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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

Old Clapp property, viewed at an angle, Red Oak, 1946

Description:
Photograph of the old Clapp residence on Grimes Street, as viewed at an angle from the front. Grimes Street stretches across the foreground on an upward angle from left to right. In the near distance, at center, the old Clapp residence stands. It is viewed at an angle from the front and stands 2-stories tall. A large porch stretches across the front and back along the right side of the house. In front and to the right of the house, a tall tree grows. To the left of the house, a neighbor's house stands in partial view, extending beyond the left frame. Buildings are visible in the distance at far right.
Date:
November 22, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Old Clapp property, viewed at an angle, Red Oak, 1946

Frank Iddings poses at a bridge, Red Oak, 1946

Description:
Photograph of Frank Iddings standing at a bridge that once passed over the East Nishnibotna River before it was diverted. A road stretches across the foreground. Frank Iddings stands on the far side of the road in the near distance at right. Behind him, the bridge's guardrail extends horizontally out-of-frame at right. To the left of Frank, the land on far side of the road slopes downward toward a riverbed lined with trees. At far left, a road lined by a fence winds up a small hill.
Date:
November 22, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Frank Iddings poses at a bridge, Red Oak, 1946

Presbyterian church in the snow, Red Oak, 1917

Description:
Presbyterian church in the snow. There are stairs leading up to the front door and a bulletin board at the right of the entryway. There is a turret at the front. There are what appear to be stained glass windows at the front and side. There are houses visible at the left. A utility pole is at the right with wires extending from it.
Date:
1917
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Presbyterian church in the snow, Red Oak, 1917

Grace Butterfield and Claude Bishop sit on a porch with a baby and child, Red Oak, 1900

Description:
Grace Butterfield and Claude Bishop sit on a porch with a baby and child. The child stands behind the women, further back on the porch. The woman on the right holds a piece of cloth in her hand and her other arm is raised. The other woman holds the baby. There are vines at the right.
Date:
1900
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Grace Butterfield and Claude Bishop sit on a porch with a baby and child, Red Oak, 1900

Sam Longstreet poses with his brother, Harry Longstreet, Red Oak, 1900

Description:
Sam Longstreet poses with his brother, Harry Longstreet. Sam has a moustache and wears a hat, bowtie, and jacket. Harry also wears a hat and bowtie, and he wears suspenders. There is a wagon on the street behind the men. There is a fence at the left and trees in the background. They stand on a wooden sidewalk next to grass.
Date:
1900
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Sam Longstreet poses with his brother, Harry Longstreet, Red Oak, 1900

River Mills seen from the window of a train, Red Oak, 1900

Description:
River Mills seen from the window of a train. The words "River Mills" are painted on the front of the building with other, illegible words below. There are trees behind the building and one in the foreground. There are bushes at the left. There is a road at the left of the mill. In the foreground, there is a small, wooden object. The image is slightly blurry as it was taken as the train was moving.
Date:
1900
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
River Mills seen from the window of a train, Red Oak, 1900

Sam Longstreet stands by the Nishnabotna River, Red Oak, 1900

Description:
Sam Longstreet stands by the Nishnabotna River. He stands in profile and looks at the camera. He wears a hat and a bowtie and he has a mustache. The river winds behind him with the former slaughterhouse visible at the left. H. H. West's shadow is visible in the foreground. There are trees in the background.
Date:
1900
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Sam Longstreet stands by the Nishnabotna River, Red Oak, 1900

Yard with trees and water spigot on the West family's former property, Red Oak, 1900

Description:
Yard with trees and water spigot on the West family's former property. There is a bucket next to the spigot. A fence surrounds the yard and there is another house at the right. At the left of the negative there is a black strip and the other side there is what appears to be the print of a different image, which includes trees.
Date:
1900
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Yard with trees and water spigot on the West family's former property, Red Oak, 1900

Barn with trees and houses surrounding it, Red Oak, 1900

Description:
Barn with trees and houses surrounding it. There is a fence in front of the barn and a pile of some sort of material at the side of it. There is a bit of a wooden sidewalk at the left of the image. Next to the sidewalk there is grass and next to that a dirt road. At the far left of the negative, there is a black edge on the left of which there appears to be a print of another image, which includes a man standing next to a building and a tree.
Date:
1900
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Barn with trees and houses surrounding it, Red Oak, 1900

