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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Two Spaulding automobiles outside of the Spaulding Manufacturing plant in Grinnell, Iowa. The Spaulding automobile was produced from 1909 to 1916. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-3.
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Postcard view of the Spaulding Manufacturing Company entry in a parade in Grinnell, Iowa, about 1910. Half a dozen horse-drawn Spaulding buggies are lined up ready for the parade. Photo by Child. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-1.
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Photograph of the administrative offices of the Spaulding Manufacturing Company on the corner of 4th Avenue and Spring Street in Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-4, Spaulding Company.
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Photo of the production line of the Spaulding automobile at the Spaulding Manufacturing Company in Grinnell, Iowa. The man in the foreground with his hand on the brake is Ernest B. Jones of Grinnell, Iowa. Note the double rear springs similar to buggy springs. This early model has right-hand drive; later models had left-hand drive. The Spaulding automobile was produced from 1909 to 1916. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-2.
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View of Stewart Library in Grinnell, Iowa. Norris Feed is the one-story building visible to the left. Center School is visible to the right. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-1.
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Photo of an enclosed horse-drawn wagon followed by a horse-drawn carriage with a following horse. Dog on the wagon seat. Notes on back indicate: The Horse-Traders Outfit, taken between Grinnell and Kellogg. Cornelia Clarke photo. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Cornelia Clarke Collection. Collection #237.
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Postcard view of the women's dormitories on the southeast corner of the Grinnell College campus in Grinnell, Iowa. Mears Cottage is to the left and Main Hall is to the right. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-1.
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Photograph of train stalled in the snow, presumably near Grinnell, Iowa. Back of photo says "444 & snow plow." Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-1.
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Photograph of a Tuesday Club dinner, consisting of 8 courses served by 8 waiters with Scott MacEachern as head waiter. Mr. and Mrs. Will Sanders in foreground. Benjamin and Mabel Ricker are seated about half-way back immediately beneath the last two standing waiters on the right. Odd Fellows Hall, Grinnell, Iowa, March 11, 1910. Drake Community Library Archives. Oversize photos.
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View from the center of Central Park in Grinnell, Iowa, looking to the northwest (the intersection of Fourth Avenue and Broad Street). The photo is before Merchants National Bank was built in 1914. Published by Douglas Publishing Co., Buffalo, N.Y. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-5, Views of Grinnell.
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View of the Spaulding Manufacturing Company in Grinnell, Iowa. View is looking across the buildings to the smokestack on the southwest side of the complex. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-4, Spaulding Company.
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Set of cards with views of Grinnell, Iowa, and Grinnell College. The set consists of one large card and four miniature cards. The miniature cards have images printed on both sides. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-5, Views of Grinnell.
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View of the west side of Broad Street between 4th Avenue and Main Street in Grinnell, Iowa. Talbott's Drug Store on the corner of 4th and Broad. Building blocks are labeled from left to right (south to north) as: Grinnell Block, Gifford and Manly Block, Child Block (909), Stewart Block (911-913), Morse Block (915), Coutts Building, and Miles Bros./Parker. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-2, Grinnell Buildings.
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Postcard view of the west side of Broad Street between 4th and 5th Avenues in Grinnell, Iowa. Talbott's Drug Store on the corner of 4th and Broad. Kruxo postcard addressed to Ross V. Coutts, no address, stamp or postmark. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-2, Grinnell Buildings.
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Two views of William S. Hodgdon in his automobile outside of a house. One view is in the fall or spring; the other is in the winter with snow on the ground. In the winter view the auto's top is up and there are covers on the hood and chains on the back tires. Possibly taken in Sioux City, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Hodgdon Photographs Collection #259.
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Postcard view of a woman wearing a hat seated in a horse-drawn carriage. Based on the buggy type and the harness type the photo is dated around 1910. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-1.
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Women's fencing group in Grinnell, Iowa. From left to right: Laurence Rich, Mrs. Harry Decatur, Gertrude Adkins, Mrs. Fritz Gruhns, Mrs. H.H. Fleener, Mrs. Steve Smith, Mary Bradley, Lil Struve, Martha Martinson, Mrs. Chas. Kingdom, Lillian Dittmer, Grace Nelson, Mrs. Clara Brolliar, Mayme Nelson, Mrs. Ed Decatur. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-6, People.
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The Brock family in their 1910 Spaulding automobile. Dr. A. J. Brock, DDS, and daughter Beatrice Brock, age 3 1/2, are in the front seat. Mrs. Edith Brock and son Atwood, age 1 1/2, are in the back seat. The Spaulding was a 2-door right-hand drive automobile built in Grinnell, Iowa, in 1910. It had a 4 cylinder, 30 hp Rutenear motor and cost about $4800. Drake Community Library Archives. Oversize photos.
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Postcard view of the Grinnell College campus in Grinnell, Iowa, looking northwest from 6th Avenue. Alumni Hall on the right and Blair Hall in the center. Postcard is addressed to Miss Nettie Bayley in Encampment, Wyoming, and postmarked August 15, 1911, in Grinnell, Iowa. Postcard published by C.U. Williams Photoette in Bloomington, Illinois. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-3, Grinnell College.
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Pamphlet published by the Iowa Anti-Saloon League concerning saloons in the counties and cities whose licenses were being contested by the League. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Collection # 65.