Pictures from the Past

By Staff
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Iowa Falls Historical Society

Gade Bros. Manufacturing Co., Iowa Falls, Iowa, was an important
manufacturer of gas engines in the early 1900s. In February 1910
part of the factory burned to the ground. This photograph, taken a
day or two after the tragedy, shows that only about a third of the
building was left. Shattered window panes indicate that it got
pretty hot.

Note the workmen sifting through the ruins at back – a flywheel
is just visible. At the front dozens of engine cylinders are
stacked up, along with barrels full of parts that were probably
heaved out of the building in a hurry. Photo courtesy the Iowa
Falls Historical Society.

Contact engine enthusiast C. H. Wendel at: Box 257, Amana, IA
52203.

  • Published on Mar 1, 2004
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