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Subject(s)

• Historic buildings—Iowa—Des Moines—Pictorial works [Browse]
• Des Moines (Iowa)—Pictorial works [Browse]
• Des Moines (Iowa)—Buildings, structures, etc—Pictorial works [Browse]
• Des Moines (Iowa)—History—Pictorial works [Browse]

Series

• Then & now (Arcadia Publishing) [More in this series]
• Images of America
• Then and now (Arcadia Publishing)

Summary note

Consistently ranked as one of the top 10 cities in America to raise a family and own a business, Des Moines began as a frontier fort and pioneer village. It soon became a center for government, commerce, finance, and insurance. The community has gone through many transformations over the years but still retains the character and quality that makes it an example to the nation.

Contents

• Postcards from another time
• Gone but not forgotten
• The journey to now.

Other title(s)

Images of America: a history of American life in images and texts.

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