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Photo Album of Union in the Days of the Past

          

History.christian.church1877.JPG (34827 bytes) History.christian.church1911.JPG (49525 bytes)
First Christian Church  1877  NW corner of Main and Commercial Christian Church NW corner of Main and Commercial, Built 1877,   Rebuilt 1911
His.Methodist.JPG (36389 bytes)                  His.Congregational.JPG (17672 bytes)
Methodist Church  1877 First Congregational Church 1873
His2nd Federated Ch.JPG (27317 bytes) his.comchurchB&Wsmall.JPG (88930 bytes)
Second Congregational Church  1908 Community Church   1953
His.Street scene 1.JPG (35536 bytes) his wilson's store.JPG (25125 bytes)
Center Street looking East SW corner of Main and Center   Wilson and Chapin store from 1895 to 1912
his.high school.JPG (29720 bytes) his.Union dam.JPG (32145 bytes) His.street scene 2.JPG (28531 bytes)
Second Union School Building.  Erected 1875 Addition built 1892,   Burned 1910   Center Street looking West
his.lady & horsecart.JPG (25619 bytes) his.Birdeye view of Center St east.JPG (25704 bytes) his.Chapin hotel.JPG (27397 bytes)
Main Street, south of Center looking east,  about 1895 or 96   Chapin Hotel  about 1912
his.house1.JPG (38861 bytes) his.house2.JPG (25609 bytes) his.cemetery2.JPG (64055 bytes)
Center Street looking East   Union Cemetery before 1909

 
 
               Carl Roger Home         Carl Roger Home later

                                                                                              
  Union Consolidated School  Basketball team 1925-26      Union Consolidated School Faculty 1925-26
   

 
 
   
Rogers Cousins picture taken in 1907:  Children of John and Kate George Rogers
Back row:  Children of Adrienne Rogers & Hamilton Peckham:  Hubert, Elifford, Letha, Lilly, Errol, Cecile
Middle row:  Marie (Halleck & Mary Jane Rogers), Dale (Carl Lincoln and Adeline Rogers), Mildred (Rowland & Sarah Rogers), Adele (Evermond & Jennie Rogers), Cozzie (Lilly)
Rowland & Sarah), Bea (Carl & Adeline), Florene (Rowland & Sarah), Ruth (Halleck & Mary Jane), Jeanette (Rowland & Sarah),
First row:  John (Evermond & Jennie), Kathryn (Halleck & Mary), Harriet (baby-Evermond), Richard (Carl


 

   
The first Pitt-Des Moines elevated water
tank built at Union, Iowa in 1893.  It was built as part of a turnkey wate works system for the Municipality.



                                                                                                                                                                          Last updated 02/25/10  

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