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Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa

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Looking northeast at the front entrance of Drake University's Administration Building, now known as Old Main. Drake University was founded in 1881. The architectural style is High Victorian Gothic. Old Main is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is located at 2507 University Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. 1908 postmark. Number 1747.
Title Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa
Alternative TitleAdministration Building
Alternative TitleOld Main
Index Date 1908
Publisher Pearson-Ullberg Co. (Minneapolis, [Minn.])
Type of Resource still image
Genre postcard
Physical Extent 1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm.
Medium Real photo, divided back.
Note Sepia
citation/reference Drake Digital Collections (http://ddr.lib.drake.edu/cdm/)
Date Issued 1908?
Note Purchase or donation
Note Scanned with HP Scanjet 4670 at 600 ppi. Archival master image available in tiff format.
Language English
Topic Educational facilities
Topic Colleges and universities
Topic Polk County (Iowa)
Topic Des Moines (Iowa)
Cartographic 41.601264, -93.652154
Classification MS 108, Box 2, ihpc_desa0022
Related Item Iowa Historical Postcard Collection (IHPC)
Related Item Grinnell College. Special Collections and Archives
Related Item Digital Grinnell
Identifier (local) ihpc_desa0022
Identifier (local) grinnell:16864
Access Condition Grinnell College Libraries does not own the copyright in these images and therefore cannot give or deny permission to publish or distribute any of them. It is the researcher's responsibility to determine and satisfy copyright or other use restrictions when publishing or distributing material from this collection. Any materials used must carry a credit line: Historic Iowa Postcard Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Grinnell College Libraries.
Identifier (hdl) http://hdl.handle.net/11084/16864
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