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Street scene, Bedford, Iowa

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Looking north on Court Avenue with the Taylor County Courthouse in the background. The building on corner right says F.E. Walker at top. It was erected in 1879 costing approximately $12,000. Reportedly, the original owner of the building was James M. Thompson housing the James Thompson Mercantile Co. (printed on side of building) until 1918. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places under Bedford Commercial Historic District.
Title Street scene, Bedford, Iowa
Alternative TitleF.E. Walker Building
Alternative TitleCourt Avenue
Alternative TitleJames Thompson Mercantile Company
Index Date 1905
Date Captured 3/7/06
Type of Resource still image
Genre postcard
Physical Extent 1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm.
Medium Real photo reprint, divided back.
Digital Origin digitized other analog
Digital Extent 1 file
Media Type image/jpeg
Date Issued 1900-1910
citation/reference National Register of Historic Places (http://www.nps.gov/nr/research/index.htm)
Note Purchase or donation
Note Scanned with HP Scanjet 4670 at 600 ppi. Archival master image available in tiff format.
Language English
Topic Bedford (Iowa)
Topic Commercial facilities
Topic Business districts
Topic Government facilities
Topic Courthouses
Topic Taylor County (Iowa)
Topic Walker, F.E.
Topic Thompson, James
Cartographic 40.667194, -94.720143
Classification MS 108, Box 1, ihpc_bedfor0008
Related Item Iowa Historical Postcard Collection (IHPC)
Related Item Grinnell College. Special Collections and Archives
Related Item Digital Grinnell
Identifier (local) ihpc_bedfor0008
Identifier (local) grinnell:13608
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Identifier (hdl) http://hdl.handle.net/11084/13608
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