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Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Train Wreck, October 24, 1912, Eldon, Iowa
Title
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Train Wreck, October 24, 1912, Eldon, Iowa
Description
Looking at a freight train wreck near Eldon, Iowa, on October 24, 1912. Construction of the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad began October 1, 1851, in Chicago, and the first train was operated on October 10, 1852, between Chicago and Joliet. Construction continued on through La Salle, and Rock Island was reached on February 22, 1854, becoming the first railroad to connect Chicago with the Mississippi River. Eldon had its start in the year 1870 by the building of the Keokuk and Des Moines Railway through that territory. Eldon was incorporated in 1872. 1912 postmark.
PID
grinnell:16799
Main Street, Elkader, Iowa
Title
Main Street, Elkader, Iowa, H.W.& G.H. Wilke, Bayless Hotel
Description
Looking southwest on Main Street in Elkader with the Elkader State Bank on the far left background and the Bayless Hotel on the far right background. 1912 postmark. Number 6.
PID
grinnell:16918