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HISTORIC PHOTOS OF HARLAN

Harlan, Iowa, South Side of Square Harlan, Iowa, North Main Harlan, Iowa, Courthouse
Harlan, Iowa, North Side of Square Harlan, Iowa, North Side of Square Harlan, Iowa, Railroad Yards

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Harlan, Iowa, South Side of Square

Harlan, Iowa

Divided back post card, postmarked Jan. 13 and addressed to Mrs. W. L. Marshall, 1411 Des Moines St., Des Moines, Iowa. "Dear Jennie, I got home on C.G.W. 2:00PM. Girls ok. Will write letter later. With Love, Will."



North Side, Harlan, Iowa

Harlan, Iowa, North Side of Square

Harlan, Iowa

Postmarked at Earling, Oct. 6, 1910. Message dated Oct. 6, 1910 reads: "Dear Cousin, I will ans your card. Am well hope hope you're all the same. I am going to school now, or I would of wrote sooner, as I was busy and didn't think about it so excuse me for this time will ans. sooner next this is a picture of the town 17 miles from here so you see we don't live in a very bad place. from M. T. answer soon.



Shelby County Courthouse, Harlan, Iowa

Harlan, Iowa, Courthouse



North Side of Square, Harlan, Iowa

Harlan, Iowa, North Side of Square

Harlan, Iowa, North Side of Square

Divided back postcard, postmarked at Harlan, March 26. Addressed to Mrs. Olaf Benson, 911 - 7th St. South, Fargo, N. Dakota. Message reads: "Dear Ella, Many thanks for the very welcome letter I rec'd the other day. Didn't you get my last letter? I will soon write you a nice long one again. I have been quite busy sewing this winter. I am also giving music lessons, now it will soon be time for garden and chickens again. I hope you are ccoming down here this summer. Can you come for conferance the last of May or first of June? Love from Adriane(?)."



North Side of Square, Harlan, Iowa

Harlan, Iowa, North Side of Square



All the above contributed by Cheryl Siebrass, April, 2018.




Railroad Yards, Harlan, Iowa

Harlan, Iowa, North Side of Square

Unused divided back postcard. Railroad Yards, C. G. W., C. R I. & P., C & N. W., Harlan, Iowa.

Contributed by Cheryl Siebrass, October, 2018.