If you have picture/postcards of this type or from different angles, please contact me. I'd like to make high resolution to super high resolution scans of them.
Maybe you have purchased pictures/postcards off e-bay or the Internet - please get them to me to scan...I pretty much have scanned images of most of the postcards that were printed
back during the early to mid-1900s, but every now and then I'll find one I didn't have or have a very good scan of.
OR even if you have the same photo I'm showing - your original might be in better shape than the one I scanned - so contact me anyway!
More importantly so I can add them to my very unique and one of a kind historical Manning digital database.
If you are over 60 and went to school in Manning since Kindergarten you should remember this school between First and Second Streets.
I've run into a number of originals that were colorized but this one I just scanned is the best of all of them. Virtually no scuffs, scratches, or other type of damage that is
so very common with pictures.
I made a super high resolution scan of it - 40x24 inches and saved in TIF format. I envision making large prints or banner type images of scenes like this someday for a future museum or other locations in Manning.
Back side of picture postcard.
Here is the message: Maud Cadwell, Manilla, Iowa 1916
Dear Kid, Well I have been here since Monday and think I will be here the rest of the week. I have not seen Toots yet. Yours with love, F.E.W.
It is a treasure when I find old pictures on e-bay that are identified...here are a few that were identified but sadly many more that were not identified - like so many pictures
I run into.
I'm sure someone out there has some of them or similar ones and they might be able to help me ID them or at least figure out which family they are connected to, but sadly
I get very little assistance.
I had hoped back in 1996 when I started my web page that I would get a lot of help with Manning history. I have received some help, but it comes
slowly and by bits and pieces.
I guess that most people really aren't interested in history/genealogy, other than some are into their own personal family history but not
interested in helping with my Manning history projects.
As you can see, this next Lyden Studio picture is badly deteriorating and will need lots of digital repair but still in good enough
shape to be worth the restoration time...I just don't have time right now.
But the great thing about it is the names were written on back which saves me endless searching and
time spent trying to find out who they are.
William Carpenter - Kyrk & Company photography, Manning
I am always amazed at how many photographers/studios were in Manning over the years.
Mr & Mrs Navin with daughter Mary - Lyden Studio
Written on the picture: "cousin Frank Powell" - Blocker studio
Powell was not a very common name in Manning - August Ross married Vera Powell
but I have no idea if there is a connection. August was a brother to Fred Ross - owners of the Ford Garage in Manning.
Vera (Powell), August Ross
Scanned from the Ross collection
These funeral memorial cards were quite common years ago.
Mary (Milligan) Judson
Unknown - Lyden Studio
This image is nothing unique as far as funeral home pictures.
But what's on back of the picture/postcard is the unique historical aspect I'm glad to have now.
Ohde Funeral Home 1931
Fairmont Creamery before it became the Manning Creamery
Manning Light Company
Main Street sometime before 1915 - Manning Plaza & old hospital block
C.J. Holling - Aspinwall
Mail Delay - Train Late
Tank & Hoffmann 1896
Greenbay Lumber - E.C. Finkbine, manager 1893
First National Bank 1893
1914 trestle bridge construction
graffiti before this huge section of bridge was set in place
Think of all the manual labor it took to build this bridge!
Claus Bruhn 1906
Services for CLAUS BRUHN
Born August 30, 1874 Tielen, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Entered into rest April 18, 1948 St. Anthony Hospital Carroll
Age 73 years, 7 months, 13 days
Services held at Zion Lutheran Church April 22, 1948
Clergyman Rev. John M. Ansorge
Interment Manning Cemetery April 22, 1948
Pall Bearers: Ed Kruse, Wilbur Anthony, Ben Otto, Henry Lamaack, Louie Dammann, Marcus Kuhl
Remember that Claus is a first generation
immigrant and was learning to write/speak in English.
Unknown baby - L.E. Goreham photographer, Manning
How fast a family can disappear from Manning history!!!
Mercedes was my Sunday School teacher. She, her husband, and both of their children are deceased.
Mercedes (Strosahl) & Clarence "Peg" Bowers
Richard Bowers MHS 1959
1960-61 cheerleaders
Dian Tank, Faith Sanders, Jerolyn Hinz,
Kay Bowers, Frances Grimm, Judy Laurinat
Below are several pictures that were part of a collection I purchased on e-bay several years ago.
Unfortunately NONE of them were identified, but
a lot of them were taken by Manning studios.
Most of them are in very good shape - around 40 total in this collection. I only did some quick touch-ups with the pictures but more
repair will eventually be needed...
Somehow these pictures ended up in Lyons, Iowa.
Hopefully someone might have
an idea of which family this was and then contact me.
Unknown family and studio
Unknown children - Lyden Studio
Unknown couple - Lyden Studio
Unknown men - Lyden Studio
Unknown couple - Lyden Studio
Unknown man - Lyden Studio
Unknown children - Lyden Studio
Unknown girls - Lyden Studio
Unknown girl - Lyden Studio
Unknown men - tin type image