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Birdseye view, Conrad, Iowa

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Looking northeast from South Main Street in Conrad, Iowa, with the Phoenix Building housing the Conrad State Bank and a wooden water tower in the background. In 1894, a fire broke out and destroyed nearly every downtown building. The town rebuilt immediately, replacing wood frame structures with brick buildings. Known for its rich black dirt, Conrad claims to be the "Black Dirt Capital of the World. 1916 postmark. Number 108.
Title Birdseye view, Conrad, Iowa
Alternative TitleBird's eye view
Alternative TitleMain Street
Alternative TitlePhoenix Building
Alternative TitleConrad State Bank
supporting host Grinnell College Libraries Special Collections
Index Date 1916
Publisher Cook, L.L., Lake Mills, Wis.
Publisher Sterling Quality
Type of Resource still image
Genre postcard
Physical Extent 1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm.
Medium Real photo, divided back with Sterling Quality logo.
Note Sepia
Provenance Purchase or donation
reproduction Scanned with HP Scanjet 4670 at 600 ppi. Archival master image available in tiff format.
citation/reference Conrad, Iowa (http://www.conrad.govoffice.com/)
Date Issued 1916?
Language English
Topic Business districts
Topic Commercial facilities
Topic Water towers
Topic Aerial views
Topic Grundy County (Iowa)
Topic Conrad (Iowa)
Topic Cityscapes
Topic Conrad State Bank
Topic Phoenix Building
Cartographic 42.224567, -92.874576
Classification MS 108, Box 2, ihpc_conrad0001
Related Item Iowa Historical Postcard Collection (IHPC)
Related Item Grinnell College. Special Collections and Archives
Related Item Digital Grinnell
Identifier (local) ihpc_conrad0001
Identifier (local) grinnell:16986
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Identifier (hdl) http://hdl.handle.net/11084/16986
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