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Farming and Industry
Posted on May 13, 2020 | No CommentsFarming and Industry Horses were critical to the success of Iowa’s farms and local industry. -
![Phil Stong’s ‘Horses and Americans’ A skilled journalist as well as a fiction writer, Iowan Phil Stong wrote ‘Horses and Americans’ (1939), about the role equines have played in American […]](https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/gallery/files/2020/05/IMG_0058-115x115.jpg "Phil Stong’s ‘Horses and Americans’")
Phil Stong’s ‘Horses and Americans’
Posted on May 13, 2020 | No CommentsPhil Stong’s ‘Horses and Americans’ A skilled journalist as well as a fiction writer, Iowan Phil Stong wrote ‘Horses and Americans’ (1939), about the role equines have played in American […] -
![Stallion Registration Because so much depended on horse power, the state had a vested interest in controlling the quality of animals for breeding—hence the legal requirement that each stallion offered […]](https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/gallery/files/2020/05/IMG_0057-115x115.jpg "Stallion Registration")
Stallion Registration
Posted on May 13, 2020 | No CommentsStallion Registration Because so much depended on horse power, the state had a vested interest in controlling the quality of animals for breeding—hence the legal requirement that each stallion offered […] -
![She’s a Soldier, Too: Magdalena “Helen” Tylee Whiles her husband was stationed in Texas and Florida during World War II, Helen ably ran the family farm, like many women left […]](https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/gallery/files/2020/05/IMG_0061-115x115.jpg "She’s a Soldier, Too: Magdalena “Helen” Tylee")
She’s a Soldier, Too: Magdalena “Helen” Tylee
Posted on May 13, 2020 | No CommentsShe’s a Soldier, Too: Magdalena “Helen” Tylee Whiles her husband was stationed in Texas and Florida during World War II, Helen ably ran the family farm, like many women left […] -
![Iowa Leads Draft Horse Production Between 1870 and 1945, the state of Iowa, with its favorable climate and available grass, hay, and grain, became a leading producer of heavy draft […]](https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/gallery/files/2020/05/IMG_0063-115x115.jpg "Iowa Leads Draft Horse Production")
Iowa Leads Draft Horse Production
Posted on May 13, 2020 | No CommentsIowa Leads Draft Horse Production Between 1870 and 1945, the state of Iowa, with its favorable climate and available grass, hay, and grain, became a leading producer of heavy draft […] -
![Celebrity Fire Horses: Snowball and Highball In the early part of the 20th century, Iowa City’s Fire Department had its own celebrity fire horse duo: Snowball and Highball. They were […]](https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/gallery/files/2020/05/IMG_0067-115x115.jpg "Celebrity Fire Horses: Snowball and Highball")
Celebrity Fire Horses: Snowball and Highball
Posted on May 12, 2020 | No CommentsCelebrity Fire Horses: Snowball and Highball In the early part of the 20th century, Iowa City’s Fire Department had its own celebrity fire horse duo: Snowball and Highball. They were […] -
![Iowa City Life: Farm and Business The diary of Iowa Byington Reed’s brother, Robert Byington, gives the reader a look into his daily life. This includes how horses influenced his […]](https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/gallery/files/2020/05/IMG_0068-115x115.jpg "Iowa City Life: Farm and Business")
Iowa City Life: Farm and Business
Posted on May 12, 2020 | No CommentsIowa City Life: Farm and Business The diary of Iowa Byington Reed’s brother, Robert Byington, gives the reader a look into his daily life. This includes how horses influenced his […] -
![Iowa City Life: Town and Country The diaries of Iowa Byington Reed are a treasure trove of information about what life was like for a settled, Anglo-European farm- and business-owning family in […]](https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/gallery/files/2020/05/IMG_0070-115x115.jpg "Iowa City Life: Town and Country")
Iowa City Life: Town and Country
Posted on May 12, 2020 | No CommentsIowa City Life: Town and Country The diaries of Iowa Byington Reed are a treasure trove of information about what life was like for a settled, Anglo-European farm- and business-owning family in […] -
![Iowa City Life: Horses and the Local Economy This collection of original photographs is part of the Graham Family Papers collection in the Iowa Women’s Archives. It is accompanied by […]](https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/gallery/files/2020/05/IMG_0073-115x115.jpg "Iowa City Life: Horses and the Local Economy")
Iowa City Life: Horses and the Local Economy
Posted on May 11, 2020 | No CommentsIowa City Life: Horses and the Local Economy This collection of original photographs is part of the Graham Family Papers collection in the Iowa Women’s Archives. It is accompanied by […] -
![Iowa City Life: Scenes from Town A selection of images courtesy of the State Historical Society of Iowa – Iowa City reveals glimpses of life in downtown Iowa City in […]](https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/gallery/files/2019/02/sandworm-115x115.jpg "Iowa City Life: Scenes from Town")
Iowa City Life: Scenes from Town
Posted on April 23, 2020 | No CommentsIowa City Life: Scenes from Town A selection of images courtesy of the State Historical Society of Iowa – Iowa City reveals glimpses of life in downtown Iowa City in […]