while living in Muscatine in the early 1850's, on the east side of Walnut Street, just south of the alley between Second and Front Streets. Photograph by Neily Cadle. Henry Cadle standing in the front. Note on back also states: Home is still standing now numbered 109 Walnut Street. View is taken from below, looking toward alley and Second Street. | 559 |
| Camp Cody | Large 50"X16" photograph of Camp Cody, New Mexico, November 1917, the 126th Field Artillery of the First Iowa Field Artillery. Battery C, from Muscatine, is right of center. Shows band, front center, officers quarters, barracks, tents, and equipment. Six officers are pictured: Captain G. W. Dulany, Major Otto Mull, Captain J. H. Hinrichs, Adjutant Colonel J.E. Brandt, C.O. Major Earl Bush, Captain Albert Hart, Chaplain. | 706 |
| Camp Cody | A large framed photograph of Camp Cody, New Mexico. On the back is written Catherine Gage, Letts, Iowa, March 15, 1918. | Transfer Station |
| Camp Dodge | Long framed photo of Camp Dodge by Vern O. Williams Photograph Company. Probably WWII? | Transfer Station |
| Campbell, Elizabeth | A photograph of Elizabeth Campbell, probably a teacher or secretary at Jefferson Elementary School. | 1994 |
| Campbell, Jasper | Four copies of a photograph of Jasper Campbell dated 13 of April 1904. OG#6037. | 2101 |
| Camping | A photograph of an unidentified camp possibly in Illinois. Donated by Richard Zimmerman of New Boston, Illinois - Sept. 2007 | 1980 |
| Cander, Horace | Horace Cander (?sp), could be Candee. | 1176 |
| Canons | Canon at Weed Park. Entry in Grossheim photo contest for 1990 by Jane Longhurst. | 976 |
| Carr, Robert | The Robert W. Carr family c. 1892. Back row left to right, Edward, Clara, Fred, Middle row, left to right, Henry, Robert, Nettie, Drusilla. Front is Myrtle (age 2 yrs.). | 2942 |
| Carskaddan, Jerome | In a framed picture of members of the Muscatine County Bar, 1901 | 545 |
| Caster, Ida | Photograph of Ida and Nora Caster. No date. | 1193 |
| Caster, Nora | Photograph of Ida and Nora Caster. No date. | 1193 |
| Cate, Duly Caster | No date. | 1192 |
| Cate, Roswell | No date. | 1194 |
| Catechism books | Three books Catholic doctrine and catechism dated, 1883, 1901, 1926. | Ephemera 30 and 31 |
| Cedar Grange | Four view of Cedar Grange building at Cranston, Iowa, 1980. | 880 a, b, c, d |
| Celebrations | Celebration, July 4, 1866 by the Mechanic's Aid Society. Procession is moving west on Eighth Street toward the grove, then located north of Eighth Street and west of St. Mathias Church. Looking east from near Linn Street. In Album 1, page 18. | 122-Graham |
| Celebrations | Firemen, military and industrial parade moving up Second Street, east of Sycamore on the morning of July 4, 1888, showing floats with John Baker's canning machinery. A heavy rain storm on the afternoon of the same day prevented a balloon ascension by S.Y. Baldwin and sunk in the river, a barge with $800 worth of fireworks. In Album 1, page 46. | 178-Graham |
| Cemeteries | Photograph of the entrance to the Overman cemetery. Taken in Oct. of 1977. | 1623 |
| Cemeteries | Four black and white photographs of the Healy cemetery in Moscow township. Take in Oct. of 1977. | 1624a, b, c, d |
| Cemeteries | Three black and white photographs of cemeteries, possibly of the Overman or Healy cemetery. Taken in Oct. of 1977. | 1625a, b, c |
| Cemeteries | Chapel at Greenwood Cemetery, May, 1901. In Album 2, page 210. | 210-Graham |
| Cemeteries | Chapel at Greenwood Cemetery. Also view of Chapel, 1985, 91-1. | 91-Graham |
| Cemeteries | Greenwood chapel renovation. No date. | DVD-55 |
| Cemeteries | A group photograph of Greenwood cemetery workers. No date. Some names were written on the back: Fred Klein, Ernest Paetz, Frank Hank, Joe Homeier, Herman Hank, Diel Cradock, Leuie Lehmih, Fred Ray, Leu Klish, ? Willis, Fritz Boldt, Ed Faulhaber, Irving Boldt, ? Stalkfleet, Fred Kleist and ? Schauland. | 2979 |
| Cemeteries | A J. A. Chamberlin photograph of flowers laying on the ground in front of a mausoleum. Identity of the person(s) is unknown. Believed to be the Manjoine mausoleum in St. Mary's cemetery. There are two superimposed photographs of two children on either side of the mausoleum. Date at the top is 1920. | 2980 |
| Central Soya Grain Elevators | Taken March 1961 from the Mabel Bartenhagen Collection. | 1868 |
| Ceremonies | Veteran's Day Ceremony dated Nov. 11, 1986. | DVD-52 |
| Chamberlain, Jessie | Portrait of Jessie Chamberlain dated March 10, 1904. OG#5820. | 2106 |
| Chamberlin, Florence | Portrait of Florence Chamberlin. No date. | 1286 |
| Chambers, Frank | Frank Chambers, son of John Chambers. | 1178 |
| Chambers, Vincent | Vincent Chambers, son of William Chambers. | 1179 |
| Chandler, Ralph | In group of Muscatine Business College students. | 969 #52 |
| Chaplin, Charles | In group of octogenarians at home of Wm. H. Hoopes, 1899. See folder for identification. | 809, 810 |
| Chapman, Grandpa | Note on back; "Grandma Brazel's dad". | 2274 |
| Chapman, Liz | Note on photo: "Aunt Liz & Grandma Chapman" | 2283 |
| Chautauqua | Campground at Chautauqua, probably at Electric Park on Mulberry Avenue, ca. 1920. | 308 |
| Chautauqua | Group of girls performing a May Pole dance at Chautauqua, 1909, Electric Park. Shows tents in background. Girls not identified. | 652 |
| Chautauqua | Group of Children seated on grass, with teacher standing left, during Chautauqua, 1909. Not identified. | 653 |
| Chautauqua | Murray Wheeler family at picnic dinner, in front of their tent, camping at Chautauqua, Electric Park, 1907. Partially identified on folder. | 738 |
| Chautauqua | Two copies of signs for a Muscatine Chautauqua dated June 26 to July 4th. No year listed. | Ephemera 18 |
