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Four Coal Miners in 1910

Four Coal Miners in 1910

Four coal miners in 1910.

Used with permission of the State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City.

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Pathways

  • Automobile Manufacturing in Iowa
  • The Amazing Monocoupe
  • The Pearl Button Story
  • Iowan Writes His Way Into History: The Sheaffer Pen Story
  • The Science and Technology of Agriculture
  • Workers
  • Types of Business and Industry

Manufacture: To create by forming, combining, assembling or constructing. What does Iowa manufacture?

Media Artifacts

  • 1909 Maytag Touring Car
    1909 Maytag Touring Car
  • Colby Motor Company, Mason City, 1911
    Colby Motor Company, Mason City, 1911
  • Farm Implement Store, ca. 1885
    Farm Implement Store, ca. 1885
  • 1913 Gas Tractor
    1913 Gas Tractor
  • Mason Motor Car Company, ca. 1910.
    Mason Motor Car Company, ca. 1910.
  • Mason Automobile, ca. 1910
    Mason Automobile, ca. 1910
  • Fountain Spring Mill in Delaware County
    Fountain Spring Mill in Delaware County
  • Inspecting Pens, 1956
    Inspecting Pens, 1956
  • Washing Machine Assembly Line in Maytag Plant, 1949
    Washing Machine Assembly Line in Maytag Plant, 1949
  • Pearl Button Factory, Muscatine, IA. ca. 1912
    Pearl Button Factory, Muscatine, IA. ca. 1912
  • Farmer Beside Steam Tractor, ca. 1930
    Farmer Beside Steam Tractor, ca. 1930
  • Collins Radio Helps in the Space Race, ca.1966
    Collins Radio Helps in the Space Race, ca.1966
  • Peter-Mar Tractor
    Time Travel Iowa: Peter-Mar Toys

Investigation Tip:
To get the big picture of your exploration, think of your question for your investigation. What have you found that relates to your topic? How does your pathway make a story?

Web Sites

  • Collection of photographs of Colby cars and their manufacture in Mason City
  • Photo collection of the early 20th century Spaulding racer, built by the Iowa-based Spaulding Manufacturing Company
  • Short biography of Walter Sheaffer, an Iowa manufacturer of the self-filling fountain pen
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