Collection Timeline

1871 to 1904

1871
Item from a collection of engravings, lithographs (some hand-colored), and photogravures depicting farmsteads and stock farms in Iowa circa 1871-1904. Prints in the collection originally appeared in such vintage atlases as A. T. Andreas's "Illustrated historical atlas of the state of Iowa" (1875), M. Huebinger's "Atlas of the state of Iowa" (1904), and other publications.
Item from a collection of engravings, lithographs (some hand-colored), and photogravures depicting farmsteads and stock farms in Iowa circa 1871-1904. Prints in the collection originally appeared in such vintage atlases as A. T. Andreas's "Illustrated historical atlas of the state of Iowa" (1875), M. Huebinger's "Atlas of the state of Iowa" (1904), and other publications.

1874
Illustration in Frank Leslie's Illustrirte Zeitung, a German-language newspaper published in New York, with the caption "Heuschrecken-Plage im Westen--Farmer von Wright Co., Iowa, versuchen durch das Verbrennen von feuchtem Stroh die Heuschrecken zu vertreiben" ("Grasshopper plague in the West--farmers in Wright County, Iowa, attempting to drive away grasshoppers by burning damp straw").

1875
Item from a collection of engravings, lithographs (some hand-colored), and photogravures depicting farmsteads and stock farms in Iowa circa 1871-1904. Prints in the collection originally appeared in such vintage atlases as A. T. Andreas's "Illustrated historical atlas of the state of Iowa" (1875), M. Huebinger's "Atlas of the state of Iowa" (1904), and other publications.
Item from a collection of engravings, lithographs (some hand-colored), and photogravures depicting farmsteads and stock farms in Iowa circa 1871-1904. Prints in the collection originally appeared in such vintage atlases as A. T. Andreas's "Illustrated historical atlas of the state of Iowa" (1875), M. Huebinger's "Atlas of the state of Iowa" (1904), and other publications.
Illustration of Orchard Grove Farm, including Wilson Post Office, a grocery store, and the farm residence and nursery of Isaac H. Page, postmaster. Published in A. T. Andreas, Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Iowa, Chicago: Andreas Atlas Co., 1875.
Illustrations of the stock farms and residences of J. M. Baxter, Esq., Sections 1 and 6, Cass Township, Cass County, Iowa; and W. F. Brenton, (Brenton's Grove), Section 23, Edna Township, Cass County. Published in A. T. Andreas, Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Iowa, Chicago: Andreas Atlas Co., 1875.
Illustrations of Mt. Vernon House, Mt. Vernon; Flouring Mill of Greer & Hunter, Decorah; W. Taylor Dry Goods & Co., Spillville; G. Priest and Son, Bloomfield Mills, Dealers in Grain, Flour & Mill Feed, Bloomfield, Davis County; Maple Grove Herd, residence of D. Cookson and Sons, "Breeders of Thorough Bred Short Horn Cattle," near West Liberty; St. Benedict's Church and Parsonage, Decorah; Catholic Church and Pastoral Residence, Cresco, M. A. McCarty, Pastor; and First Methodist Episcopal Church, Marshalltown. Published in Andreas, A. T., Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Iowa, Chicago: Andreas Atlas Co., 1875, pages 15-16.
Illustration of the Sigourney, Iowa, residences of George D. Woodin, Attorney at Law; J. A. Donnell, Esq.; the Honorable John C. Hogin; and Dr. H. W. Selby. Published in A. T. Andreas, Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Iowa, Chicago: Andreas Atlas Co., 1875, pages 75-76.
Illustration of the residence of C. W. Norton, Breeder of Red Short Horn Cattle and Berkshire Hogs, Section 12, Wilton Township, Muscatine County, Iowa, P.O. Address Durant. Published in A. T. Andreas, Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Iowa, Chicago: Andreas Atlas Co., 1875, page 90.
Item from a collection of engravings, lithographs (some hand-colored), and photogravures depicting farmsteads and stock farms in Iowa circa 1871-1904. Prints in the collection originally appeared in such vintage atlases as A. T. Andreas's "Illustrated historical atlas of the state of Iowa" (1875), M. Huebinger's "Atlas of the state of Iowa" (1904), and other publications.
Illustration of the residence of T. H. Dunkin, Union Township, Monroe County, Iowa. Published in Andreas, A. T., Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Iowa, Chicago: Andreas Atlas Co., 1875, pages 75-76.

1880
Item from a collection of engravings, lithographs (some hand-colored), and photogravures depicting farmsteads and stock farms in Iowa circa 1871-1904. Prints in the collection originally appeared in such vintage atlases as A. T. Andreas's "Illustrated historical atlas of the state of Iowa" (1875), M. Huebinger's "Atlas of the state of Iowa" (1904), and other publications.

1885
Pages from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, July 4, 1885, Vol. LX, No. 1,554. The front page depicts a family sheltering from a tornado in Iowa. Miriam Leslie, widow of Frank Leslie, managed the New York publication after his death in 1880.

1904
Illustration of Iowa dairies and stock farms. Published in M. (Melchior) Huebinger, Atlas of the State of Iowa, Davenport, Iowa: Iowa Publishing Co., Inc., 1904, plates 30-31.
Illustration of Mount Prospect Farm, A. R. Ohl and Sons, proprietors, southeast of Iowa City, Iowa. Published in M. (Melchior) Huebinger, Atlas of the State of Iowa, Davenport, Iowa: Iowa Publishing Co., Inc., 1904, plates 30-31.