| Chautauquas | A souvenir program from a chautauqua dated 1913 from Muscatine, Iowa June 26 to July 4, 1913. | 2981 |
| Chesebro, Eliza | A L. M. Townsend photograph from West Liberty. Written on the back is "Eliza Chesebro". | 2019 |
| Children | Holly Fitzpatrick and Debbie Fisher in front of the new addition to the library, June, 1965. Holly is in the hat. | 533 |
| Children | Debbie Fisher and Holly Fitzpatrick in the doorway to the children's' room in the new addition to the library, June, 1965. Debbie is on the left. | 534 |
| Children | Girls in the children's room of the new addition to the library, June 1965. Holly Fitzpatrick on the left, Debbie Fisher on the right. | 535 |
| Children | Two girls seated in a cart pulled by a goat. On the left is Frances Bertha Smith Massey with her sister, Violet Smith Smull. Picture taken at 1010 Park Avenue, Jefferson Street is in the background. Bricks in the back of the cart are to be used in bricking the stet. Taken about 1916, by an itinerant photographer who sold pictures of children in his cart, for $1.00 | 556 |
| Children | Group picture of school children, not identified, with their teacher, Maggie Melton, c. 1880's. School not know. No negative. Maggie Melton married George Bachmann; secondly, W.B. Hitchcock. | 567 |
| Children | A Alexander Grossheim photo of a small boy standing on a chair. On the back of the photo is written "Harold Patrick". No last name. Circa 1900. | 2009 |
| Children | Five postcard photographs of babies possibly from the Henning or Eichelberger families. | 2388-2392 |
| Children | Girls in Conference Room in new addition to the library, June 1965. | 536, 537, 538 |
| Children | Debbie Fisher, left, and Holly Fitzpatrick in the main reading room in the new library addition, June, 1965 | 539, 540, 541 |
| Children | Girls in the stacks and at the circulation desk in the new addition to the library, June, 1965. | 542, 543 |
| Children | A video of the World Nation Children's Choir dated July 8, 1993. | DVD-48 |
| Children | A video of the World Nation Children's Choir dated Oct. 31, 1996. | DVD-49 |
| Children | A photograph of the Juvenile Sewers and car union of Muscatine, Iowa, 1911. | 2859 |
| Childs, Bert | A photo of a man and woman. Possibly listed in Grossheim index as either #7292, dated Dec. 30, 1904 or 14561 dated Dec. 30, 1910. | 2098 |
| Chinn, Thomas | Small reproduction of picture of Thomas Chinn, ca. 1850-1860. Early settler of Muscatine county. | 613 |
| Christiansen, Esther | Dated Feb. 24, 1969 at her 74th birthday party. | 1746 |
| Christiansen, Esther | Obituary of "Aunt Sat" Davis and Esther Christiansen. | 1750 |
| Christianson, Esther & Harry | Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Christianson. No date nor photographer given. | 1732 |
| Christofferson, Mrs. N. | One photo dated June 29, 1907. OG#10102. | 2128 |
| Churches | Trinity Episcopal Church interior, before remodeling. No date. | 286 |
| Churches | Saint Matthias Church. Built in 1856, on newly purchased land on Eighth Street. Added onto and improved over the years. Torn down to allow building of new (present) church in 1910. Spelling changed in the 1960's when they dropped the second T in Mathias. | 287 |
| Churches | Trinity Episcopal Church, 1902. Shows part of Grand Opera House, on left. | 648 |
| Churches | On the back of this photograph is written…"The First Congregational Church in Muscatine, when new church was built, this building was turned into the Armory. Was used for basketball, banquets and dances." Photograph shows steeple on building; a group of soldiers lined up in front. On right is new Congregational Church. On left, in the alley, can be seen Braun's Bakery delivery wagon. Chestnut Street between Second and Third Streets. | 649 |
| Churches | First Congregational Church - The Armory, on Chestnut Street, between Second and Third. Gable end of building has Co. C, Armory on it. First Congregational Church on the right, after a fire February 2, 1907. Steeple gone from Armory building, which formerly was the First Congregational Church. No date given, probably 1907. | 650 |
| Churches | Photograph identified on back as Park Avenue Episcopal Church, All Saints Chapel. Not dated, circa 1915. | 651 |
| Churches | Old brick church, Cranston, Iowa. | 768 |
| Churches | Lithograph of old St. Mathias Church, c. 1900. Stored with oversize prints. | 840 |
| Churches | Old brick church, Cranston, Iowa. | 873 |
| Churches | First Presbyterian Church, 4th and Iowa Ave. Entry in 1989 Grossheim photo contest; taken August 1988 by Peggy VanZandt. | 963 |
| Churches | Sweetland township church taken in January of 1967 from an airplane. | 1630 |
| Churches | Photograph of the 1st Catholic church in Muscatine, Iowa. Taken by Anne Olson in 1991 for the Grossheim photo contest. | 1769 |
| Churches | Photo of St. Malachy's Catholic Church in Ardon, Iowa. Taken by Ryno Olson in May of 1994 for the Grossheim photo contest. | 1773 |
| Churches | St. Mathias Church - lithograph of the old red brick building which was replaced around 1910. (2 copies). | 1787 |
| Churches | Grossheim photograph of St. Mathias Catholic Church dated 1910. | 1826 |
| Churches | Congregation Church. A tintype of an etching of the church. No date. | 1962 |
| Churches | 1st Methodist Episcopal Church on the corner of Iowa Avenue and 3rd Street at 301 Iowa Avenue. | 1972 |
| Churches | A stereoptican of the First Presbyterian Church on Iowa Avenue, taken about 1901. | 2064 |
| Churches | A Grossheim photo of the fire at the 1st Congregational Church Feb. 2, 1907. Grossheim number 613a. | 2298 |
| Churches | Saint Matthias Catholic Church, second building, erected in 1856 on Eighth Street, between Chestnut and Pine. From photo by J.G. Evans in the 1860's, previous to any additions, the clock tower and chimes having been added in 1880. Torn down in 1910 as a site for a new edifice. Rev. P. Laurent had charge of the above church and also of the first church for a period of 50 years, beginning in 1851. In album 1, page 20. | 125-Graham |
