Anamosa - A Reminiscence 1838 - 1988
The definitive history of the community of Anamosa, Iowa, USA The definitive history of the community of Anamosa, Iowa, USA
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' 1 -in-\ -4' . an - "~_1~'._‘é>.‘ .3‘; '“ ~' is -J'db Q-1" Threshing Machine before 1915 (Photo submitted by Robert M. George) Residence of William Aispaugh (Submitted by Kathleen and Larry J. Conmey) I.F. W.C. — the 21 st anniversary luncheon of thefirst farmers’ wives club. September 1942, at the home of Mrs. Mary McMurrin, First and Ford Streets, Anamosa. Membership was restricted to 24. "Prospects" were put on a waiting list until a regular member died or moved away. This rule was amended only once in over 50 years, when Esther Gray was re-admittedfor afew months until Marlon Steele resigned and moved to Wyoming. Iowa. Esther had been outfor 1 0 years. In this photo are 25 members and 8 guests. Seated in front, left to right: Marion (Ed) Steele, Mae (Homer) Hanna, Lila (Ray) Stivers, Mary (James) McMurrin, Margie (G.H.) Witham. Myrtle (John) Merrill, Mrs. Frank Grafft. Second row: Lottie (Frank) Porter, Mrs. Gene Ramsey, Chloe (John) Baumel. Miss Nettie Brown (local piano teacher), Veryle (Verne) Purcell, Daisy (Ed) Ruhl. Standing: Ann (Maurice) Fay. Edith (Ren D.) Finnigan, Etta (Ernie) Ruhe, Grace (Eugene) Porter, Bessie (Frank) Stoddard, Maude (Clayton) Hartman, Esther (Charles) Gray, Blanche (Roy) Russell, Lulu (George) Purcell. Viola (John) Humpal. Mrs. Ida Van Kirk, Blanche (Max Sr.) Wortman, Rachel (Will) Vanderbilt, (sister of Mrs. Bodenhofer). Leona (Henry) Uhr. (unidentified). Loretta Uhr. daughter of Leona. Emma (John) Bodenhofer. Mrs. Charles Hay, Gertrude (Fred) Chipman, Stella (Lee) Crain. Photo by Herbert Weiss. Anamosa photographer. (Photo submitted by Josephine Russell) 358
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A cutter used for transportation in the "good old<br />
days“.<br />
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(Photo submitted by Berniece Shover)<br />
About 1 909 (Submitted by Berniece Shover)<br />
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"Hold your horses!” Fred Woods, his wife. and their<br />
son, Dale. are pictured in the carriage. Others in the<br />
1906 photo are unidentified. (Photo submitted by Don<br />
W00d$)<br />
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