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2322 Olive Street, Cedar Falls, Iowa, Iowa State Normal School Boarding House, University of Northern Iowa
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Looking northeast at one of many boarding houses used to board Iowa State Normal School students. The students received both room and board at the houses, which were named for their owners. The expenses were comparable to on-campus living. In 1891, the charges were between $3.00-3.50 for a week; in 1912, rent was $2.00-$2.50 per week and meals $3.00-$4.00 per week. Many of the rooming houses still exist today in the College Hill area. Some have been converted into apartments while others are still private residences. Series 732.
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Date Created
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1920
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PID
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grinnell:14143
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Grinnell College, A frosty morning on the campus, Grinnell, Iowa, Blair Hall
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Looking north. Blair Hall was constructed in 1882-1886, razed in 1961. Cost was $37,200 excluding grading and landscaping. Orignally housed the college chapel, the departments of chemistry, natural science, mathematics, and physics. Number 144.
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Date Created
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1920
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PID
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grinnell:13428
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Aerial View of Newburg Stock Pens
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Description
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An aerial view of stock pens and farm outbuildings, possibly in the Newburg, Iowa area. A railroad track runs along the right side of the picture.
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Date Created
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1920
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PID
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grinnell:12007
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Alumni Hall, Grinnell College, 751
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Postcard view of Grinnell College's Alumni Recitation Hall (ARH) on the southeast corner of Park Street and 8th Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa.
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Date Created
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1920
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PID
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grinnell:6334
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Anson Hayden Palmer and Uncle Harry
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Description
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Anson Hayden Palmer and Uncle Harry show off their peach tree probably in Newburg, Iowa. A note on the back of the photo says to "notice the props,' but the peach tree eventually broke over the props.
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Date Created
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1920
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PID
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grinnell:12015
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Automobile Parked in Front of Cherokee Monument Company
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Description
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Automobile parked in front of Cherokee Monument Company at 126 E. Main Street in Cherokee, Iowa. The building in the background on the right is Lincoln High School which was on the northeast corner of Main Street and 1st Street. The high school was razed in 1960. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Hodgdon Photographs Collection #259.
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Date Created
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1920
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grinnell:27281
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Baptist Church, Grinnell, Iowa
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Description
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1000 block of Fifth Avenue near Brand apartment building-photo verso. In October 1864, the Baptist Church was removed from its 1st location at 2nd & West Street and placed at 4th Avenue & Broad Street. It was torn down in the early 1950s. Number 9622.
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Date Created
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1920
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grinnell:14364
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Baptist Church, Grinnell, Iowa
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1000 block of Fifth Avenue near Brand apartment building-photo verso. In October 1864, the Baptist Church removed from its first location at 2nd & West Street and placed at 4th Avenue & Broad Street. It was torn down in the early 1950s. Number 9622.
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Date Created
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1920
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grinnell:14018
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Bird's eye view, Camp Dodge, Des Moines, Iowa
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Description
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Aerial view of Camp Dodge on a hazy day. Original construction of Camp Dodge began in 1907, to provide a place for the National Guard units to train. In 1917, the installation was handed over to national authorities and greatly expanded to become a regional training center for forces to participate in the First World War. The name Camp Dodge comes from Brigadier General Grenville M. Dodge, who organized Iowa's first National Guard unit in 1856.
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Date Created
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1920
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PID
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grinnell:18506