| Churches | Congregational Church, 2nd edifice, begun in 1852, dedicated January 5, 1855. Stood on the southwest corner of 3rd and Chestnut Street until taken down due to the lower regrading of the street and built on the alley in 1857. From a map of 1857. Photo by George P. Hall. | 13-Graham |
| Churches | Old United Brethren Church, built in 1851 on the north side of Sixth Street between Mulberry and Orange, dedicated September 7, 1851 and occupied until the new U.B. Church was built on the corner of Mulberry and Sixth Street in 1892, after which the old building was used for Professor Leverich's Normal School, later as a Gospel Hall, and so on. Photo by Grossheim Brothers. In Album 1, page 29. | 144-Graham |
| Churches | Congregational Church, 3rd edifice, built in 1857 on west side of Chestnut Street on alley between Second and Third Streets, occupied until the fourth church building was erected in 1892, on the southwest corner of Third and Chestnut Streets, the old building being afterward sold to Company "C" for an Armory, and after 1909, A.O.U.W. Hall. Dr. A.B. Robbins, pastor of Congregational Church 50 years, beginning in 1843. In album 1, page 29. | 145-Graham |
| Churches | Three photos of St. Mathias Church interior, rectory and school. Dates are Feb. 22, 1912 and Jan. 20, 1913. Grossheim photo # 15676, 18452, 18453. | 2082a, b, c |
| Churches | The first Catholic Church, originally the upper story, then 20 by 30 feet, framed in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, by order of Bishop Loras of Dubuque, brought on a raft to Bloomington, Iowa in 1842, and erected on north end of lot at northeast 2nd and Cedar Streets. Lower story dug out and under built in 1856, after grading of street. Sold in 1856, used a few years as a Turner Hall in the 1860's, as a German school, and since for various uses. | 31-Graham |
| Churches | Sternwheel Congregational Church, which stood on a hill south of 4th Street, east of Iowa Avenue, near Sycamore, on rear of lot, facing river. Begun in 1843, first occupied December 8, 1844, dedicated November 30, 1845, and the wooden belfry added in 1848, on the rear, hence the name then applied. Occupied about 10 years, Reverend A. B. Robbins, pastor. Torn down in March, 1868 | 3-Graham |
| Churches | The City Hall, northwest corner of Third and Sycamore Streets in 1877, after the building had been remodeled for municipal purposes, with quarters fitted up underneath for the Champion Hose Company and Relief Hook and Ladder Company. Built in 1851 as a Methodist Church, dedicated August 15 of that year, occupied by the Methodists until 1868, and then traded to the German Presbyterians, and was purchased by the city May 13, 1876, for $2,500.00 | 42-Graham |
| Churches | Episcopal Church and Masonic Hall, in 1841, a frame, 22 by 50 feet, built that year by the Episcopalians and Masons, toward the rear of the Episcopal Church lot (L2, blk. 30), the lower story occupied by the Masons, from December 13, 1841 until March 7, 1854. Moved to back of lot in 1854, later purchased by J.P. Walton, moved around facing Walnut Street on rear of present Grand Opera House lot and rented to Universalists and Lutherans and for school purposes. Taken down during the Civil War. From a drawing by J.P. Walton and used as an illustration in his "Pioneer Papers" and "Masonic History". | 4-Graham |
| Churches | Group at Green Street Mission Church. Miss Alice Mulford, seated, right; Nora Eitman Faulkner, standing, 1st left. Others unidentified. Circa 1910. Group eating watermelons. | 746-2 |
| Churches | Exterior and interior views of first Catholic Church in Bloomington/Muscatine, 1842-1856. Now on grounds of St. Mathias Church. Color photos. | 866, 867, 868, 869, 870, 871 |
| Churches | Calvary Baptist Church 215 E. 4th St. - Muscatine, Iowa postcard | 2784 |
| Churches | German Baptist Church on corner of East 6th and Walnut. | 2809 |
| Churches | A CD of the script and Microsoft Powerpoint program of the history of the two Catholic Churches. | NonGrossheim photo box |
| Churches | Photograph of the United Brethren Otterbein Church on the corner of East 6th Street and Mulberry Avenue. | 2848 |
| Churches | Service dedication program of the First Congregational church dated 1908 and two postcards, one of the original church on the corner of Iowa and 3rd and the laying of the corner stone of the new church on Iowa and 4th. A dedication program dated 1912. | 2894 |
| Churches | Hillman photos of the Jewish Synagogue. | 2920 |
| Churches | Postcard of the Chapel at Greenwood Cemetery. | 2922 |
| Churches | Photographs of the Otterbein First United Brethren Church that became Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Mission. It burned down. | 2924 |
| Churches | A view of the sign for the Church of the Living Waters and of the front of the church taken in June of 2007. | 2953 |
| Churches | Two photos of the interior of St. Malachy's Catholic church taken in 1951 of a wedding showing the main altar. | 3057 |
| Cigar Stores | Workers at Gremmel's cigar store, ca. 1915. Copy of a photo owned by Ruth Starkweather, whose mother is 2nd from left. Copied in 1989. | 953 |
| Circus Model Builders | Letter to Jack Rigler, Senior on behalf of the Karl King Ring, Circus, dated June 27, 1960. | 1243 |
