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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A man turning the propeller on a propeller plane while a child looks on at an event at the Grinnell Regional Airport in Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Imagine Grinnell Slides, p.23, slide 3.
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A group of people at the Iowa Peace Institute information session in Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Imagine Grinnell Slides, p.15, slide 12.
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A large group of people in a meeting. There is a projector in the middle and each person has a name tag on the table. Visible name tags read: Mike Princer; Bill Tish, Jr.; Mary Ellen White; Marlene Peak; and Jack Robertson. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Imagine Grinnell Slides, p.34, slide 13.
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Four people in a meeting papers pinned to the walls with the town's agenda on it. Some of the agenda lists reads, " 1. Community of about 10,000 people. 2. Crime-free community. 3. Lots of parks and recreational areas in community." There are name tags on the table but only Montie Redenius' can be read. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Imagine Grinnell Slides, p.34, slide 18.
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A group of people gathered during an event at the Grinnell Regional Airport, also known as the Billy Robinson Field. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Imagine Grinnell Slides, p.24, slide 7.
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Joy Carroll with kids Curtis, Joni and Danae with balloons on the tarmac during an event at the Grinnell Regional Airport, also known as the Billy Robinson Field, in Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Imagine Grinnell Slides, p.24, slide 13.
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Ross Mintle Farm near Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Imagine Grinnell Slides, p.27, slide 15.
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Two women in the Second Mile Thrift Store office when it was located in the basement of the Veterans' Memorial Building in Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Imagine Grinnell Slides, p.19, slide 2.
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Sharp Lannom, president of DeLONG Sportswear, in a checkered shirt sitting at a desk with two green chairs in front of it. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Imagine Grinnell Slides, p.36, slide 7.
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A side view of the ASI Sign Systems building when it was located on 4th Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Imagine Grinnell Slides, p.35, slide 7.
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View of the east face of Brenton National Bank, also known as the Merchants' National Bank, in Grinnell, Iowa. The bank was designed by Louis Sullivan and built in 1914; it is nicknamed the Jewel Box Bank. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Imagine Grinnell Slides, p.17, slide 3.
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A view of the south side of Davis Elementary School and the east side of the playground in Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Imagine Grinnell Slides, p.18, slide 7.
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A view of the south side of Davis Elementary School and the west side of the playground in Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Imagine Grinnell Slides, p.18, slide 9.
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A view of the southwest side of Davis Elementary School in Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Imagine Grinnell Slides, p.18, slide 5.
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Spurgeon's department store in downtown Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Imagine Grinnell Slides, p.15, slide 3.
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A stairway leading into the bottom level of the Register Building from an entrance on 5th Avenue. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Main Street Slides, p.15, slide 16.
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A house and storage shed next to the train tracks in Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Imagine Grinnell Slides, p.16, slide 7.
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A group of young children seated on the carpet around an adult. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Imagine Grinnell Slides, p.30, slide 7.
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A group of children seated around a person reading a story aloud at the Grinnell Community Daycare Center in Grinnell, Iowa, when it was located in the United Methodist Church. Jennifer Van Gorp is the little girl in purple. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Imagine Grinnell Slides, p.29, slide 3.
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A woman reading a story to a classroom of students sitting on the floor in Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Imagine Grinnell Slides, p.30, slide 4.