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Metadata
Object Name |
Ticket |
Source |
Sioux City Public Museum |
Iowa History Era Tag |
Prosperity to the Depression (1897-1939) |
Chronological Tag |
The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930) |
Catalog Number |
2018.046.006 |
Credit line |
Sioux City Public Museum - Sioux City, Iowa |
Description |
This raffle ticket was used in a raffle for the home of John Peirce of Sioux City, Iowa. During the late 1800s, Peirce funded projects across Sioux City and was an influential community member. After losing most of his fortune in 1893, Peirce decided to leave Sioux City. To raise funds for his move, Peirce organized a raffle to sell his Sioux City mansion. Raffle tickets cost one dollar each; however, Peirce did not sell enough tickets right away so he began to use them to pay of debts. He gave $2,500 worth of tickets to William Barbour, one of his creditors. When the raffle took place, Barbour was declared the winner, even though he did not have the winning ticket. After the raffle, Peirce and his family moved to Seattle, and he passed away in 1910. In the 1960s, the Peirce mansion became the site of the original Sioux City Public Museum. Content can be used with the following standards: SS-Econ. 9-12.24 Iowa Impact Upon Economy in a lesson on influential people who helped develop Iowa city economy. For any use other than instructional resources, please check with the organization that owns this item regarding copyright restrictions. |
Additional Research & Sources |
John Peirce born in Pennslyvania in 1840, and came to Marion, Iowa at age of 21, where he met his wife, Alice Granger. Peirce joined the Sixth Iowa Infantry and fought in the Civil War. During the war, he was suffered from an almost fatal chest injury that resulted in him losing a lung. After the war, Peirce and his family re-settled in Sioux City. There, Peirce became involved in promoting development projects for the city and was able to build his family a large stone mansion in the center of town. As the family moved into the mansion, the smaller home the Peirces' had previously resided in was turned over to the Sisters of Mercy Hospital with all the belongings left inside. After losing much of his fortune in the Financial Panic of 1893, Peirce sold his mansion through a lottery and moved to Seattle. In 1910, Peirce passed from cancer which had grown within his chest wound. |
Primary/Secondary Source |
Significant - Local |
County Tag |
Plymouth |Woodbury |
People |
Pierce, John Barbour, William |
Multimedia Links |
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Search Terms |
Business & Industry Sioux City Tickets |
Legal Status |
Ownership of this resource is held by the Sioux City Public Museum and has been provided here for educational purposes only, specifically for use in the Iowa Museum Association's "Teaching Iowa History" project. It may not be downloaded, reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission from the Rights Holder. For information on U.S. and International copyright laws, consult an attorney. |
