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Will Mead poses at the Mead farm in winter, Red Oak, about 1902

Description:
An informal photographic portrait of William P. Mead standing outside at the Mead farm in the winter. He stands just right-of-center and is slightly in profile, facing left. He wears a large coat with his hands tucked into his coat pockets. Behind him at left, a couple steps lead up to a house in shadow. Trees and a picket fence stretch across the background in the near distance.
Date:
[circa 1902]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Will Mead poses at the Mead farm in winter, Red Oak, about 1902

View of Red Oak from atop a hill, Red Oak, 1946

Description:
Photograph of Red Oak, Iowa, as viewed from the new Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad depot atop a hill. Tall grasses sprawl across a hill that spans the foreground. It slopes downward towards a road as it approaches the near distance. A farmhouse, right-of-center, stands partway up the hill and faces towards the road, away from camera. Construction materials sit on the far side of the road. In the distance, the houses of Red Oak are visible. A water tower stands in the far distance, left-of-center.
Date:
November 22, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
View of Red Oak from atop a hill, Red Oak, 1946

Former Harding family home, viewed at an angle, Red Oak, 1946

Description:
Photograph of the old Harding home on East Prospect Street in Red Oak, Iowa, as viewed at an angle. The brick-paved E. Prospect St. stretches across the foreground on an upward angle from left to right. On the far side of the street, the bungalow-style former residence of the Harding family stands, right-of-center. It is viewed at an angle from the front and faces towards the right. Two tall windows are inset on the left side of the home. On the front of the house, 2 windows are inset at left. A porch occupies the right half of the front of the house. To the left of the house, a yard extends beyond the left frame. A neighboring house stands at right. In the background, other houses stand in a line at left.
Date:
November 22, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Former Harding family home, viewed at an angle, Red Oak, 1946

View of a 2-story building that formerly housed the County Treasurer's office and Morrell's grocery, Red Oak, 1946

Description:
Photograph of a 2-story building in Red Oak, Iowa that used to house the County Treasurer's office and a grocery store named Morrell's. The brick-paved intersection of Reed Street and North 5th Street spans the foreground. North 5th St. veers towards the right and Reed Street veers towards the left. In the near distance, a 2-story building and adjacent buildings stands on the northwest corner of the intersection, extending on an angle back towards the left. It is viewed at an angle from the front. The side of the building stretches back along North 5th Street. From right to left, signage for the occupants of buildings reads, "ALLEN'S ELECTRIC HATCHERY," and "LOVIT ICE CREAM LUNCH SANDWICHES DRINK Coca-Cola." Along the side of the building at right, advertisements are painted, including one for Coca-Cola.
Date:
November 22, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
View of a 2-story building that formerly housed the County Treasurer's office and Morrell's grocery, Red Oak, 1946

East side of the town square, looking north, Red Oak, [about 1946]

Description:
A high-contrast photograph looking from the south towards the east side of the town square in Red Oak, Iowa. A street spans the width of the bottom edge and angles back towards the left. Cars are parked, side-by-side, on an angle along both sides of the street; all face away from the camera. Beyond the cars at right, buildings line the right side of the street, extending on an angle back towards the left. They are all viewed at an angle from the front and face left. From nearest to furthest, signage identifying the stores and businesses read: "SPURGEON'S," "DRUGS," "GREEN PARROT," "MILLEDGE HARDWARE," and "Roxall DRUGS." In the background at left, a building on the north side of the square stands, partially obscured by a tree. A written, washed-out caption along the bottom edge reads, "EAST SIDE OF SQUARE RED OAK, IOWA D-145."
Date:
[circa 1946]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
East side of the town square, looking north, Red Oak, [about 1946]

Bus parked in front of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad station, Red Oak, 1917

Description:
Bus parked in front of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad station. A person is visible sitting at the back of the bus. A man stands behind the bus and others are visible beyond him, including a person who pushes a cart. The wheel of what may be a car is visible at the bottom right corner.
Date:
1917
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Bus parked in front of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad station, Red Oak, 1917

Two men and a girl stand in the town square, Red Oak, 1900

Description:
Two men and a girl stand in the town square. Other people walk on the sidewalk beyond them. There are horses and buggies parked near the sidewalk and another one next to the trees at the left. One buggy at the right has a sign that reads, "wall paper" on it. There are buildings on the right and in the background.
Date:
1900
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Two men and a girl stand in the town square, Red Oak, 1900

View of the town square, Red Oak, 1900

Description:
View of the town square. Buildings stretch across the photograph. Some have awnings, other have windows out front. One has a sign that reads, "wall paper" and on the awning, "Shank &... druggist & wallpaper store." Another store has signs that read, "S. C. Nordquist" and "clothing." And ad for paints is painted on the side a building. There are horses and buggies parked at the left and others moving through the square. People walk on the sidewalk. Part of a tree is visible at the left.
Date:
1900
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
View of the town square, Red Oak, 1900

View of the east side of the town square (including the old Rynearson opera house), Red Oak, 1946

Description:
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."
Date:
November 22, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
View of the east side of the town square (including the old Rynearson opera house), Red Oak, 1946

Dr. William S. Reiley poses outside his office, Red Oak, 1946

Description:
Photograph of Dr. William S. Reiley standing in front of his medical office in Red Oak, Iowa. Dr. William S. Reiley stands in front of his office's storefront, right-of-center. He looks to the camera as he rests his hands in his pants pockets. The office front stretches on an angle back and to the left. A sliver of a covered entryway extends to the right of William and out-of-frame. Directly behind him, tall windows line the walkway at right and the sidewalk at left. Signage in the window reads, "W. S. REILEY, M.D. H. C. BASTRON, M.D." A striped awning hangs overhead.
Date:
November 22, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Dr. William S. Reiley poses outside his office, Red Oak, 1946

View of the town square, Red Oak, 1900

Description:
View of the town square. At the left, there is a horse and buggy parked next to a horse-drawn wagon. A man and a child walk across the plaza. There are buildings at the left, one of which has a sign that reads, "Wall Paper." An ice truck, pulled by horses, is visible down the road, along with people walking nearby. Streetcar tracks run through the center, wires hang over the center, and a light hangs down above the tracks. At the right, there are other buildings, one with an awning in front, another with a turret at the end, and a horse pulling a cart.
Date:
1900
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
View of the town square, Red Oak, 1900

View of the town square, Red Oak, 1900

Description:
View of the town square. Buildings stretch across the photograph. There are awnings in front of most of them, the signs on which read, "shoes" "books" "jewelry" "clothing" "drugs." One store has two other signs that read, "S. C. Nordquist" and "clothing." People walk along the sidewalk. There is a wagon parked at the right. The streets are made of dirt.
Date:
1900
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
View of the town square, Red Oak, 1900

Frank Iddings poses in front of a bridge crossing the East Nishnabotna River, Red Oak, 1946

Description:
Photograph of Frank Iddings posing in front of bridge crossing the East Nishnabotna River in Red Oak, Iowa. Frank Iddings stands on a patch of grass lining the roadside in front of a bridge. He stands at center and looks to the left. Beside him, at right, a sign identifying the river reads, "E. NISHNABOTNA RIVER." Behind him, a road stretches from the lower left corner and back towards the right. At far right, a truss bridge stands. Fields stretch across the background.
Date:
November 22, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Frank Iddings poses in front of a bridge crossing the East Nishnabotna River, Red Oak, 1946