| City Council | Large, 19X16 1/2 inch photograph, labeled Mayor and Council that inaugurated brick paving and sewerage. Taken in city council room in city hall, 1895. The men are holding bricks, Identified, on back, as follows, left to right: Alderman George Keckler, Alderman George Eitman, Alderman Chris Hetzel, (bearded man in foreground); City Treasurer J.M. Butler, (behind Hetzel); City Attorney Frank Richmond, Mayor Dr. E. B. Fulliam, Sr.; Alderman Charles Warfield, Alderman Frank Ashcraft, Alderman W.L. Roach, Alderman J.S. Nietzel and Alderman John Sterneman. | 618 |
| City Council | Three long playing records of city council meetings "Paving Hearings" dated July 19, 1962. | 2044 |
| City Hall | A Grossheim photograph of the new city hall, dated November 1, 1915. The Grossheim photo number is 1676. | 2206 |
| City Hall | Photograph of City Hall circa 1920. | 2448 |
| City Hall | Grossheim photograph of city hall with automobiles. | 2477 |
| City hall | A matted Grossheim photograph of city hall. | 2623 |
| City Hall | City Hall, April 12, 1997. | 1329-1330 |
| City Hall | City Hall and Park, corner of 3rd and Sycamore Streets. Taken in July of 1919. | 84-Graham |
| City Hall | Lithograph of City Hall - Sixth in a series of Muscatine Heritage 1979 Limited Edition: 2500. | 2831 |
| City of Muscatine | City officers annual reports from 1898 - 1932. Some years have duplicate copies from 1898, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932. | 1595 |
| Civil War | A photograph found in the 300 block of West 3rd Street, the fourth house up from Pine on the right, red brick building. The photograph is of the 50th reunion of Gettysburg, PA Union and Confederate soldiers in 1913. They are standing near the memorial honoring the repulse of Longstreet's assault. | 2003 |
| Civil War | 35th Iowa Infantry reunion dated Sept. 18-19, 1912. OG#1298a. Someone attempted to write names on front of the photo. | 2155 |
| Civil War | Color guard for the 35th Iowa Infantry, 1863. 1.Sergeant F. Mayer, Co.C, 2. Corporal James Dunn, Co.E, 3. Corporal Henry Greenblade, Co.A, 4. Corporal Thomas Purcell, Co.F, 5. Corporal William Brownell, Co.I, 6. Corporal Stephen B. Hanna, Co.G., 7. Corporal William B. Davis, Co.B, 8. Corporal David Worsham, Co. D. In Album 1, page 10. | 105-Graham |
| Civil War | The first reunion of the 35th Iowa Infantry since the Civil War, celebrated at Muscatine September 29, 1886. Veterans with Beckey's Drum Corp in front of Edwards Gallery on west side of Iowa Avenue (210 Iowa Ave.) north of Second Street, present site of Bilkey building. Colonel William B. Keeler standing to the right of the center near the band, next to whom is Major Henry O'Connor. From a photograph by E.B. Edwards. In Album 1, page 44. Library also has an 11X14 size given by the Fire Department kept with the oversize pictures. | 175-Graham |
| Civil War | Reunion of the First Iowa Infantry at Muscatine, August 10, 1887, to celebrate the 26th anniversary of the Battle of Wilson's Creek, Missouri. Veterans grouped along the east wall of the old Court House in front of the Treasurer's office. Lieutenant Colonel William H. Merritt, who lead the regiment in this battle, seated just above the lower row, 9th man from the left. In Album 1, page 44. | 176-Graham |
| Civil War | Two photo on copypaper of the color guard for the 35th Iowa Infantry during the civil war. These can not be reprinted as they are copyrighted. But can be viewed. | 3060 |
| Civil War Soldiers | Graham photograph #105 of Civil War soldiers. | 2474 |
| Clam Shell Cooking | Grossheim photograph 566, of clam shell cooking. | 2471 |
| Clam Shelling | Postcard photograph of clam shelling, Muscatine, Iowa. Shows boat with lines, 2 men, one at oars, one with pole. A third man stands by cleaning rack with a fourth man tending the cooking fire. | 610 |
| Clamming boats | Grossheim photo of clammers on the shore #567 | 2494 |
| Clams | A Grossheim photograph of clammers. Image number 566. | 2613 |
| Clamshell Restaurant | Clamshell Restaurant on the corner of Chestnut and Mississippi Drive. Dated April 29, 2004. | 1478 |
| Clark House | Speaker's stand at dedication ceremony for the Clark House, home for older citizens at 117 West Third Street, 1977. | 909 |
| Clark, Alexander | Portrait of Alexander Clark. | 1708 |
| Clark, Alexander | Winter scene at corner of Third and Chestnut Streets, looking up Third Street, 1866-7. The frame dwelling of Alexander Clark, known as the colored orator of Iowa, on the right, with the steps leading up to it. It was built in 1839 by William Brownell, of lumber brought form Cincinnati, by boat, and burned down June 30, 1878. Enlarged from an original negative taken by J.G. Evans. | 28-Graham |
| Clark, Alexander | Moving of Alexander Clark House circa 1976. 8 photos. | 2841 |
| Class Reunions | 50th Class reunion photo of the class of 1927, June 18, 1977. | 1222 |
| Class Reunions | A 40th class reunion booklet from the class of 1944. Also class directory for the class of 1972 reunion and the class of 1970 reunion. | Ephemera 14 |
| Clemens | Portraits of Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), at 18, his brother, Orion, and their mother, Mrs. Jane Clemens. Photographs reproduced from material in Clemons folder, Muscatine File. | 559-a |
| Clubs | Rotary Club members. Taken in front of the new addition to the high school on Sycamore Street, about 1921. 1st Row (left to right): Roy Tooman, L.R. Henderson, G.M. Titus, Emil Webbles, Stewart Narvis, Sam Potts, Harry Crozer, W.R. Votaw, Harry Luellen, Clifford Hakes and Dr. Tillie. 2nd Row: Rev. Hakes, Fred Beach, Lee Loomis, Harry Tiecke, Wm. Narvis, R.K. Smith. 3rd Row: L.B. Hoopes, Joe Chaplin, Cliff Musser, Dr. J.W. Johnston, W.R. Randal, Sam Block, Will Downer, Clint Willis, J.W. Merrill, Edwin Fisher, F.K. Rambo, C.R. Stafford. 4th Row:Liscus West, Al Magnus, Carl Schmidt, Harry Hahn, George Pitchforth, Harry Timm. 5th Row: Edgar Shaffnit, E. Leroy Fisher, Fritz England, Art Matthews, Clyde Rabedeaux, George Meerdink, Del Asthalter, Ralph Lohr, Charles Young, Fred O. Block, Dr. A.J. Oliver, Charlie Hagerman, Frank Howe, Jim Giesler. See description of photo in folder, contains other members of the Rotary Club not in the picture. | 311 |
