Postcard with front printed, "Waverly Iowa", street scene with horse and buggy, banner across street reads "Remember County Fair Waverly Sept. 21-24", Signage on buildings: "Independent, Democrat," "Maple Leaf Bottled Beer", and a harness shop. These dates are for the 1909 fair.
Horses and buggies, crowds dressed in their nicer clothes are filling the street and sidewals..
"Looking west on Bremer Avenue from E. 1st St. during fair time. The post mark on the back of the card is 1909. The picture must have been taken about that year as there are 6 brick fronts on the left and the one nearest the river was built in 1908." Source: Waverly Public Library. Accession No. 90H0001
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Postcard with front printed, "Waverly Iowa", street scene with horse and buggy, banner across street reads "Remember County Fair Waverly Sept. 21-24", Signage on buildings: "Independent, Democrat," "Maple Leaf Bottled Beer", and a harness shop. These dates are for the 1909 fair.
Horses and buggies, crowds dressed in their nicer clothes are filling the street and sidewals..
"Looking west on Bremer Avenue from E. 1st St. during fair time. The post mark on the back of the card is 1909. The picture must have been taken about that year as there are 6 brick fronts on the left and the one nearest the river was built in 1908." Source: Waverly Public Library. Accession No. 90H0001
Additional photographs and resources can be found at the Waverly Public Library on the local and family history page http://www.waverlyia.com/public-library/research/local-and-family-history-collection.aspx