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A wedding photograph of two couples: on the left, Clarence & Ruth (Wade) Alwine, and on the right, Ben & Dorothy (Alwine) Schneider.

Clarence was married previously to Alice McMillan. They had two children, Marian (b, 1927) and Kenneth (b. 1929),…

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Two unknown Coralville residents recreate the iconic American Gothic painting by Iowa artist Grant Wood for their Fourth Fest float.

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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…

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A member of Coralville's American Legion Post 721 carries a rifle in the Fourth of July parade.

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Veterans wearing dress blues wave from the American Legion Post 721 parade float.

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A 4thFest parade float featuring the members of the American Legion-Walter Johnson Post #721. The men sit on hay bales and hold small American flags.

The first meeting of the Legion #721 was on January 28, 1954. At that meeting, it was decided…

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The American Legion Post #721 color guard and firing squad line up in the Oak Hill Cemetery during Memorial Day Services in 1962.

This Legion Post was the first organization in Coralville to hold Memorial Services at the cemetery. The Coralville…

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A group of American Postal Workers Union members and children sit on a parade float, which won first prize for Most Patriotic in the Fourth of July parade of 1989.

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A trio of colorful commemorative buttons for the 1988 American/Soviet Peace March in Coralville and Iowa City. Marchers participated in Coralville's Fourth of July parade.

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A view of the Coralville Public Library from the Circulation Desk in the rotunda, past the Reference Services area to the fireplace at the end of the corridor.

The following statement is from Laura Crossett, the creator of this image and the…

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Bud Louis drives his 1923 American LaFrance fire engine , sponsored by Hills Bank, in the Fourth of July parade.

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Frank Vesely drives a 1949 Case LA Antique tractor in the Fourth of July parade.

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An Oliver 70 row-crop tractor in the Fourth of July parade.

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An antique truck, with '1919 Defiance' painted on its side, in the Fourth of July parade.

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The family home of Arch and Nelle (Paintin) Hemphill, located at 203 Fifth Street. Arch and Nelle raised two children in this house: Robert Kimbal and Mary Elizabeth, who died at the age of twelve.

Arch W. Hemphill was born to Joseph Kimbal and…

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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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A group of Army service members dressed in camouflage carry a 20' x 30' American flag in the Fourth of July parade.

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Bark Jenn librarian dressed up for a Halloween program at the Coralville Public Library.

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Bartlett Family children putting through the Putt Fore the Library Hole sponsored by Build to Suit in 2015.

First picture-Sam Bartlett, Second picture- Grace Bartlett, Third picture- Ben Bartlett

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Lisa Ortale, a baton twirler, performs in the 1991 Fourth of July parade.
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