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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph looking towards the east side of the town square in Red Oak, Iowa. The edge of a park stretches past the lower right corner in the foreground. Cars are parked on an angle along the park's edge; all face towards the right. Behind them, buildings line the opposite side of the street, extending on an angle back towards the right. From left to right, signage identifying the stores and businesses read: "SUPPLY STORE," "Roxall DRUGS ROXALL ARTZ DRUG CO. ROXALL," "MILLEDGE HARDWARE," "GREEN PARROT," "BEARDSLEY & WOLFE DRUGS SHERWIN-WILLIAMS PAINTS DRUGS," and "SPURGEON'S." Text from negative sleeve: 2235. Red Oak, Iowa, Nov.22, 1946 1. East Side Square showing the old Rynearson opera house 2. Same, from south side showing Fisher's old grocery store now Spurgeons [sic] 3. Square from corner Coolbaugh st where Hinchman's drug store used to be looking north east 4. Old 2 story building. Left upper room used to be the County Treasurer['s] office when G.M.West was Co.Treas. Lower at that time was wholesale grocery called Morrell's.
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2235_001 ark:/21198/zz002j32x0
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Plazas--Iowa--Red Oak Cities & towns--Iowa Stores & shops--Iowa--Red Oak
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