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Farm Labor in Pleasant Valley, 1940s-1960s

Posted on September 15, 2023 by SCblogger

The Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center is grateful to Leonard Lopez of Moline, Illinois, for donating a set of photographs that document his family’s experiences harvesting onions and other produce for farmers in Pleasant Valley, Iowa. In fact, we were so … Continue reading →

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Upper Davenport

Posted on January 15, 2022 by SCblogger

By now we are familiar with the fact that the 1857 Map of the City of Davenport and its Suburbs, Scott County, Iowa by James T. Hogane and Henry Lambach contains many features that were aspirational for the city’s developers. … Continue reading →

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