See the Index to Pictures of Iowa People and Places, as well as other indexes on our Newspaper, Magazines, & Other Indexes page.
Internet Archive Collections
- Annals of Iowa
- Centennial History of Polk County, Iowa, J.M. Dixon, 1876.
- The City of Certainties: The New Des Moines, Des Moines, 1911?
- Des Moines: Facts and Figures, Des Moines Mail & Times, 1891.
- Des Moines and Polk County City Directories, various publishers, 1866-1922.
- Des Moines Illustrated Souvenir, Iowa Historical Illustrative Co., 1896.
- Historical Reminiscences of the City of Des Moines, H.B. Turrill, 1857.
- Major Streets Existing and Proposed, City of Des Moines, 1925.
- The Midwestern, Greater Des Moines Publishing Company, 1907 - 1911.
- Night in Des Moines, New York Newcomb Pub. Co., 1912.
- Pioneers of Polk County, Volume 1, Lorenzo F. Andrews, 1908.
- Pioneers of Polk County,, Lorenzo F. Andrews, 1908.
- Postcard Collections, DMPL Special Collections, 1906-1922.
- A Preliminary Major Street Plan of Des Moines, Iowa, Harland Bartholomew, 1899.
- Souvenir of Des Moines, Iowa, L. H. Nelson & Co, 1907.
Flickr Collections
- Des Moines Beautiful, Enos B. Hunt, 191-?
- Des Moines Early History Album, unknown, various dates.
- Fort Des Moines: Illustrated and Described, Des Moines Booklet Company, 1904.
- Glimpses of Des Moines, Charles H. Ervin, 1900?
- Greater Des Moines, Des Moines Booklet Company, 1928.
- Iowa's Capitol, unknown, 189-?
- Municipal Exposition, unknown, 1910.
- Park Board Annual Report: Images, 1895-1908 (some years missing).
- Stereopticon Cards, unknown, various dates.
- Views of Des Moines, unknown, 189-?
Iowa Oral History Project
The Iowa Oral History Project consists of a series of interviews conducted from the early 1970s through 2002.
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