The State Library currently has a display of Don Berry photographs depicting Iowa and Warren County life in the 1920s through 1940s.

The original collection features 4,000 negatives that were given to Simpson College in the late 1990s.  A collaborative effort between professor of art David Richmond, Simpson's Dunn Library director Cynthia Dyer and public relations director, Michael Adams preserved these important images for future generations. 

"The photographs are a wonderful document of Indianola and are a part of this town's heritage," said Adams.

Berry began his career as a reporter for The Des Moines Register in 1903.  After taking a leave to farm for many years, Berry purchased the Indianola Record in 1920, which is now the Record-Herald and Indianola Tribune.  He remained editor and publisher of the Warren County paper for 40 years, retiring in 1960.  He died in 1974 at the age of 94.

The photos will be on display through July 31st, 2006.