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Thompson's Bend, Union Park, Des Moines, Iowa

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Looking northwest across the Des Moines River from Thompson's Bend. It was named for Andrew McFarland Thompson, a pioneer settler who staked claim to 1400 acres in 1848 along the east side of the Des Moines River between Center Street Dam and Sixth Avenue. 1910 postmark. Number 6445.
Title Thompson's Bend, Union Park, Des Moines, Iowa
Alternative TitleDes Moines River
supporting host Grinnell College Libraries Special Collections
Index Date 1910
Publisher A.C. Bosselman & Co. (New York, [N.Y.])
Type of Resource still image
Genre postcard
Physical Extent 1 postcard : color ; 9 x 14 cm.
Medium Color lithograph print, divided back. Made in Germany.
Date Issued 1910?
Note Purchase or donation
Note Scanned with HP Officejet 6600 at 600 ppi. Archival master image available in tiff format.
Language English
Topic Polk County (Iowa)
Topic Des Moines (Iowa)
Topic Parks
Topic Rivers
Topic Union Park
Topic Des Moines River
Cartographic 41.603653, -93.610423
Classification MS 108, Box 2, ihpc_desa0147
Related Item Iowa Historical Postcard Collection (IHPC)
Related Item Grinnell College. Special Collections and Archives
Related Item Digital Grinnell
Identifier (local) ihpc_desa0147
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/11084/18887
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