Aerial view of Dana, Iowa, with a shoe store on the right foreground and a church bell tower in the center background. Dana was incorporated in 1907 and was named after Samuel Dana, a pioneer settler who was a godfather in the project of establishing a trading center in the early days. 1912 postmark. Number 7.
Looking west at the business district during an evening storm in Alton, Iowa. Note the restaurant sign on the left and the hardware and bank signs on the right. One photo is transposed onto another. 1912 postmark. Number 1734.
Looking southwest from the corner of 4th Avenue and Broad Street. The Morse Building was constructed in 1889 after the 800 block of Broad Street was destroyed in the 1889 fire. 1912 postmark.
Looking southwest at the Farmers National Bank, Dougherty & Merritt, Grocers, and a restaurant in downtown Allerton before the 1927 fire which destroyed six buildings. 1912 postmark. Title supplied by cataloger.
Looking southwest on Main Street in Elkader with the Elkader State Bank on the far left background and the Bayless Hotel on the far right background. 1912 postmark. Number 6.