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Teachers'
Guide Table of Contents
This
guide provides teacher direction for use of project materials related
to the post -Civil War period 1870 - 1940. These materials explore the
social and economic development that shaped Iowa's transition into the
twentieth century. These materials are structured around the
following themes:
The
Rise of Technology (1870 - 1896)
The
Golden Age ( 1897 - 1918 )
The
Depression ( 1919 - 1940 )
Sub-themes
are identified for each unit and highlight significant social and
economic trends:
- Industry
- Agriculture
- Transportation/Communication
- Women
- Cultural
Minorities
Each
lesson includes specific objectives, procedures, student activity
sheets and references to primary source materials listed below:
Theme:
The Rise of
Technology (1870 - 1896)
Life
In A Lumber Camp
File: LumberCamp.pdf Size:
547 k
George Austin
Woodward describes life in the lumber camps of the northern pineries of
Wisconsin and Minnesota. The logger's clothing, job, food and living
conditions are included as well as a description of the various jobs
done by the lumbermen.
Lumber
Rafting on Wisconsin River
File: LumberRaft.pdf Size:
519 k
Simon Augustus
Sherman details an 1849 lumber raft trip down the Wisconsin River .This
account describes the early process of transporting logs to
the sawmills along the Mississippi.
The
Memories of a Raft Pilot
File: RaftPilor.pdf
Size: 147 k
J.M. Turner, a
steamboat captain, provides a look at life on the Mississippi during
the later years of lumbering when rafts were towed down the Mississippi
by steamboats.
The
Dubuque Lumber Reporter
File: Reporter.pdf
Size: 1.5 Mb
The facsimile
of a Dubuque Newspaper for the 1880 includes articles and advertising
applying specifically to the seasonal fluctuation of the lumber
industry in Dubuque.
Musser
Lumber Company
File: Musser.pdf
Size: 815 k
This
publication provides a look at the inside workings of a lumber mill.
Included are photographs and a narrative description taken from the
Muscatine Weekly Journal for 1871.
M.A.
Disbrow & Company Catalogue
File: Disbrow.pdf
Size: 1 Mb
This catalogue
illustrates the millwork produced by the many wholesale dealers of the
day. Included are pictures of doors, windows, porches and other wood
"fancywork" produced during the late nineteenth century.
The
Iowa Agriculturist
File: Agriculturist.pdf
Size:
3Mb
The post-Civil
War technological advances in farm machinery are illustrated in
numerous photographs throughout this booklet.
The
Iowa Housewife
File: HouseWife.pdf
Size: 4.7 Mb
The weekly
schedule of the nineteenth century Iowa housewife is chronicled each
day of the week. Monday was washday, Tuesday reserved for ironing, . . .
Growth
of the Iowa Railroad Network
File:
RailroadGrowth.pdf
Size: 2.2 Mb
In addition to
the brief description of the railroading in Iowa, five Iowa maps are
included illustrating the development of railroading in Iowa.
Theme:
The Golden Age (
1897 - 1918 )
Coal
Mining in Iowa
File: Coal
Mining.pdf
Size: 865 k
Using
photographs, charts and narrative, the pamphlet describes the
development of coal mining in iowa, how miners lived and what their
work was like.
A
Tour Through an Albia Coal Company Mine
File: Albia
Mine.pdf
Size: 661 k
A Monroe County
mine is described from the point of view of a visitor to the mine. The
underground aspects of the mine are described in a typically
nineteenth century dramatic style.
As
I Remember
File: As
I Remember.pdf
Size: 880 k
Minnie B.
London describes her experience as a resident and school teacher in
Buxton, one of Iowa's most unique and enduring coal communities.
The
Iowa Farmstead
File: Farmstead.pdf
Size: 3.6 Mb
The impact of
economic prosperity on Iowa's farm economy during the early years of
the twentieth century is detailed in a description of technological
advances during that period.
Theme:
The Depression (
1919 - 1940 )
Five
Families in Dubuque: The Urban Depression
File: Families.pdf Size:
446 k
This packet of
five pamphlets summarizes the feelings of five unemployed Dubuque
workers during the Depression.
The
Depression Diary of Elmer Powers
File: Elmer
Powers.pdf
Size: 158 k
Farming in
south central Iowa during the Depression, Elmer Powers describes the
difficulties encountered on the farm during these troubled years.
The
Depression Diary of Mrs. Clara Ackerman
File: Clara
Ackerman.pdf
Size: 148 k
Mrs. Ackerman
chronicles her daily experience during the Depression. She describes
the difficulties encountered by the farm community from the viewpoint
of an Iowa woman.
The
Depression in Waterloo: The African-American Experience
File:
African-AmerExperience.pdf Size: 23 k
Included are
interview summaries of three residents of Waterloo recalling their
experience during the Depression from the African-American point of
view.
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