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Standing from left: Van Rusha, Dean Sickenger, Edith
Oderholser, and Chuck Sickenger
Charles (Chuck) Sickenger was a long time restauranteur
in Jewell,
having running the Depot Lunch Cafe since 1924,
and the Strand Cafe in the 1940s.
Can you help us? What cafe is pictured and where
was it located? Is this photo from 1944, 1950,
or 1961?
Please share with us what you know about this photo
showing a Jewell Restaurant.
1920
1920 Postcard of Jewell Lutheran
College which includes the Ladies Dormitory (left) and the Main College
Building
about Jewell having the first college in Hamilton County.
The address and message on this
1920 postcard is seen next.
1938
about
the Congregational Church of Jewell
This Jewell newspaper article tells of the winning town baseball team of
1911. Some Jewell residents may remember the names of these team
members. Although the news article photo does identify Andrew
Larson, Alfred Larson, Emil Larson, Evan Cheever, Charlie Glaman, Dr. E.
W. Slater, Carl Queensland, Tommy Peterson, Henry Larson Lester Billings
and Dr. L. M Jacobson, there is not much told about the positions played
or where the games were held. Jewell History Sleuths
may be able to answer any questions or else search the Newspaper archive
(found on our Links Page) to learn more about these Champs and their
winning season.
This 1910 photo shows the construction
of the corner building which would be the home of Jewell's First National
Bank.
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When Jewell first had a
library, it was in a house which somebody had lived in.
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This photo postcard shows Jewell
Main Street facing north in about 1908.
We can
identify some buildings; from the left, 1. - Borcherding's studio, 2. -
the store which sold phonograph records, 3. - the "Livery and Feed Store",
4. - the Bakery, 5. - the brick building which held the "Meat Market".
For other Main Street views from
this time, view page
55 of the Quasquicentennial Photo History of Jewell, Iowa.
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| This "Birdseye View photo"
was offered on a postcard mailed from Jewell on September 4, 1907.
It was taken from the top of the square Jewell Lutheran College building.
The view would be looking east down Anderson Street. At the far right
is the Lutheran church steeple. In the center of the photo
is a second church steeple, today known as the Federated United Church
of Christ. At the left is a third steeple, perhaps would have
been the Catholic or Presbyterian in that vicinity. |
(These images may be clicked to enlarge.)
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Written on the back of the postcard mailed to
Mr. Aaron Kirk, 35 Park Ave, Auburn, New York:
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Dear Uncle,
The picture on this card
was taken on top of the College and I thought you would like to see how
our town looks in summer. Stella had a letter from Uncle Bob
some time ago and he talked some of coming back to Iowa. Charlie
& Bess went down to Stella's last week and went to the State Fair.
Good bye, Lillie |
