A photograph postcard showing the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific (MILW) 19, 4-6-0 (Rhoe Island) on a freight train, Nemaha, IA.

A business card from J. C. Yancey of the Western School Supply House.

Business card for real estate agent W. G. Leverich of Sioux City, Iowa.

Photograph of Joe Tasson, interpreter for the Musquakie Tribe, also a veteran of the Civil War, Tama County, IA, c.1908.

Report of the Committee on Public Lands detailing the opinions and recommendations of the Committee on the proposed Senate bill 6363 granting title to a parcel of land in the city of Dubuque, Iowa to the archbishop of Dubuque. It includes a letter from the Secretary of the Interior on the proposed legislation.

Letter from Charles A. Walsh to William John Bryan explaining that his late response is due to being away in Kentucky for two weeks.

Letter from Charles A. Walsh to William John Bryan discussing political strategies hinging on teamwork between William Randolph Hearst and William Jennings Bryan.

Postcard addressed to Mamie Collins in Waco, Texas with an illustration on the front of a man driving a car with a barrel acting as a front wheel, an umbrella as a roof, and a bucket of objects hanging off the back; the title of this illustration is "I auto write."

Postcard with a photograph of an old police patrol car, with the inscription "Police Patrol" on the side, in Marshalltown, Iowa. One of the policemen is driving the car while the other one is standing on the back end of the car; there are also two people inside the caged section of the car.

Postcard with an image of the firemen of the Marshalltown Fire Department in Marshalltown, Iowa. There are six firemen in this photograph, one is sitting in the driver's seat of the fire truck while the other five men are standing in front of the truck. The truck itself is holding a fire hose and a couple of ladders loaded on the bed. The caption on the bottom of the photo reads: "Modern Equipment of Hose Co. No. 1 - Marshalltown, IA."

Postcard with a picture of an old fire station in Marshalltown, Iowa with a caption on the picture that reads: "The Still Alarm." There is an old fire truck coming out of the left garage with six firemen riding on it, and there is also a boy standing by the entrance to the garage in street clothes.

Patent for a coffee urn. Illustration included.

Patent for "improvement in aerial revolving ladders for gymnastic purposes for use in theaters, circus-tents, etc." (lines 13-15) including instructions and illustrations.

Explanation and supporting information related to map that shows early twentieth century Idaho counties, Native American reservations, township grid, railroads, proposed canal system, lava beds, cities, and towns.

Map shows early twentieth century soil composition, township grid, roads, railroads, towns, and marshes in Story County, Iowa. Includes soil profile and legend. Scale [1:63,360].

Map shows early twentieth century soil composition, township grid, roads, railroads, towns, and marshes in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. Includes soil profile and legend. Scale [1:63,360].

Map shows railroad route from St. Louis to Mexico City. Railroads, counties, and towns in Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, and Indian Territory are indicated and areas of Indian habitation are noted. Includes text describing the advantages of "The Mexico-St. Louis Special." Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.

Photograph of a the Decker Meat Packing Plant in Mason City, Iowa. It is a large three story brick building. Employees sit and stand on a loading dock next to a railroad box car.

Six members of a Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf survey crew pose around their surveying tools for a professional portrait, c. 1902. The crew worked in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. In Texas, they worked a ten-mile stretch between Dallas and Fort Worth. Two of the crew members remained in the area and founded the town of Irving along the tracks in 1903.