Des Moines Casket Co.
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Sanborn map image showing The Des Moines Casket Company at 444-420 East 1st Street. At the turn of the 20th Century, The Des Moines Cabinet Company's name changed. Image indicates office, storage, trimming, and stock rooms in one building and looks to be connected to larger building to its east with a skywalk. East building has a steam dry kiln, sawing, turning, and packing room, as well as a water tank on the roof.
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Automobile Industry in Des Moines
From the late nineteenth century through the 1930s Iowa had a thriving automotive industry, and automobiles were designed and manufactured in its capital city by several companies. From early electric carriages to gasoline-powered luxury cars, Des…