Drake Community Library Archives

Digitized copies of materials from the Drake Community Library archives. Includes photographs and documents related to the history of the Grinnell community, businesses and organizations.

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Color postcard view of Broad Street in Grinnell, Iowa, looking approximately northwest across Central Park towards Broad Street between Commercial and Fourth Avenue. Postcard is addressed to Miss Hazel McIntyre and postmarked April 29, 1910, in Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-2, Grinnell Buildings.
grinnell:6509
Postcard view of Broad Street in Grinnell, Iowa, looking south from Fourth Avenue. Kruxo postcard published by Iowa Calendar Co., Marshalltown. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-2, Grinnell Buildings.
grinnell:6275
Postcard view of the west side of Broad Street, looking north from Fourth Avenue, in Grinnell, Iowa. Talbott's Drug Store on the corner of 4th and Broad. Early automobiles on the street. Before 1914. Postcard is addressed to Mrs. M.C. Holloway, Grinnell, Iowa and is signed, "From, Maude." No postmark. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-1.
grinnell:11223
View of Broad Street in Grinnell, Iowa, looking north from Fourth Avenue. Visible on the east side of the street are (from south to north) the Congregational Church, Stewart Library and Norris Livery. Photo taken between 1902 and 1916. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-2, Grinnell Buildings.
grinnell:6289
Colorized postcard view of the 900 block of Broad Street (between 4th and 5th Avenues) in Grinnell, Iowa, about 1910. Dirt streets and hitching posts along Broad Street. Postcard produced by C.U. Williams Photoette, Bloomington, Illinois. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-1.
grinnell:27285
Postcard view of a C.&N.W. Railway steam engine and engineers. Azo stamp box with four triangles pointing up on verso. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Hodgdon Photographs Collection #259.
grinnell:6274
Postcard view of the canning factory in Grinnell, Iowa. "Kruxo" on verso. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-1.
grinnell:6284
Postcard view of car show in Grinnell, Iowa, about 1910. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-1.
grinnell:11239
Two views of Center School in Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-2, Grinnell Buildings.
grinnell:11836
Delegates from the Church of Christ in Grinnell, Iowa, pose in a Spaulding automobile on their way to a state convention in Ottumwa, Iowa. The automobile is a Spaulding "30." Back of photo has name: Mrs. Bell Barnes. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-4, Spaulding Company.
grinnell:12247
View looking west southwest along Third Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa. Clark Lumber Company (720 Broad Street) is visible south of the railroad tracks; the glove factory is to the right center and the water tower is visible in the background. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-5, Views of Grinnell.
grinnell:13195
Class photos from Grinnell, Iowa, schools circa 1904 to 1917. Photos are of classes from Grinnell High School, Center School, Cooper School and South School. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection 20, Grinnell Schools.
grinnell:6258
Postcard view of the Colonial Theater, Grinnell, Iowa, which stood on the southwest corner of 5th Avenue and Main Street. Published by C.U. Williams Photoette, Bloomington, Ill. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-1.
grinnell:6478
Postcard view of the Colonial Theater, Grinnell, Iowa, which stood on the southwest corner of 5th Avenue and Main Street. Published by C.U. Williams Photoette, Bloomington, Ill. Verso is imprinted with advertising for the Rhoadarmer Music House which was located at 816 Main Street in Grinnell. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-2, Grinnell Buildings.
grinnell:6424
View of D.A. Laros & Sons manufacturing facility on the northeast corner of Spring Street and Fourth Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa. The view is looking towards the northwest. Laros & Sons manufactured buggies, surries and spring wagons. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-2.
grinnell:6376
Photo of the D.A. Laros & Sons manufacturing facility on the northeast corner of Spring Street and Fourth Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa. Laros & Sons manufactured buggies, surries and spring wagons. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-2.
grinnell:6498
Photograph of the Erastus Snow house at the northeast corner of the intersection of 6th Avenue and Penrose Street. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-2, Grinnell Buildings.
grinnell:6510
Postcard view of men fighting a house fire while spectators look on.The house is identified on the verso as 172 3rd Avenue, Grinnell, Iowa, but it is actually 633 Main Street on the southwest corner of 2nd Avenue and Main Street. This view is looking north and slightly west from the south side towards 2nd Avenue. Sometime in the 1970s the decorative corbels and the belt course were removed, the porches were altered, and the house was covered in aluminum siding. Kruxo postcard. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-2, Grinnell Buildings.
grinnell:6150
Two men and two women standing in front of the Bijou theater next to a sign advertising "The Flower of the Ranch" and "The Suitcase Mistery [sic]." "The Flower of the Ranch" was a silent, black & white movie released in April 1910. It was written and directed by Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson, and starred Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson, Neva Don Carlos, and Fred Church. "The Suitcase Mystery" was a silent, black & white movie released in March 1910. It was directed by Charles M. Seay and written by Edward W. Townsend. The Bijou Theatre was one or two doors east of the Elks Building. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-3.
grinnell:21241
The glove factory located at 733 Broad Street in Grinnell, Iowa. In the background, the water tower is visible. Established in 1856, the glove factory was Grinnell's first industry which originally manufactured gauntlet gloves. The building now (2018) houses Grinnell College offices. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Main Street Slides, p.1, slide 2.