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Children dressed in matching red shirts and white shorts and shoes perform baton twirling in the 1993 Fourth of July parade.

Julie's Golden Girls baton twirlers perform in the Fourth of July parade.

Bear and Frog were reading with masks to promote the Busy Bears winter reading program for the Coralville Public Library's Children's Department.

A flagpole bent over during a strong wind storm called a Derecho on August 10, 2020. In the front yard of a house on Ozark Ridge in Coralville, IA.

A group of children wait their turn to have their bicycles inspected by Optimist Club member Arnold Bartels, who kneels on the sidewalk to test the tire pressure of the first bicycle in line. The bicycle safety check was sponsored annually by the…

Young adults and children ride in the back of an antique firetruck decorated with a Big Brothers/Big Sisters banner in the Fourth of July parade.

Children and adults sit on a Big Brothers/Big Sisters parade float.

Gordon Dinsmore, his sons Charles and Bill, and his mother Bertha (Ibs) Dinsmore Greer pose for a photograph outside. Gordon and eldest son Charles both wear Navy uniforms (Gordon in white, Charles in blue). Bill stands in front of his father,…

Bill Hansen a longtime patron of the Coralville Pubic Library participating in Putt Fore the Library in 2016.

William "Bill" Alan Hansen, (1957-2019)Bill was born June 25, 1956 in Iowa City, the son of Chesley and LaVerne (Fountain) Hansen. He…

Peaceful protesters in masks at the Blacks Lives Matter rally in Iowa City, following the murder of George Floyd. George Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis, MN on May 25, 2020 during an arrest by a police officer.

Peaceful protestors at the Blacks Lives Matter rally in Iowa City, on Clinton And Iowa Avenue in front of the Old Capital, following the murder of George Floyd. This is just one of a series of rallies and marches that took place during the summer of…

A Black Lives Matter sign placed in a front yard of a Coralville residence on Waterford Drive.

A blacksmith stood in his shop in Coralville, Iowa. Possibly the shop of Christian Korn who owned a blacksmith shop behind City Hall on First Ave. Children often congregated to watch horses being shod. Blacksmiths also made tools and metal parts for…

A blue ribbon awarded to the American Postal Workers Union AFL-CIO for the 'Most Patriotic' float in the 1989 Fourth of July parade.

A business card advertising for the Blue Top Motel, which was located in Coralville, Iowa. The text printed in the center of the card states:

"Blue Top Motel
- The Finest -
3 miles west of Iowa City, IA.
1 Block North off Hiway 6
Quiet -…

Friends of the Coralville Library purchased and distributed books to children at Coralville Food Pantry instead of the Coralville Community Meal, which was substantially altered due to COVID restrictions.

Bosco was the pet bulldog of Edward Koser, the owner of Koser's Store and the Mayor of Coralville from 1902-1935. Bosco was often seen in Koser's company, whether driving in a truck or spending time on the porch of the store (Lovetinsky et al., p.…

A boy and a Dalmatian sit on top of a firetruck in the Fourth of July parade

Girls from Brownie Troop #1408 carry a banner in the Fourth of July parade.

Lincoln School Brownies and Junior Girl Scouts hold a banner and walk in the Fourth of July parade.