• Louis Hermann Pammel Speaking at Dedication of Ledges State Park in Iowa, October 9, 1924

    Louis Hermann Pammel Speaking at Dedication of Ledges State Park in Iowa, October 9, 1924

    Dedication of Ledges State Park
    Courtesy of Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives, "Louis Pammel Speaking at the dedication of Ledges State Park," 9 October 1924

    Description 

    The photograph shows Louis Hermann Pammel, a botany professor at Iowa State University, speaking at the dedication of Ledges State Park, which is near the town of Boone, Iowa. In the photo, from left to right, are Iowa Secretary of State Walter C. Ramsey, Ledges State Park Custodian Carl Fritz Henning, Pammel and another unidentified individual. 

    Source-Dependent Questions

    • This is a photo of Louis Hermann Pammel (center, holding papers) speaking at the dedication of Ledges State Park, which is near Boone. What is a dedication?
    • After looking at his photo, read the letter that Louis wrote to a bank. Why do you think Louis spoke at the dedication of this State Park?

    Citation Information

    "Louis Pammel Speaking at the dedication of Ledges State Park," 9 October 1924.  Courtesy of Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives

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