| Coasting | An Oscar Grossheim photograph of a child coasting down a snowy hill. Taken for an advertisement at the studio. | 1821 |
| Coasting | 2 photographs of a young boy on a sled. | 2371 |
| Coldren, C.A. | In a framed picture of members of the Muscatine County Bar, 1901 | 545 |
| Cole, Betty | A photograph of Betty Fletcher Cole | 2769 |
| Cole, Harriet Hetzler | Harriet Hetzler Cole. Identified by her nephew Myron Hetzler. | 1603 |
| Coleman, Carroll | John Musser and Carroll Coleman, left, at dedication of new library August 5, 1972. | 409, 412, 413 |
| Collins, Max | Portrait of Max Collins, taken by Norman Smith and entered in 1988 Oscar Grossheim photo contest, winner of Honorable Mention award. | 943 |
| Commencements | Commencement Booklet for the 1905 Iowa State Normal School graduation. | 1919 |
| Conesville | Postcard size photograph of town of Conesville, ca. 1925, showing railroad track, J.E. coffin Store, George Brown watermelon market, other unidentified buildings. | 694, 695 |
| Cook Book | Cook book selected recipes compiled by the Cedar Street Methodist Episcopal Ladies, 1927 Muscatine, Iowa | Archivist book collection |
| Cook Book | Bend City Cook Book; A collection of tried recipes contributed by various Muscatine housekeepers and published in behalf of the Ladies' Aid Society of the First Congregational church Muscatine, Iowa circa 1900. | Ephemera 41 |
| Cook books | Two cookbooks: Household Digest and Cook Book; Pythian Sisters Muscatine Temple No. 163. Probably dated ca. 1940s. The Condiment Cookbook; Heinz c1974. | 2658 |
| Cooking Class | Six young women, right to left, back row: Darlene Hinman, Bird Friedman, Helen Scott, Marjorie Cassell. Front row, left to right Martha Hunt (?), Pauline King (?). Appears to be a cooking class. No date. | 889 |
| Cooper, Dorothy Fern | Old Grossheim photo of Dorothy Fern Cooper daughter of Addie Dodge & Virgil A. Cooper granddaughter of George W. Dodge. | 2309 |
| Cooper, Effie Alice | Old Grossheim photo of Effie Alice Cooper, daughter of Elsie J. Dodge and John Perry Cooper. Granddaughter of George W. Dodge. | 2308 |
| Corwin, Elmer | State Senator Elmer Corwin from Fruitland, Iowa. Elected to the state legislature in 1934. Republican from 20th district which comprised Muscatine and Louisa Counties. | 1107 |
| Corwin, Rebecca | Rebecca Corwin in a picture of 20 others. Names are written around the edge in pencil. Hard to read. | 1486 |
| Coster, J.C. | In a framed picture of members of the Muscatine County Bar, 1901 | 545 |
| Court House | Old Court House and Soldier's Monument, April 1901. In album 2, page 34. | 209 |
| Court House | Old Court House and Soldier's Monument. In album 3, page 6. | 253 |
| Court House | Old Court House, rebuilt after fire partially destroyed original December 17, 1864. Second building incorporated parts of the original, which had been built in 1840. Third and present building erected in 1910. | 288 |
| Court House | Night-time view of the dome of the county court house. Diane Vanderlinden, photographer, 1983. | 772 |
| Court House | Muscatine County Court House dome, photographed by Robert Bauer, entered in the 1988 Grossheim Photo Contest. | 938 |
| Court House | Picture of the Muscatine County Court House, ca. 1961. | 1147 |
| Court House | Photo of the second court house | 2290 |
| Court House | Old Court House photo from Grossheim collection #348. | 2432 |
| Court House | Old Court House photo from Grossheim collection #348. | 2480 |
| Court House | A Grossheim photograph of the old Court House framed and matted by River's Edge Gallery. | 2616 |
| Court House | Muscatine county court house circa 1901. | 2676 |
| Court House | The old Court House; original structure was begun in the spring of 1840, completed in 1841 at a cost of $15,000. Destroyed by fire, except the brick walls, December 17, 1864. Rebuilt in 1866 and completed June 1 of that year at a cost of $29,000, by using old walls, with addition on rear and new pillars and dome, and was surmounted on June 20 by a statue of Justice. In use until completion of new Court House, erected in front of it in 1909, and then demolished. In album 1, page 17. | 119-Graham |
| Court House | View of front of district court room and jury box on third floor of Muscatine county court house after renovation in 1970's. | 582, 583, 584 |
| Court House | New Muscatine County Court House, completed in August, 1909. | 83-Graham |
| Court House | A faded older photograph of the Muscatine county court house taken after 1916. | 2923 |
| Covertson, Lloyd | In group of Muscatine Business College students. | 969 #60 |
| Coyner Family | Four children, thought to be members of the Rummells or Coyner family. | 932 |
| Coyner Family | Coyner family, from left to right, Marie, ?, Mark, ?, Clayton, Ed. | 933 |
| Coyner, Mark | In group of Muscatine Business College students. | 969 #2 |
| Coyner, Mr. & Mrs. | Young couple, probably a wedding photo, not identified. Thought to be Coyners. | 931 |
| Craddock, Sally | Sally Craddock in a picture of 20 others. Names are written around the edge in pencil. Hard to read. | 1486 |
| Crocker | A book of Crocker's Iowa Brigade dated 1906 | 2700 |
| Crocker Bible | Crocker/McKee family bible. Antique Kodak camera. | Ephemera 24 |
| Cromer, Hiram | Three photographs of Hiram Cromer. Two are Clifford and Sons photos while the photographer on the third photo is unknown. Family legend is that the photo was taken by Oscar Grossheim and supposedly was a international winner in a photo contest. Hiram Cromer was born May 1, 1837 and died September 9, 1908. He married Lydia Darer, Feb. 4, 1857 and Eliza Geller Gray, July 20, 1873. | 1820 |
