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Amana General Store, Amana, Iowa

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Street scene showing the Main Office of the Amana Society, General Store and Post Office. The Amana colonies are old in the story of Iowa, almost as old as the state itself. The site for the colonies was chosen in 1854 by their inspired leader Christian Metz.--t.p. verso. Located at 4423 220th Trail, Amana, Iowa County, Iowa. Number 66660. Series A-4.
creator O'Brien, Helen
Title Amana General Store, Amana, Iowa
Alternative TitleStreet scene
photographer O'Brien, Helen
Index Date 1960
Date Captured 3/7/06
Publisher Book Shop, The (Oskaloosa, Iowa)
Publisher Curteich & Co., Inc. (Chicago ,[Ill.])
Type of Resource still image
Genre postcard
Physical Extent 1 postcard : color ; 9 x 14 cm.
Medium Genuine Natural Color print, divided back.
Date Issued 1940-1960
Note Purchase or donation
Note Scanned with HP Scanjet 4670 at 600 ppi. Archival master image available in tiff format.
Language English
Topic Iowa County (Iowa)
Topic Amana (Iowa)
Topic Stores & shops
Topic General stores
Topic Government facilities
Topic Post offices
Topic Commercial facilities
Cartographic 41.800183, -91.871019
Classification MS 108, Box 1, ihpc_amana0017
Related Item Iowa Historical Postcard Collection (IHPC)
Related Item Grinnell College. Special Collections and Archives
Related Item Digital Grinnell
Identifier (local) ihpc_amana0017
Identifier (local) grinnell:13950
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/11084/13950
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