Inspecting Pens, 1956
Employee inspecting pens at the Sheaffer Pen Company in Ft. Madison, Iowa. December 1956.
Used with permission of the State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines.
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Besides provided a place to buy supplies, why was the general store an important part of a community.
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