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Aerial Truck, Davenport Fire Department, Davenport, Iowa
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Description
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View of a turn of the century fire truck pulled by 3 horses. The fire service in Davenport began in 1858 with the Hawkeye Volunteer Fire Company. The chief of this volunteer company was Chief Littler, a Civil War veteran who had one arm. In 1882, the City of Davenport established a professional, paid, fire department. They also used volunteers for three years. In 1885 the department became 100% paid professional fire fighters. The first chief of this all paid department was Chief Marsh Noel. By 1905 the City of Davenport could boast of seven pumper companies and two truck companies providing protection. 1910 postmark. Number 136.
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Date Created
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1910
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PID
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grinnell:16959
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Alta Opera House, Alta, Iowa, The Alta
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Description
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Looking west at the opera house was a three-story brick veneer building built in 1907 and located on the Clarkson block.
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Date Created
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1910
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PID
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grinnell:14273
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Title
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Alta Opera House, Alta, Iowa, The Alta
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Description
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Looking northwest at the opera house (pictured on the left) was a three-story brick veneer building built in 1907 and located on the Clarkson block. Title supplied by cataloger.
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Date Created
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1910
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PID
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grinnell:14274
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Title
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Armory, Clarinda, Iowa, National Guard Armory
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Description
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View of the entrance to a two story brick armory building. Following a fire in 1912, the National Guard Armory was reconstructed as an armory and theater. Number 209.
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Date Created
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1910
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PID
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grinnell:14074
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Bank Buildings, Collins, Iowa, Exchange State Bank
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Description
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Looking south on Main Street at the Exchange State Bank on the left with a train passing through in the background. The Exchange State Bank was established in 1902.
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Date Created
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1910
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PID
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grinnell:16260
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Title
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Bird's-eye view looking down Locust Street from the Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa
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Description
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Looking west from the stairs of the Iowa State Capitol building at Locust Street and downtown Des Moines in the background. The building was completed in 1886 at a cost of $3,296,256, and, and at the time, was the only five-domed capitol in the country. The dome of the capitol is gilded with tissue-paper thin sheets of pure 23-karat gold, with a protective layer sealing the gold from the weather, and the top of its finial peak is 275 feet (84 m) above the ground. From its opening during 1884 until 1924, it was the tallest building in Des Moines, and likely the entire state. It is located at 1007 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Number 107839.
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Date Created
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1910
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PID
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grinnell:16145