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High School, Dexter, Iowa

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Looking north at a three-story brick and stone building estimated at a cost of $6,000. The architect was Benjamin J. Bartlett of Des Moines and was erected by local businessmen and farmers. The building was originally the home of Dexter Normal College, a teacher's school, and was consolidated with the public school system in 1896. 1908 postmark. Number 1.
Title High School, Dexter, Iowa
Alternative TitleNormal High School
Alternative TitleDexter Normal College
Index Date 1908
Publisher Olson Photograph Co. (Plattsmouth, Neb.)
Type of Resource still image
Genre postcard
Physical Extent 1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm.
Medium Real photo, divided back.
Digital Origin digitized other analog
Digital Extent 1 file
Media Type image/jpeg
Note Sepia
Provenance Purchase or donation
reproduction Scanned with HP Scanjet 4670 at 600 ppi. Archival master image available in tiff format.
citation/reference Dallas County, Iowa (https://www.dallascountyiowa.gov/)
Language English
Topic Schools
Topic Public schools
Topic Educational facilities
Topic Dallas County (Iowa)
Topic Dexter (Iowa)
Cartographic 41.519367, -94.227733
Classification MS 108, Box 3, ihpc_dexter0002
Related Item Digital Grinnell
Related Item Grinnell College. Special Collections and Archives
Related Item Iowa Historical Postcard Collection (IHPC)
Identifier (local) ihpc_dexter0002
Identifier (local) grinnell:16843
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/11084/16843
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