Photographs and documents related to the history of Poweshiek County contributed by individuals. Contributions from throughout the county are welcome and include the communities of Barnes City, Brooklyn, Deep River, Ewart, Grinnell, Guernsey, Hartwick, Malcom, Montezuma, Searsboro and Victor.
Photograph of a road with piles of snow on either side following the blizzard of 1977 in Grinnell, Iowa. Back of photo says: This road opened Dec. 10/77, west of Bob Overturf's and east of Frank Fontinel farm.
Photograph of a car on a road between piles of snow near Grinnell, Iowa, after the blizzard of 1977. The location is identified as "road north of Tom Harris."
Two images of the Razelle Club meeting on September 15th, 1977, in Grinnell, Iowa, at Florence Plum's house. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection # 117, Razelle Club.
Two images of the destruction caused by the September 16th, 1978 tornado in Grinnell, Iowa at Motel Grinnell Best Western, located at the intersection of Highway 146 and Interstate 80. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection 32. Tornado, September 16, 1978.
Four images of the destruction caused by the tornado of September 16th, 1978 in Grinnell, Iowa at Hanner's Skelly Service Station and Diner which was located at the intersection of Interstate 80 and Highway 146. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection 32. Tornado, September 16, 1978.
Four images of the damage to Wes Finch Chevrolet, located on Highway 146, after the September 16th, 1978 tornado in Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection 32. Tornado, September 16, 1978.
Two images of the destruction at The Silhouette Coffee Shop after the September 16th, 1978 tornado in Grinnell, Iowa. Silhouette Coffee Shop was located at the intersection of Highway 146 and Interstate 80. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection 32. Tornado, September 16, 1978.
Postcard view of Darby Gymnasium on the Grinnell College campus in Grinnell, Iowa. Postcard is addressed to Lynn Grattan, Rt.3, Grinnell, Iowa, and signed Grandma Grattan. Postmarked July 13, 1978, in Des Moines, Iowa. Postcard published by Es-N-Len Photos, Aurora, Illinois. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-3, Grinnell College.
Color postcard view looking southwest from the parking lot of Burling Library (to the left) and the Forum (to the right) on the Grinnell College campus in Grinnell, Iowa. Postcard dated November 29, 1978, and addressed to Charles Grattan, Rt. 3, Grinnell, Iowa. Postcard is from the Grinnell College Office of Admissions announcing an information session at a local high school and is signed, John R. Hopkins. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-3, Grinnell College.
Photograph of a snow plow on the road following a snowstorm. Identified as "winter 1978". Photograph was taken on Jerry Jantzen's road in Sheridan Township, Iowa.
Two images of displaced and damaged cars in the aftermath of the September 16th, 1978 tornado in Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection 32. Tornado, September 16, 1978.
Interviews conducted with Grinnell senior citizens by the various clubs of the Poweshiek Council of Campfire Girls. Interviews with Henry Alden, Katherine Kintzinger Cramer, Elizabeth Hempstead Ernst, Lucille Potts, George Ernst, Hester Sperling Wells, Mrs. Van Nimwigian, Edna Tinnes, Vera Hyde, Dorothy Elliott Sisco, Doris White Anderson, Lola Clark Fields, and Harvey Marcum.
The Christian Science Reading Room at 611 Sixth Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa. Originally it was the Charles H. Spencer house and was located at 1116 Main Street.
View of the southeast corner of the Grinnell Junior High School building. Originally built to serve as the community high school, the building later became the junior high school and in 1980 was converted into the Grinnell Community Center.
Color postcard view of Lake Ponderosa near Montezuma, Iowa, advertising the services of Citizens Real Estate, Montezuma. Photo by Sig Manufacturing Co.; postcard published by Paragon Products, Kansas City, Missouri. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-7, Poweshiek County -- Other Towns.
