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Various shots of a walking bridge that is being built to cross the Iowa River.
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Building of new play structures and equipment for Kiddie Korral Park in Coralville, Iowa
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Assembling the new play equipment to be installed in Kiddie Korral Park 8th St. and 12th Ave. Coralville
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Architectural detail of of roundabout in Coralville, Iowa, 2020
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Roundabout central island on the Iowa River Landing on 9th St in Coralville, Iowa. Traffic control for the new Xtream Ice Arena.
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Roundabout at 9th Street and 2nd Avenue in Coralville, 2020
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The beginning stages of roundabout on the Iowa River Landing in Coralville, Iowa.
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Roundabout at 9th Street and 2nd Avenue in Coralville
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Construction progress on roundabout on 9th Street and Second Ave on Iowa River Landing
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American Legion Building groundbreaking, 1963
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Members of the American Legion Post #721 stand in a row with their arms around each other and smile for photographs. Two of the men hold shovels that were used during the ceremony.
The members of both the American Legion Walter Johnson Post #721 and the members of the American Legion Auxiliary worked hard in order to raise the money for a Legion home. The building cost $30,000, was built on Highway 6 West (now 2nd Street), and was open by the fall of 1963 (Lovetinsky et al., p. 72).
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April 1963
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Front view of wheelhouse under construction, 1915
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A front view of the wheel-house under construction in 1915. It contained two waterwheels and was a part of the project to rebuild the dam in the 1910s.
This wheel-house was a part of the Iowa City Light and Power Company. The articles of this company, originally the Iowa City Electric Light Company, were incorporated on August 18, 1886. According to Lovetinsky et al., "This company was organized to furnish lighting for an arc system for the businesses of Iowa City. The plant was permanently installed at Coralville" (p. 61).
The plant was destroyed thirteen years later on January 3, 1899 in a fire. It was quickly rebuilt and in operation again in the summer of that same year. According to Lovetinsky et al., "A modern gas plant was erected in 1902, and put into service for the first time in 1904. During 1909 the gas and electric companies were consolidated and in 1912 it became known as the Iowa City Light and Power Company" (p. 61).
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Start of the waterwheel's construction, 1915
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Workers start construction on the old mill dam to create a 3,000-kilowatt waterwheel pit for the Iowa City Electric Light and Power Company. The old flour mill can be seen in the background; *snow covers the project and the men wear coats and hats (Walch, p. 32).
*In Images of America, the description under this photograph (Lovetinsky et al., p. 61) states the image was taken at the beginning of the construction process in August of 1915. Due to the snow, it does not seem likely this image was taken in summer months.
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1915
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Rebuilding the Coralville Mill Dam, 1860s-1870s
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About twenty men work repair construction on the wooden dam. Whether these repairs were needed due to the result of age, use, or ice damage is unknown.
Behind the workers along the bank of the river are the Coralville mills. Starting from the left is part of the Woolen Mill, then the Close Paper Mill, and then Clark's Flour Mill (Lovetinsky et al., p. 14).
*Lest We Forget dates this photograph 1843-1844. However, as the Close Paper Mill was built in 1865, and the Woolen Mill (later to be the Pearl Oat Mill) in 1866, the 1843 is far too early. Walch, on page 31 of his book, dates this photograph at 1891; again, however, the Close Paper Mill was completely destroyed in an explosion in 1875. A more accurate estimated date would be late 1860s-mid 1870s - and likely closer to the 1866 or 1867, as it looks like the Close Paper Mill is still under construction.
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Late 1860s- mid 1870s
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Coralville, Iowa
The Coralville wooden dam, undated
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A wooden dam built across the Iowa River. Trees line the side of either bank of the river behind the dam. Wood boards lay in haphazard piles along the shore closest to the photographer.
During an Iowa City Manufacturing Company meeting on May 18, 1842, there was a recommendation to dam the river and build a flour mill. Construction on both projects began in June of 1843.
