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706 Or9d : Orwig, Louise.The Des Moines Association of Fine Arts. Des Moines, Iowa. Art Department, Public Library of Des Moines, 1987. Compiled during the 1930's and 1940's.
977.71 P759a : Porter, Will. Annals of Polk County, Iowa, and city of Des Moines. Des Moines, Iowa, Geo. A. Miller Printing Company, 1898.
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1856- Lytton, Samuel, and Marcus Younker establish the first Younker and Brothers Dry Goods Store in Keokuk, Iowa.



1874- A younger brother, Herman, opens the Younker Dry Goods

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From the late 1800s through the 1930s Des Moines had a vibrant automotive industry. Automobiles were designed and manufactured here by a number of companies. From early electric carriages (yes, electric cars have been around for that long) to gas-powered luxury cars, Des Moines was a happening place when it came to automobiles. We even had a Ford manufacturing plant! According to Iowa’s Automobiles: An Entertaining and Enlightening History, by Bill Jepsen, Iowa was number one in the nation in automobiles per capita in 1916. 

 

William Morrison embarked on one of the earlier efforts with his Morrison Electric Buggy. The buggy made its debut on September 4, 1890, during the Seni Om Sed (Des Moines spelled backward) grand parade. There were a total of twelve buggies made inclu
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1930-1932 Parker L. Crouch
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