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View of fountain in public square, Washington, Iowa

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This fountain was constructed and dedicated in 1939 for Washington's Centennial Celebration. It is the only one of its type in the continental United States. The fountain was refurbished in 1995 by a group of local citizens.1908 postmark. Number 4476.
Alternative TitleCentenniel Fountain
Alternative TitleCentral Park
Supporting Host Grinnell College Libraries Special Collections
Index Date 1908
Date Captured 6/28/07
Publisher Curt Teich & Co. (Chicago ,Ill.)
Type of Resource still image
Genre Postcards
Provenance Purchased from Ivan Sheets
reproduction info Scanned with HP Scanjet 4670 at 600 ppi. Archival master image available in tiff format.
Date Issued 1908?
Topic Washington County (Iowa)
Topic Washington (Iowa)
Topic Monuments and memorials
Topic Fountains
Topic Parks
Classification MS 107, http://libweb.grinnell.edu/archives/index.php?p=collections/findingaid&id=144
Related Item Ivan Sheets Collection
Identifier (local) ms107_waswas001
Identifier (local) grinnell:13442
Access Condition Grinnell College Libraries does not own the copyright in these images and therefore cannot give or deny permission to publish or distribute any of them. It is the researcher's responsibility to determine and satisfy copyright or other use restrictions when publishing or distributing material from this collection. Any materials used must carry a credit line: Historic Iowa Postcard Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Grinnell College Libraries.
Identifier (hdl) http://hdl.handle.net/11084/13442
Title View of fountain in public square, Washington, Iowa
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