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Title: Arbor Lake, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking southeast at shoreline towards boathouse. Arbor Lake, named for Arbor Day, when hundreds of trees were planted there, was created in 1902 as a storage reservoir to provide soft water for manufacturing firms. 1912 postmark. Number 86.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:14501

Title: Broad Street looking North, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking north on unpaved Broad Street with Central Park on right. 1912 postmark.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:14367

Title: Business is pressing in Grinnell. Too busy to write.
Description: Man and woman dancing with man on box. Small felt banner with Grinnell printed on top. 1912 postmark. Number 14.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:14017

Title: Grinnell High School, Colonia[l] Opera House, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking southwest at the front entrance of the Colonial Theatre. It was built in 1902 at the southwest corner of Fifth Avenue and Main Street. It was used for touring stage plays, special events and Grinnell College productions. The theatre was torn down in 1974. 1912 postmark. Number 13.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:13372

Title: First Congregational Church, Old Stone Church, United Church of Christ, Congregational Church, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast on Broad Street with electric lines. Often called the "Old Stone Church". Erected in the year 1877 & the first church organized in Grinnell. The Rev. J.B. Grinnell was the founding pastor. 1912 postmark. Number 927.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:13287

Title: First United Presbyterian Church, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking southwest on corner of Fifth Avenue and State Street. The United Presbyterian Church was built in 1907 and razed in 1977 for the new church. Number 920. Dated October 1, 1912.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:14486

Title: Rinefort's, Morse Building, Grinnell's largest clothier, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking southwest from the corner of 4th Avenue and Broad Street. The Morse Building was constructed in 1889 after the 800 block of Broad Street was destroyed in the 1889 fire. 1912 postmark.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:13529

Title: Rinefort's, Spencer Building, Grinnell's largest clothier, [Grinnell, Iowa]
Description: Looking northeast from Fourth Avenue with bicycles and automobile. The Spencer Building was constructed in 1884 for a sum of $5,768.26. 1912 postmark.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:13558

Title: Main Street north from Sixth Avenue, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: 1912 postmark. Number 16486.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:13982

Title: Third Avenue, Central Park, Monroe Hotel, Park Street north from 3rd Avenue, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking north from Park Street with Central Park and Monroe Hotel in foreground. 1912 postmark. Number 61.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:13319

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