The Lucas County Home was built in 1904 and torn down in 1986. County homes or poorhouses were tax-supported residential institutions to which people were required to go if they could not support themselves.
Title
County farm, Lucas County, Chariton, Iowa
Alternative Title
Lucas County Farm
supporting host
Grinnell College Libraries Special Collections
Index Date
1905
Publisher
Fluke, Grover C.
Type of Resource
still image
Genre
postcard
Physical Extent
1 postcard : color ; 9 x 14 cm.
Medium
Color lithograph print, divided back. Made in Germany.
citation/reference
The Poorhouse Story (http://www.poorhousestory.com/)
Date Issued
1900-1910
Note
Purchase or donation
Note
Scanned with HP Scanjet 4670 at 600 ppi. Archival master image available in tiff format.
Language
English
Topic
Chariton (Iowa)
Topic
Welfare facilities
Topic
Almshouses
Topic
Poor houses
Topic
County farms
Topic
Lucas County (Iowa)
Topic
Lucas County Farm
Cartographic
41.020000, -93.314099
Classification
MS 108, Box 2, ihpc_charit0002
Related Item
Iowa Historical Postcard Collection (IHPC)
Related Item
Grinnell College. Special Collections and Archives
Related Item
Digital Grinnell
Identifier (local)
ihpc_charit0002
Identifier (local)
grinnell:13736
Access Condition
Grinnell College Libraries does not own the copyright in these images and therefore cannot give or deny permission to publish or distribute any of them. It is the researcher's responsibility to determine and satisfy copyright or other use restrictions when publishing or distributing material from this collection. Any materials used must carry a credit line: Historic Iowa Postcard Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Grinnell College Libraries.
