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Zell Stanley Ross stands in-between his horses Barney and Prince, holding them both by their halters. His horses were a familiar sight in Coralville; Zell often gave the neighborhood children rides in his horse drawn wagon. They stand on a…

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A young child is attempting to putt through the large apple golf hole set up in the Coralville Library Children's Storytime room. Another child stands to the side watching the putt.

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Two parade participants - a young man dressed in Hee Haw overalls and a clown - stand with a decorated float.

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Two yard signs from the Iowa City Community School District (City High School and West High School in Iowa City and Northwest Junior High School in Coralville.) supporting teachers and students.
Red sign reads: "City High School" " We love our…

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A homemade sign protesting the Governor Kim Reynolds order that schools open despite the pandemic. Sign reads "Save our kids! Local control fro schools. Sign the Facebook petition"

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A homemade yard sign supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. The sign was on Whiting Ave in Iowa City. The sign reads "BLM".

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A yard sign on Holiday Road in Coralville. Iowa. The sign reads "We stand together #inthistogether, University of Iowa Healthcare"

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A black and yellow yard sign in support of Black Lives Matter movement. Found on Brown Street in Iowa City Iowa. Sign Reads "Black lives matter" with words "Trans, Women, Men, Bois, Working Class, Poor, Immigrant, Disabled, Queer" written inside the…

A detailed description of how one Coralville local spent her day on Mother's Day, 2020.

A Coralville local recounts finding an unexpected handmade gift created for her entire apartment complex.

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Members of the Coralville Library Teen Advisory Board wrapped and delivered board games to the Coralville Food Pantry. Games were purchased with a grant from Thrivent.

Pictured delivering to John Boller, Executive Director of the Coralville Food…

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A promotional float for a World War II and Johnson County veterans commemoration scheduled for September 1994, in collaboration with the Senior Center and the North Liberty American Legion Post 1976.

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Two women from the Carlton-Huffman family wash laundry outdoors in metal buckets next to the water pump. Both women have the sleeves of their dresses rolled up and wear aprons, hair held back with tied handkerchiefs. A basket of laundry sits at their…

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A woman sits on top of a patriotically decorated Mr. Gutter box truck.

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A woman rests her hand on the bridge's metal railing over the Coralville Dam and peers over to the falling water below. The bridge is narrow...

Likely a friend or family member of the Kriz family, based on the photos it was donated with.

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A woman smiles at the camera while using the home water pump to fill up a pitcher. She wears a checkered dress lined in lace and high heels. While unknown, this woman was likely a family member or friend of the Kriz family.

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A group of people dressed in aloha shirts sit atop a float decorated to look like a beach. The float's theme is Winter Wonderland in Hawaii.

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A sheet listing the winning parade entries, with categories for Best Theme, Most Patriotic, Best Antique Vehicle, Best Restored Vehicle, Best Equestrian, and Best Hitching Team.

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A photograph of Wilson's Store. A two-story building with a front porch and a brick chimney, a giant mural is painted on the wall that states, "Fashionable Clothing, Coast & Sons Iowa City." A man sits on the front porch, his legs crossed. Several…

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William L. Miller sits in a rocking chair outside on the lawn, a smoking pipe balanced in his hands. He wears a long sleeved shirt, a vest, and tailored pants. A house sits behind him, flower pots on the front porch. The grass is patchy, and an area…
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