The older part of the high school (on left with five chimneys) was built in 1881-82. The eight-classroom addition on the right was built around 1900. In July of 1937, it was razed in preparation for the new high school building. 1913 postmark.
Title
High school, Ames, Iowa
Index Date
1913
Date Captured
3/7/06
Publisher
Jones, Tom (Cincinnati, Ohio)
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
Provenance
Purchase or donation
reproduction
Scanned with HP Scanjet 4670 at 600 ppi. Archival master image available in tiff format.
creation/production credits
1913?
Language
English
Topic
Story County (Iowa)
Topic
Ames (Iowa)
Topic
Educational facilities
Topic
Schools
Topic
Public schools
Cartographic
42.026340, -93.618230
Classification
MS 108, Box 1, ihpc_ames0014
Related Item
Iowa Historical Postcard Collection (IHPC)
Related Item
Grinnell College. Special Collections and Archives
Related Item
Digital Grinnell
Identifier (local)
ihpc_ames0014
Identifier (local)
grinnell:14456
Access Condition
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