Old Iowa Pix

This one appears to have a story. I just don't know it. The town may or may not be Carroll. I have a handful of photographs which date from Mom's childhood in western Iowa. We can safely assume all of 'em date from the 1930s. Unfortunately, I don't know much more than I just told you about most of the set....

Probably Dedham, Iowa, 1930s. From my mother's collection; she grew up in Carroll. Information about the bus would be welcome--leave a comment if you know anything. Thanks. Photographer and camera unknown. Scan updated--but still not good--12/20/05.

My mom, and her dad, on an Iowa porch around 1930. This old, battered photograph is a family treasure.

I've got a pair of not-quite-identical photographs of this pretty barn. It's somewhere in western Iowa. Or at least it was in the 1930s, when the photo appears to have been taken. Looks a lot like it was under construction. Once again: There's a story here, somewhere. I don't know it, though.

Another house from my mother's western Iowa childhood, sometime in the 1930s. Unfortunately, I know basically nothing about the photograph. Interesting porch, though.

Last in this series, until I discover more photographs. Another photo from my mother's 1930s Iowa childhood. As before, I know virtually nothing about these photographs. I do like those shadows. This appears to be the house shown in an earlier photo .