Shareholders paid for their shares mostly through labor and groceries. As Lovetinsky notes, "An examination of the company's books showed that what probably was the most substantial structure west of the Mississippi River had cost but $25.00 in actual cash, with the balance paid for in dry goods, groceries, meat, and flour" (Lovetinsky et al., p. 12).
The flour company began grinding flour on January 1, 1844, but the business struggled and passed through many owners until 1848, when Ezekiel Clark and E.W. Lake of Ohio purchased both the dam and mill. The mill was officially named Clarksville, though often called the "Kirkwood Mill" after Clark's brother-in-law and future state governor Samuel J. Kirkwood purchased a quarter share of the company and became the mill's active manager in 1855 (Lovetinsky et al., p. 12).
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Coralville, Iowa
John Halvorsen & his ditching machine, 1920s-1940s
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John H. Halvorsen walks beside his ditching machine. He used this machine to put in water and sewer lines both in Manville and University Heights in Iowa City; pieces of pipe can be seen on the ground near him.
John H. Halvorsen was born in Halden, Norway to August and Marie Josephine (Anderson) Halvorsen on June 15, 1884. He came to America as a teenager, first living in Chicago, Illinois before moving to Iowa. On June 3rd of 1922, he married Maude Allamand of Mississippi. They had three children: William "Bill" (b. 1922), Robert "Bud" (b. 1924), and Alta (b. 1931).
John became an American citizen in 1932. Beyond operating the ditching machine, he worked as a fireman for the Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company before retiring in 1949. He and his wife were very involved in the Coralvile community: they were one of the first families to begin the Coralville Bible Church (eventually called the Evangelical Free Church). John was also elected to the Coralville School Board in 1933, and served for 21 years. He died on July 1, 1972 (Lovetinsky et al., p. 105).
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1920s - 1940s
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Harold D. Paschal and Mayor Kattchee stand by the cornerstone for the new Coralville Public Library, 1986
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A photograph of Harold D. Paschal, the Grand Master of the masonic Clarksville Lodge 668 of Coralville, and Mayor Michael Kattchee stand next to the public library cornerstone. The symbolic laying of the cornerstone ceremony was attended by about 75 people; the actual cornerstone was later placed into the wall of the building with a time capsule behind it.
The following quote was printed in the Coralville Courier: "According to Kattchee the library is not being built just because it would be 'nice' or because some people want it. Calling libraries the 'backbone of our democratic society,' Kattchee said the 'main and foremost reason is that the citizens of Coralville need a library'" (Coralville Courier, 1986).
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August 1986
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Coralville, Iowa
Mayor Fausett & city officials kick off road renovations, 1996
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New Mayor Jim Fausett and city officials open the beginning of road renovations along Highway 6 (Walch, p. 59). Fausett stands on the right, holding a jackhammer. The city officials, all wearing hard hats, hold up a sign that reads: "CoralVISION (319) 337-7000-HWY6 Progress."
The sign also has two logos: one for the city of Coralville, and the other that features a person wielding a pick ax among the words "Dig It Now | Love It Later | CoralVISION - Phase -".
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1996
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Coralville, Iowa
Ground breaking ceremony for the Coralville Performing Arts Center, 2009
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Mayor Jim Fausett stands near center as a line of city council members and city residents use golden shovels to dig at the ground breaking ceremony for the Coralville Center of the Performing Arts. The ceremony took place in the fall of 2010; the Center opened for the first time in August of 2011. The state of the art facility was built with 500 seats and a fully equipped stage.
As part of the dedication ceremony for the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts, Mayor Jim L. Fausett was given the surprise honor of having the theater named after him. This was in recognition of his service of forty years to the city of Coralville (Coralville Connection).
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Coralville, Iowa
Governor Chet Culver, Mayor Fausett, and Tom Gill at ground-breaking ceremony, 2010
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Governor Chet Culver shakes the hand of city councilor Tom Gill at a groundbreaking ceremony for the First Avenue Corridor Recovery and Protection project funded by I-Jobs, a major flood-recovery project after the flood in 2008. Mayor Jim Fausett stands center (Iowa City Press-Citizen, 2010).
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June 2, 2010
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