Iowa Past to Present Teacher's Guide: Chapter 15: Business and Industry in Iowa
millinery shop
Elevators at Quaker Oats plant
Southern Iowa coal mine
Interior of the Colby Motor Company
Collins Radio Helps in the Space Race, ca.1966
J.W. Witmer & Company Insurance
Iowa's Meatpacking Industry
Punched pearl button shells
Washing machine assembly line
Insurance Company, ca. 1885
Time Frame: 1885
Exterior of J.W. Witmer & Company Insurance with personnel posing in front. Insurance has been a major industry In Iowa since the early 1800s. Des Moines, Iowa. ca.1885.
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