| Crossman, L.C. | Group of young men seated on the ground in front of their bicycles. Identified on the back as a bunch of bicycle nuts. Taken at the Mulberry Avenue fair grounds, August-September, 1888. Numbers have been written on photo to identify subjects | 558 |
| Crowds | Crowd at depot. Date and occasion unknown. Something is being sprayed in the center of photo, but what? Ca. 1905. | 973 |
| Crozer, Harry | Three young men in automobile, identified as Dr. Lyle Reppert, behind the wheel of his a c. 1907 model air-cooled Franklin. Harry Crozer, left and Thomas Watson, right in rear passenger seat. Car is in front of 111 East 5th Street, the Bachelor's Club. | 673 |
| Cullen, James | Championship basketball team, 1916-17, "Muskies". Identified , left to right; Sheldon Schreurs, Eugene "Mike" Healey, Ralph Lohr, Elmer Bloom Sr., James Cullen, Ab Gould, Bob Hasbrook. George Volger, manager. | 732 |
| Curtis family | Description on back is "The tall girl in the middle row is Opal Marie Bonnichser Swindle. Lulu Mae Curtis Bonnichser is looking over the child's shoulder. The lady in the center with the string of pearls is Mag Kleindolph, her husband is in the back row looking over her shoulder. In front of him is Ella Mae Lee Curtis. | 2932 |
| Curtis family | Pauline (Curtis) Moffin and Donald Curtis. | 2933 |
| Curtis family | Pauline (Curtis) Moffin feeding a lamb. | 2934 |
| Curtis family | Ella May and Thomas Jefferson Leland Curtis. | 2935 |
| Curtis family | Home of Lewis & Gertrude Dallmeyer. Front row is left to right, Hank & Deke Wilson. Back row left to right, Emma McDaniel and Alice Walcott. | 2936 |
| Daedelow, Edith | Grossheim photograph (11298a) of Edith Johanna Louise (Nichols) Daedelow, adopted daughter of Henry & Mathilda Daedelow. | 2863 |
| Dahl, Mrs. Arthur | Mrs. Arthur and son, John Dahl, at desk in old library, December, 1949. | 481 |
| Dallas, Sophy | In a framed picture of members of the Muscatine County Bar, 1901 | 545 |
| Dallmeyer family | Home of Lou Dallmeyer & Gertie. Left to right Hank & Deke Wilson | 2937 |
| Dankert, John | John Dankert, in front of his residence in Muscatine. His wife, Margaret Blauer Dankert is seated in a buggy with girl, Esther Stamler. No date. | 614 |
| Daut, Mrs. William (Lelia) | Grossheim photograph - no number. | 1846 |
| Davenport Malting Co. | Grossheim photo of the front of the Davenport Malting Co., dated 1906. | 2502 |
| Davidson, Andrew | In group of octogenarians at home of Wm. H. Hoopes, 1899. See folder for identification. | 809, 810 |
| Davidson, Drew | In group of Muscatine Business College students. | 969 #46 |
| Davis family | Large format group photograph of the Dave (or Dan) Davis family. Note on back reads "Uncle Dave & Aunt Sat Davis pre 1900. They gave Dad a start on the P City farm". Note attached to the front of the photo states "Aunt Sat and Uncle Dan took in over 25 homeless children to raise over the years. A few of them were adopted." | 1753 |
| Davis, "Aunt Sat" | Obituary of "Aunt Sat" Davis and Esther Christiansen. | 1750 |
| Davis, Betty Jane | Oscar Grossheim photo of a young girl labeled Betty Jane Davis, 25 July 1926. According to Grossheim index, photo was taken at the request of Mrs. Ben Davis on July 21, 1926. 30472 is the Grossheim number. The family lived on rural route 2 in Muscatine. | 2533 |
| Davis, Marvin | Possibly a Grossheim photo of Marvin Davis in military uniform. He was in the Vietnam war. No date. | 2193 |
| Davis, Will | Portrait of Will Davis, young man in top hate, ca. 1891. | 820 |
| Dawson, Russ | Portrait of a young man, Russ Dawson, ca. 1890. | 811 |
| De Bo | Mr. and Mrs. George De Bo, at the Octagon House, during renovations for a restaurant in the old house ca. 1980. | 911 |
| Dealing, Helen | Six young girls standing in back of their dolls, which are on the ground, ca. 1910 | 745-1 |
| Dedications | A video of the dedication of the Highway 61 By-Pass dated Dec. 13, 1984. | DVD-50 |
| Dedications | Public Works dedication, no date. | DVD-54 |
| Deeds | Property warranty deeds for the west half of the south weat quarter of Section Ten and the south east fractional quarter of section ten in township 77 range three. | 2864 |
| DeForest, Anna Robbins | Anna Robbins DeForest, daughter of Rev. Alden Robbins. | 1904 |
| DeForest, Anna Robbins | Anna Robbins DeForest, mother of Lee DeForest and Charles and Mary DeForest Ralph. She was the daughter of Rev. Alden Robbins. | 1938 |
| DeForest, Mary R. | Mary R. DeForest in 1889. She was the daughter of Henry Swift DeForest and Anna Robbins DeForest and sister of Lee DeForest, granddaughter of Rev. Alden Robbins. | 1917 |
| Deller, Mrs. George | Dated Jan. 20, 1908. OG#10816 | 2132 |
| Delta Queen | Two photos of the Delta Queen as it goes under the old high bridge dated 1976. | 2325 |
| Delta Queen | Bamford photo of the Delta Queen at the riverfront. Circa 1970s. | 2428 |
| Delta Queen | Delta Queen negative at levy. | 2458 |
| Delta Queen | Delta Queen photograph in color at levy. | 2479 |
| Delta Queen | Possibly a Bamford photograph of the Delta Queen at the Muscatine riverfront. | 2626 |
| Delta Queen | A large color photograph of the Delta Queen. No date. | 2989 |
| Demarse, Ida | Cabinet style photograph of a little dog. On the back is written January, 1900 "Our Little ept dog DoDo - for Clare from Ida Demarse." | 2664 |
| Denham, Wade | In group of Muscatine Business College students. | 969 #27 |
| Denison, Bernice | Bernice Denison (?sp). | 1166 |
| Denison, Caroline | Picture of Caroline Denison, ca. 1885. | 1157 |
| Denison, Edna | Summer of 1880 on the back of the picture of Edna Denison. | 1161 |
| Denison, Edna | The photograph is just labeled Denison, Edna BBB. No others identified. | 1164 |
