The John Davis houseboat, 1880s

A houseboat that belonged to John Davis. Son Otis is sitting next to it on a ridge of land; a wooden plank to the left of him serves as a plank to get on and off the deck of the houseboat. Behind the houseboat, both the Coralville Dam and the flour mill can be seen. Three figures - possibly mill workers - stand in-between the dam and mill talking.

John Davis moved to Johnson County in 1864. On July 4, 1865, he married Anna M. Estilley. They had four children: Emma, Lenora, Otis L. (b. 1874), and Harry (Lovetinsky et al., p. 98).

Coralville Public Library. Coralville Digital History Library.

1880s

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Coralville, Iowa