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Raccoon River, Des Moines, Iowa

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Looking northeast at the Raccoon River which was first documented on the 1814 map by Lewis and Clark. It is a 30.8 mile long tributary of the Des Moines River. It flows generally eastward into Polk County, and joins the Des Moines River just south of downtown Des Moines and is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. 1908 postmark.
Title Raccoon River, Des Moines, Iowa
supporting host Grinnell College Libraries Special Collections
Index Date 1908
Publisher Baker-Trisler Co., Publishers & Importers (Des Moines, Iowa)
Type of Resource still image
Genre postcard
Physical Extent 1 postcard : color ; 9 x 14 cm.
Medium Color lithograph print, undivided back. Made in Germany.
Note Color
Digital Extent 1 file
Digital Origin digitized other analog
Media Type image/jpeg
citation/reference Expedition and Fishing Guide IA Department of Natural Resources (DNR) (http://www.iowadnr.gov/portals/idnr/uploads/riverprograms/map_raccoon%20north%20south%20and%20middle.pdf?amp;tabid=868)
Date Issued 1908?
Provenance Purchase or donation
reproduction Scanned with HP Scanjet 4670 at 600 ppi. Archival master image available in tiff format.
Language English
Topic Bridges
Topic Rivers
Topic Polk County (Iowa)
Topic Des Moines (Iowa)
Cartographic 41.572545, -93.628223
Related Item Iowa Historical Postcard Collection (IHPC)
Related Item Grinnell College. Special Collections and Archives
Related Item Digital Grinnell
Identifier (local) ihpc_desa0127
Identifier (local) grinnell:16858
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Identifier (hdl) http://hdl.handle.net/11084/16858
Topic Raccoon River
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