Bystander Offices, 1901

ID: 73 ~ Source: Des Moines Illustrated Souvenir. Des Moines: Iowa Historical Illustrative Co, 1895. ~ Digital source: Internet Archive.

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According to the 1901 Des Moines City Directory, the Bystander offices were located at 405 Marquardt Block, Des Moines, Iowa. The Gothic style Marquardt Block was built in 1890.

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Iowa Bystander

By Minnesota Historical Society

The Iowa State Bystander was established in Des Moines in 1894 as a four-page weekly to serve as the voice of Iowa’s African American community. Ten prominent African Americans established the Bystander Publishing Company under the motto: “Fear God,…