Photograph taken by Billy Robinson from his monoplane. In this southeast view, Broad Street is on the left. The Armory is at the bottom left corner, with the Cornerstone Building next door, to the east.
Title
Aerial view of Commercial District
Alternative Title
Aerial view of Grinnell, Iowa
photographer
Robinson, Billy (William Cornelius), 1884-1916
Index Date
1916
photographed
Prior to 1916
Publisher
Grinnell College
Genre
Photographs
Digital Origin
digitized other analog
Extent
1 photograph, b&w, 25.5 x 15.5 cm
Media Type
image/tiff
Provenance
Gift of John Kleinschmidt, 1997
Note
W. C. "Billy" Robinson was an early aviator who set an American nonstop distance flight record in 1914.
Note
Street Address: Commercial District, as seen at a time prior to 1916 Anecdotal Information: Photo taken by Billy Robinson from his monoplane. Looking SE, Broad Street is on the left, then Main-West-Spring. Notice Armory (now Pagliai's) at bottom left corner with Cornerstone Building next door to east.
Language
English
Topic
Aerial photography
Topic
Architecture--United States
Topic
Central business districts
Geographic
Grinnell (Iowa)
Geographic
Poweshiek County (Iowa)
Temporal
Nineteen tens
Related Item
John Kleinschmidt Collection
Related Item
Poweshiek History Preservation Project
Related Item
Digital Grinnell
Identifier (hdl)
http://hdl.handle.net/11084/3291
Identifier (local)
grinnell:3291
Access Condition
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