| Denison, Edna | Edna Denison, written on the back 3rd or 4th summer. | 1162, 1163 |
| Denison, George B. | Two photographs: 1st engraved photo by H. B. Hall & Sons, New York is of George B. Denison. The 2nd photo is of him also, but states "Banker, dec'd" in the lower right corner. Alternative numbers are 1015a & b. | 1786 |
| Denison, George B. | Picture of George B. Denison. | 1155, 1156, 1160 |
| Denison, Margaret Lyon | Picture of Margaret Lyon Denison. No date. | 1158 |
| Dentistry | Identified by Robert Jackson as Dr. Robert S. McNutt, dentist, and former Mayor of Muscatine, about to perform an extraction on a hypnotized patient. Patient and man in background not identified. Taken probably about 1904. | 675 |
| Department Stores | Batterson's Department Store, ca. late 1950's or early 1960's. | 1305 |
| Department Stores | Jupiter's Discount Store at 109 E. 2nd Street, ca. 1963/64. | 1311 |
| Department Stores | Spurgeon's Department Store next door to the left is a vacant store front, 100 block of East 2nd Street. Ca. 1963/64. | 1312 |
| Depots | Two historical postcards of the Wilton Plug Depot, 1916. | 2947 |
| Depots | West Liberty Depot postcard, no date. | 2948 |
| Depots | A Grossheim photo of the passenger depot circa 1900. | 2993 |
| Derby, Fay | Grossheim photo. Not listed in Grossheim index. | 2245 |
| Derby, Fay & Tallie | Grossheim photograph | 2232 |
| Des Moines Marble Company | A photograph of the Des Moines Marble Company on the corner of 7th and Locust Streets in Muscatine, Iowa. A. G. Stein, President and F. P. Sawyer, Secretary. | 2646 |
| Dethoff, Henry | Henry Dethoff, young man, ca. 1891. | 826 |
| Detwiler, P.M. | In a framed picture of members of the Muscatine County Bar, 1901 | 545 |
| Devitt, J.F. | In a framed picture of members of the Muscatine County Bar, 1901 | 545 |
| Diaries | Three diaries possibly of Mrs. John Alden Robbins. She was the daughter of Dr. I.L. Graham and sister of E.L. Graham. The dates on the diaries are 1895, 1896 and 1897. There is also an address book and lesson plan book. One of the Graham girls was a teacher. | Graham/Robbins Box |
| Diericks, Leslie | Two photos dated April 21, 1904. OG#6224. Letter accompanies. | 2124 |
| Dillaway | Small portrait of woman, thought to be of the Dillaway family. Ca. 1865. | 792 |
| Dillaway | Small portrait of woman (possibly same as in 792) thought to be of the Dillaway family. Ca. 1870 | 793 |
| Dillaway | Small portrait of woman, labeled Werea, ca. 1865. Thought to be of the Dillaway family. | 794 |
| Dillaway | Small portrait of woman, labeled Werea, ca. 1870. Probably same subject as 794. Thought to be of the Dillaway family. | 795 |
| Dillaway | Small portrait of young woman, labeled "compliments of Lue Dillaway, September 29, 1872. | 796 |
| Dillaway | Portrait of young woman, Susan (?) on back, ca. 1870. Thought to be of the Dillaway family. | 797 |
| Dillaway | Portrait of woman, thought to be of the Dillaway family. Ca. 1865. | 798 |
| Dillaway | Young woman, thought to be of the Dillaway family, ca. 1870. | 799 |
| Dillaway | Portrait of young man, of Dillaway family. Ca. 1870. | 800 |
| Dillaway | Portrait of woman, labeled Mrs. L. Dillaway, Lucretia, wife of George. | 801 |
| Dillaway | Portrait of George Dillaway, ca. 1890. Owner of Crockery store in Muscatine. | 802 |
| Dillaway | Cut black paper silhouette of Mr. Dillaway, done at Coney Island, New York, by D. Abrahams. | 803 |
| Dillaway | Cut black paper silhouette of woman, labeled Mother Dillaway, done by D. Abrahams, at Coney Island, New York. | 804 |
| Dillaway | Interior view of Dillaway home, showing draped mantel, furniture, ca. 1891. | 805 |
| Dillaway | Exterior view of George Dillaway's Crockery Store, 118 E. Second, ca. 1880. | 806 |
| Dillaway | Interior of Dillaway's Crockery Store, 118 E. 2nd. Street, ca. 1890. People in store, left to right…Mrs. G.W. Dillaway; Martin Gabler, packer; Arthur Klaffenbach, clerk; Carol Stanwood, clerk; Frank Walker, bookkeeper. | 807 |
| Dippel, Louisa | Family genealogy group sheets for the Dipple family. | 2778 |
| Dipple family | Copy of an older photograph. On the back is written Uncle Christ, Mother, Uncle Carl, Uncle Henry Dipple. | 2785 |
| Dipple family | Copy of an older photograph. On the back is written Louise Dippel Ross (Richoff) with Hulda (Metzgar), Muscatine, Iowa. | 2786 |
| Doan, Ray | Photograph of Ray Doan and Babe Ruth. | 1720 |
| Doctor | Doctor's ledger book dated 1883. | Ephemera 24 |
| Dog N Suds | Corner of Park Avenue and Clay Street. | 2849 |
| Dolls-Dickens | Oliver Twist and Fagin, from the collection of Charles Dickens character dolls made for Miss Linda Musser by Mrs. Jay Weeks, a Kansas City artist. They are custom made from bits of materials, some from Dickens' time. The dolls are fashioned on a wire frame and padded with cotton. The faces are modeled clay. Linda Musser gave the collection to the library in 1950, two years before her death. | 514 |
| Dolls-Dickens | David Copperfield, Dickens character doll from Linda Musser's collection, given to the library in 1950. See #514 for a complete description of the collection. | 515 |
| Dolls-Dickens | Mrs. Micawber with a child, and Mr. Micawber, Dickens character dolls from Linda Musser Collection. See #514 for a complete description of the collection. | 516 |
| Dolls-Dickens | Bob Cratchit with Tiny Tim, Dickens character dolls from the collection of Linda Musser, given to the library in 1950. See #514 for a complete description of the collection. | 517 |
| Dolls-Dickens | Sara Gamp and Cherry Pecksniff, from Martin Chuzzlewit, Dickens character dolls from the collection of Linda Musser, given to the library in 1950. See #514 for a complete description of the collection. | 518 |
