History on Tap: Pearls on the Mississippi

Iowa Button Workers in the Progressive Era

A look at the development of the pearl button industry in Muscatine and Davenport between 1890 and 1914 from the perspective of the thousands of workers who gathered the clamshells and processed them into pearl buttons for the clothing industry.

Thursday, July 17
Drinks at 5 PM (Cash Bar with snacks)
Speaker at 5:30 PM

History On Tap Events are free with General Admission ($5 OFF after 3:30!)

History On Tap is every third Thursday of the month!