Ottumwa (IA) (Images of America) - Softcover

Lemberger, Michael W.; Warren, Wilson J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0738541060 ISBN 13: 9780738541068

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing, 2006

Synopsis

Long one of Iowa's most important industrial cities, Ottumwa was established on the banks of the Des Moines River in 1843. The river was both a blessing, providing transportation as well as ice for early meatpacking plants, and a curse, inundating the city with periodic floods until it was tamed in the latter half of the 20th century. This collection of vintage photographs highlights the city's industries and laboring people, the river's role in the shaping of the community, and Ottumwa's unique place in history as the location of the Iowa Coal Palace and Industrial Exhibits of 1890 and 1891 and the Ottumwa Naval Air Station during the World War II era.

About this title

About the Author:

Michael W. Lemberger, a longtime resident of Ottumwa, is an award-winning professional photographer and artist who for more than 50 years has collected historic photographs. Most of the images in this book come from his private collections. Wilson J. Warren, an Ottumwa native, is associate professor of history at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo. A labor historian with a special interest in Iowa's industrial history, Warren is the author of a book focused on Ottumwa's meatpacking history and a forthcoming book on the history of meatpacking in the Midwest.

About this edition

• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0738541060
• ISBN 13: 9780738541068
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128