1976-Bicentennial Iowa City – Section J – Page 7

On July 1, 1976, The Iowa City Press-Citizen published a special 76-page Bicentennial edition. That special section concluded with eight pages of Fred Kent photographs. Here, over these eight web pages (J1-J8), we offer you a replication of those photographs…
Page J7 – This special 76-page Bicentennial edition concluded with eight pages of Fred Kent photographs. For your ease of access, here’s an index with links to all 8 pages:
Page J1
Page J2
Page J3
Page J4
Page J5
Page J6
Page J7
Page J8
There was one other page with several Kent pics:
Page D5

So, who is Fred Kent?
Fred W. Kent – Continuing The Photographic Tradition.
Fred W. Kent’s Iowa City Classics.
Wetherby & Kent – Two Generations – Two Cameras – One City.
A Fred W. Kent Campus Tour – Then & Now.
Entertainment Tonight – Iowa City – The First 50 Years. This picture is, indeed, of the Coldren Opera House, but the info shown is incorrect. When Twain came to Iowa City (1869 – not 1867), he performed at Metropolitan Hall and stayed at the Clinton House – which stood on the corner of College & Clinton until being destroyed by fire in 1872. The Coldren replaced the Clinton House in 1877.
The Hawkeyes Take The Field – Iowa Field.
The Hospitals Of Iowa City.
Entertainment Tonight – Iowa City – The First 50 Years.
1904 – Welcome To Prosperous, Enterprising Iowa City.
The Hutchinson Building – located on the corner of Washington & Dubuque Streets – was also known as Metropolitan Hall. Today, the Jefferson (Hotel) Building is there.
Johnson County’s Own – Coralville.
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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.

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Kudos to the amazing resources below for the many quotes, photographs, etc. used on this page.

Fred Kent photographs, Iowa City Press-Citizen, July 1, 1976, p 95