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Florist J. F. Wilcox, residence, Council Bluffs, Iowa

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Looking northeast at the home of J.F. Wilcox. Council Bluffs had more greenhouses than any city of its size in the U.S. J.F. Wilcox & Sons was one of the four largest greenhouses in Council Bluffs. It was located at 1132 East Pierce Street, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa. 1907 postmark.
Title Florist J. F. Wilcox, residence, Council Bluffs, Iowa
Alternative TitleWilcox, J.F.
supporting host Grinnell College Libraries Special Collections
photographer Jones, Tom (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Index Date 1907
Publisher Jones, Tom (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Type of Resource still image
Genre postcard
Physical Extent 1 postcard : color ; 9 x 14 cm.
Medium Real photo reprint, divided back.
Note Sepia
Provenance Purchase or donation
reproduction Scanned with HP Scanjet 4670 at 600 ppi. Archival master image available in tiff format.
citation/reference "A Beautiful Anachronism: Handful of Unique Homes Dot the 2600 Block of Avenue D" by Mary Lou McGinn, The Daily NonPareil, February 17, 2014 (http://www.nonpareilonline.com/); Council Bluffs Nonpareil, August 12, 1944 (https://www.newspapers.com/)
Date Issued 1907?
Language English
Topic Wilcox, J.F.
Topic Residential streets
Topic Commercial facilities
Topic Stores and shops
Topic Greenhouses
Topic Pottawattamie County (Iowa)
Topic Council Bluffs (Iowa)
Topic Florist shops
Cartographic 41.270898, -95.830628
Classification MS 108, Box 2, ihpc_councia0029
Related Item Iowa Historical Postcard Collection (IHPC)
Related Item Grinnell College. Special Collections and Archives
Related Item Digital Grinnell
Identifier (local) ihpc_councia0029
Identifier (local) grinnell:16883
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Identifier (hdl) http://hdl.handle.net/11084/16883
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