Streetcar at the end of its tracks, Red Oak, 1900

Description:
Streetcar at the end of its tracks. There is a building with a wide, open door and a small fence, along with other, smaller buildings at the left. There are houses at the right of the photograph along with trees. The streetcar runs on tracks at the left side of the road. The rest of the road is dirt and grass.
Date:
1900
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Streetcar at the end of its tracks, Red Oak, 1900

Former Lutheran church standing on a street corner, Red Oak, 1946

Description:
Photograph of the old Lutheran Church standing on the northwest corner of East Hammond Street and North 5th Street in Red Oak, Iowa. It is viewed at an angle from the southeast. North 5th Street stretches through the image on an angle back from left to right. East Hammond enters from the left and intersects N. 5th St. in the near distance at center. On the far corner, right-of-center, stands the former Lutheran church. It is viewed at an angle from the front. The apse[?] juts from the front of the building. A door stands to the right of it. Inset above the apse is a stained glass rose window. Another stained glass rose window is visible on the right side of the church. A campanile extends upward from the front door. Atop the church's roof, a steeple rises. Neighboring houses stand to the left of the church, lining E. Hammond St.
Date:
November 22, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Former Lutheran church standing on a street corner, Red Oak, 1946

Old Clapp property, viewed at a distance, Red Oak, 1946

Description:
Photograph of the old Clapp residence, as viewed at a distance from the opposite side of the intersection of Grimes and 4th streets. Sidewalks crisscross on a street corner in the foreground, left-of-center. A post at the corner identifies the cross streets. Beyond it, 4th Street stretches through the image on an upward angle from left to right. Grimes Street extends back from the intersection and out-of-frame at left. On the northwest corner, the former Clapp residence stands in the distance at center. It is viewed at an angle from the front and the side, facing left, towards Grimes Street. A neighbor's house stands beside it at left and a shed stands behind it at right.
Date:
November 22, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Old Clapp property, viewed at a distance, Red Oak, 1946

Carl Austin stands in front of his home with his mother and daughters, Red Oak, 1900

Description:
Carl Austin stands in front of his home with his mother and daughters. The girls appear to be sitting on swings. His mother sits on the porch. Austin has a hand up touching the tree. What appears to be a dog walks on the wooden sidewalk in front of the house. There is another tree in the left side of the yard and trees in surrounding yards, as well. Other houses are visible at the left and a fence is visible at the right.
Date:
1900
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Carl Austin stands in front of his home with his mother and daughters, Red Oak, 1900

Carl Austin sits on a buggy while Frank Iddings stands next to it, Red Oak, 1900

Description:
Carl Austin sits on a buggy while Frank Iddings stands next to it. Austin holds the reins of the horse, which is at the right with a mesh, tasseled blanket over it. Both men wears hats. Iddings has a mustache. Austin leans his elbow on his knee and has a hand to his chin. There are houses and trees in the background.
Date:
1900
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Carl Austin sits on a buggy while Frank Iddings stands next to it, Red Oak, 1900

Carl Austin sits in a buggy while Will Longstreet and Sam Longstreet stand next to it, Red Oak, 1900

Description:
Carl Austin sits in a buggy while Will Longstreet and Sam Longstreet stand next to it. Both Longstreets smoke cigars. Austin is leaning back and holding the reins of the horse. All three men wear hats. Writing in the restaurant windows read, "ice cream" and "lunch room." The sign above reads, [lunch counter]. A man stands in the window of the restaurant looking out.
Date:
1900
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Carl Austin sits in a buggy while Will Longstreet and Sam Longstreet stand next to it, Red Oak, 1900

Old barn, viewed at an angle, Red Oak, 1946

Description:
Photograph of a small, old barn in Red Oak, Iowa, as viewed at an angle. Grasses line a dirt and gravel driveway that passes across the foreground, sloping slightly upwards at right. On the far side of the drive, a square barn stands. It is viewed at an angle and from a slight worm's-eye perspective. On the right side of the barn, framing outlines what may have once been a door. At left a house stands in partial view behind the barn. In the background at right, the side of another building extends beyond the right frame.
Date:
November 22, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Old barn, viewed at an angle, Red Oak, 1946