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Canal Retaining Wall at Joliet, Ill. – East Coast Journey

Posted on November 17, 2017 by adminOctober 21, 2017

  1950 Photo by Irving Cornell … Continue reading →

Posted in Photos | Tagged canals, Illinois

Canal at Joliet, Illinois – East Coast Journey

Posted on November 13, 2017 by adminOctober 21, 2017

This canal is the descendant of the Illinois and Michigan Canal, which was built in the 1830s and 1840s to connect Illinois farms with markets along the Great Lakes. 1950 Photo by Irving Cornell … Continue reading →

Posted in Photos | Tagged canals, Illinois

Farm at Geneseo, Illinois – East Coast Journey

Posted on November 10, 2017 by adminOctober 21, 2017

A springtime farming scene in Illinois. 1950 Photo by Irving Cornell … Continue reading →

Posted in Photos | Tagged farming, Illinois

Brick Highway, East Moline, Ill. – East Coast Journey

Posted on November 6, 2017 by adminOctober 21, 2017

Rain-dampened paving stones on US 6 near East Moline appear a bit like Dorothy’s yellow brick road. 1950 Photo by Irving Cornell … Continue reading →

Posted in Photos | Tagged highways, Illinois, US 6

Toll Bridge at Davenport, Iowa – East Coast Journey

Posted on November 3, 2017 by adminOctober 21, 2017

1950 Photo by Irving Cornell … Continue reading →

Posted in Photos | Tagged bridge, Iowa, Mississippi River

Mississippi River, Davenport, Iowa – East Coast Journey

Posted on October 30, 2017 by adminOctober 21, 2017

The Father of Waters, photographed at Davenport, Iowa. 1950 Photo by Irving Cornell … Continue reading →

Posted in Photos | Tagged Iowa, Mississippi River

East Coast Journey – Farmland Near Marengo, Iowa

Posted on October 27, 2017 by adminOctober 21, 2017

A farm in Iowa. 1950 Photo by Irving Cornell … Continue reading →

Posted in Photos | Tagged farming, Iowa

Granaries at Brooklyn, Iowa – East Coast Journey

Posted on October 23, 2017 by adminOctober 21, 2017

Appearing rather like an advancing squad of space aliens, these granaries were spotted outside Brooklyn, Iowa. 1950 Photo by Irving Cornell … Continue reading →

Posted in Photos | Tagged farming, Iowa

Maytag Factory, Newton, Iowa, East Coast Journey

Posted on October 20, 2017 by adminSeptember 5, 2017

This was a landmark on Interstate 80, home of the Maytag washing machines. My uncle visited before I-80 was built; this picture shows the latest development in washing machines at that time, an automatic model. 1950 Photo by Irving Cornell … Continue reading →

Posted in Photos | Tagged factories, Iowa, Maytag

Des Moines, Iowa, 1950, East Coast Journey

Posted on October 16, 2017 by adminSeptember 5, 2017

  1950 Photo by Irving Cornell … Continue reading →

Posted in Photos | Tagged Des Moines, Iowa

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