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Title: Arbor Lake, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northwest at beach with boaters, swimmers and lifeguard tower. Arbor Lake, named for Arbor Day, when hundreds of trees were planted there on that day, was created in 1902 by damming a small creek k. Number 32304N. Series 11.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:14503

Title: Arbor Lake, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northwest at view of lake through trees. 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. Number 13889. Series 19.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:14494

Title: Arbor Lake, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northwest at beach with boaters, swimmers and lifeguard tower. Arbor Lake, named for Arbor Day, when hundreds of trees were planted there on that day, was created in 1902 by damming a small creek. Number 32304N. Series 11.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:14495

Title: Grinnell House, 1011 Park Street, Grinnell, Iowa, Carnegie Library, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Completed in 1905, the structure was one of the few college libraries funded by Andrew Carnegie, who was principally interested in supporting community libraries. Carnegie was considered outgrown by the 1950s, and in 1959 the books were moved to the new Burling Library. Number 32305. Series 12.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:14388

Title: Herrick Chapel, Chapel, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking east from Park Street. Herrick Chapel was constructed in 1907, costing approximately $20,000. It was named for Stephen Leonard Herrick, an early settler in Grinnell who was a local merchant and trustee of the College. Number 3183.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13794

Title: Cowles Residence Hall, Cowles Dining Hall, Cowles Dining & Residence Hall, Cowles Hall, [Grinnell College], Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast from Park Street. Made possible by a gift from the Cowles Foundation in 1941, Cowles Hall was built in 1942 to accommodate the Officers' Candidate School. It was not available for civilian use until 1945. Number 15671N.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13369

Title: Darby Gymnasium, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Darby was constructed in 1942 and razed in 2004. Cost was $125,000. Number 0C357.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:14554

Title: Quad Dining Hall, Dining room and women's dormitory, [Grinnell College], Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking south. Quad Dining Hall was built in 1915.N Number 642.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13671

Title: Dormitories, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northwest from central campus. Buildings from left to right: Smith Hall, Langan Hall, Rawson Hall, Gates Hall, Clark Hall, Dibble Hall, Cowles Hall. Number 35103.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:14383

Title: Darby Gymnasium, Field house, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking north from Eighth Avenue. Darby was constructed in 1942 and razed in 2004. Cost was $125,000. Major renovations 1976-77, 1980. Number F-31.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13871