Looking west on West Main Street at Fertile, Iowa businesses including a dentist office on the right and Fertile Mills in the background. Fertile was founded by William Rhodes, a Canadian who came to Iowa in 1858 and built a mill to process wheat into flour. 1913 postmark. Number 47.
Looking west from the corner of Bridge Street and North Main Street with the Elkader State Bank in the right foreground and the furniture and undertaking building across the street. 1916 postmark. Number 4.