Looking east at the town of Anthon, Iowa, with the Little Sioux River in the far background. One can also see the school house rising above the town in the center of the picture. Handwritten date on postcard reads Aug. 15, 1907. 1907 postmark. Number 3.
Looking northeast. Chicago Hall was constructed in 1883, costing approximately $20,000 excluding grading and landscaping. Razed in 1958 to provide space for construction of Burling Library. 1907 postmark.
Looking northwest at the Mason Temple, established in 1895, a restaurant and a lunch room in a bustling downtown view of a dirt Main Street in Anita. Senator James E. Bruce of Anita, "insisted that a Masonic Temple could and must be built in Anita, and it was." 1907 postmark. Number 4.
Two railroad employees are standing on a brick platform near a wooden depot with a train signal and telegraph office sign in the background. 1907 postmark. Number 11.