Permission given from the Muscatine Art Center for the use of John Boepple's picture and information obtained in From Mussels to Men, the Musser Public Library for use of Oscar Grossheim photographs and information, Muscatine's Pearl Button Museum and Chamber of Commerce, the McKee Button Company, and Weber & Sons for pictures and information.
Thank you to all who helped make this project possible. A special thanks goes to the Roy J. Carver Charitible Trust which provided Washington Fourth Grade with a grant to publish a virtual museum of Muscatine history. An extra special thanks to all of the students who worked hard and displayed enthusiam and creativity with the research and photography in this project. - Jan Hartsock
