Unpublished Tribune photo from March of 1954
This photo may show a Roosevelt School classroom.
If you can identify the teacher or any students,
please notify the Ames Historical Society.
Tribune photo published June 23 1956
Unpublished Tribune photo from March of 1954
This photo may show a Roosevelt School classroom.
If you can identify the teacher or any students,
please notify the Ames Historical Society.
Tribune photo published June 23 1956
O-h-h-h my, what a lazy day. After playing in the prinkler at a Sprinkler Party Friday, kids at Meeker Playground gather for a sun bath just like the "big" boys and girls do at the swimming pool.
Main Street parade photo believed to be from 1963
This photo of a parade down Main Street shows Ron McConkey driving his early 1950s XK-120 Jaguar. The queen's sash says Schoeneman's. The Jaguar XK 120 was introduced in 1948. It shared its chassis with the Mark V, although the 120's was shortened somewhat. The XK120 had a two piece windshield and was equipped with the new twin-cam six cylinder engine. Specifications for Jaguar XK 120: Engine Straight 6, 3442cc; Power 160bhp @ 5000 rpm; Transmission Manual 4-speed; Chassis Box section; Suspension Independent front, leaf spring rear; Brakes Lockheed hydraulic drum; Top speed 200 km/h; Acceleration 0-96 km/h: 10 seconds.
Tribune photo published February 11, 1952
The lineup at the Ames police department this morning included five policemen who have joined the force recently. The patrolmen are, from left, Ivan Walton, Arnie Siedelmann, Jay Keigley, and Lofton Stanley.
Photo from October, 1955
Ingval Estrem, who came to America from Norway just after he was born, drives his 1930 Case tractor on his farm near Slater. He still uses the tractor in all farming operations including plowing.