| Dolsen, Frank | Group of young men seated on the ground in front of their bicycles. Identified on the back as a bunch of bicycle nuts. Taken at the Mulberry Avenue fair grounds, August-September, 1888. Numbers have been written on photo to identify subjects. | 558 |
| Dougherty, James | Small album of photographs taken by James Dougherty, given by his wife, Gertrude, whose letter of presentation is included. Pictures are of the river. | 818 |
| Dougherty, John | John B. Dougherty. Identified on back, born in Springfield, Ohio, November 26, 1817. He died in Muscatine, July 14, 1875. Arrived in Bloomington (Muscatine) on March 10, 1842. Included in file folder are invitations to parties. | 815 |
| Dougherty, Mrs. John | Mrs. John B. Dougherty (Orpha M. Mathews) born September 9, 1822 and died December 1, 1900. Arrived in Bloomington (Muscatine) on November 16, 1839. She married on March 10, 1844. | 816 |
| Dowell, Ida M. | Business card of I. M. Dowell from Batterson-Wessels Co. In the 1907 city directory, Ida M. Dowell and husband lived at 514 East 4th Street. Her husband was G. Martin Dowell and listed as a button cutter. | 2569 |
| Downey | A double portrait with the note of "Downey" on the back. The Oscar Grossheim photo number of 15028 appears on the back. | 2205 |
| Downey, W. P. | A photograph of a baby. Dated June 25, 1906. OG#8983. | 2114 |
| Downtown | Second street showing Firefighter arches. Graham photo. | 2475 |
| Downtown | Second Street looking east from Iowa Avenue. Grossheim photo. | 2478 |
| Downtown | Three photos of possibly a homecoming parade down East 3rd Street past the old YWCA, Cohn's and the Uptown theater. Dated circa 1958. | 2741 |
| Downtown | Views of the downtown and residential district possibly taken from the top of the fire station in 2015 | 2742-2744 |
| Downtown | Christmas decorations corner of Iowa Avenue and 2nd Street, circa 1950s | 2839 |
| Downtown | Christmas decorations corner of Sycamore and East 2nd circa 2015 | 2840 |
| Downtown | Corner of East 2nd Street and Iowa Ave. Circa 1950s. | 2843 |
| Downtown | Downtown street fair 1890s looking east down 2nd Street. Tower on the far right is the tower of the Grand Hotel. | 2844 |
| Downtown | Parking lot of Stiles Drug Store where the Grand Hotel used to be. Circa 1960s. Old Maid Rite restaurant in background on the left. | 2845 |
| Downtown | Photographs taken by Lonnie Hillman of the West 2nd Street (north side) from Iowa Avenue to Chestnut. | 2912 |
| Downtown | Corner of 3rd and Iowa Avenue, Central State Bank. | 2913 |
| Downtown | Two color photos of the downtown taken circa 1960s of east 2nd street. | 2963 |
| Downtown | A color photo of a harp player for the Christmas Walk in downtown December 1996 ? | 2988 |
| Downtown | Negatives of the downtown Christmas Stroll, no date. | 3000 |
| Dragt, Egbert | In group of Muscatine Business College students. | 969 #62 |
| Drake, Theo | Theo Drake in a picture of 20 others. Names are written around the edge in pencil. Hard to read. | 1486 |
| Dron Electric Co. | A view of East 2nd Street looking West. The photo was taken around 1927-28-29. Street lighting job. | 1718 |
| Dron Electric Co. | Workers placing new street lights in a downtown district. Location is unknown. | 1728 |
| Drucker Shoe Store | Drucker's Shoe Repair shop. Copy of a photograph owned by Frank Drucker. Frank on left, other man is unknown. No date. | 956 |
| Drury's Landing | Old frame building at Drury's Landing in 1866, said to have been formerly the boat store and residence of Reynolds Drury (S.R. Drury), one of the founders of Drury's Landing, and it's principal merchant and grain buyer, who handled wood and boat supplies, and shipped to the south large quantities of grain and produce on steamboats and barges during the 1840's and 50's. In album 1, page 13. | 112-Graham |
| Drury's Landing | Scene at Drury's Landing in 1866, 3 miles above Muscatine on the Illinois side of the river, just above the head of the Big or Fourth slough. It was then declining in population, and all buildings on the site have since disappeared. From a photograph by J.G. Evans, from the deck of the ferry "Decalion" on one of her trips to that point during a high stage of water. In album 1, page 13. | 113-Graham |
| Drury's Landing | Some of the old buildings which formerly stood near the river bank at Drury's Landing, including the boat store of S.R. Drury on extreme left, surrounded during the high stage of water in the spring of 1866 as seen from the deck of the ferry "Decalion" looking up the river. | 20-Graham |
| Drury's Landing | Drury's Landing in 1845; from a sketch and description by John McGreer (in News-Tribune, February 12, 1899). Warehouse of Reynolds Drury is shown on corner of upper slough and river, where all steamboats landed. Platform in center is the Bloomington horse-ferry landing. First house on slough, back of warehouse is Comstock's cooper shop; farther back is Drury's ice house and cold storage room. Long building with double porches is Reynolds Drury's house and store on corner; next, Dr. Eli Reynolds office and small apothecary shop and Asbury Warfield's general store. In the background are residences, and hill with pines, known as Pine Bluff. | 5-Graham |
| Dryer, Edward | In group of Muscatine Business College students. | 969 #57 |
| Dunker | A photograph of a woman. On the back is written "Dunker". | 2000 |
| Dunsmore, Will | Group of young men seated on the ground in front of their bicycles. Identified on the back as "A Bunch of Bicycle Nuts". Taken at the Mulberry Avenue fair grounds, August/September, 1888. Numbers have been written on photograph to help identify subjects. | 558 |
| Dywick, Mr. | A photograph of Mr. Dywick who was the custodian of Jefferson Elementary School. Circa 1960's. | 1992 |