Look for this logo and associated links throughout Our Iowa Heritage website. It will tell you that there’s a story or two, or a Fred Kent photograph taken from this 1976 Press-Citizen Bicentennial edition.
Page D1 – Cover artwork by Iowa City Press-Citizen staff artist – Marge Gardner
Page D2 – Iowa City Press-Citizen – credits
Page D2 – Iowa City Press-Citizen – more creditsPage D3 – An Introduction to Old Capitol by Iowa City Press-Citizen Editor Mark F. Rohner. On Saturday, July 3, 1976, Old Capitol – which had just undergone a four-year restoration project – will re-open to the public and be re-dedicated in a special ceremony.
Page D3 – Chauncey Swan and the building of Old Capitol (above), and Page D4 – Swan joined the gold rush and never saw Old Capitol again (below) set the stage for this 76-page Press-Citizen edition by introducing us to Chauncey Swan – best known as ‘the father of Iowa City’ – and his work in establishing the location of Iowa City, and the construction of the iconic capitol building.
Look for this logo and associated links throughout Our Iowa Heritage website. It will tell you that there’s a story or two, or a Fred Kent photograph taken from this 1976 Press-Citizen Bicentennial edition.
