Iowa Senate
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Black and white photograph of the Iowa Senate taken from the back balcony. L. Harbach of Des Moines furnished 150 desks for legislators that are still in use today.
This file appears in: Iowa's State Capitol
Iowa's State Capitol
In 1846, soon after the establishment of the state of Iowa, it was decided that it needed to be moved from Iowa City to a more central location. It took 9 years of rivalries for the legislature, with approval of Governor Grimes, to determine that…