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Title: C.& N.W.R. Locomotive No. 2209, Chicago and North Western Railway Locomotive No. 2209
Description: Postcard view of C.& N.W. Railway locomotive No. 2209. Velox stamp box with diamonds in the corners. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Hodgdon Photographs Collection #259.
Date Created: 1907
PID: grinnell:27287

Title: Chester Church
Description: Photograph of the Chester Church in its original location in Chester Township, Iowa. Originally a Congregational Church, it was given in 1996 to the congregation of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Grinnell, Iowa. St. Paul's paid for the structure's relocation to its present site on State Street and 6th Ave. This photograph dates from the early part of the 20th century.
Date Created: 1900
PID: grinnell:3369

Title: Draft Horse Team and Plow on Dunham Farm
Description: Farmer, likely a member of the Dunham family, seated on a wheeled plow behind two draft horses. Photo was taken between 1912-1927 by Egbert Dunham.
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:29977

Title: Dunham Farm Barn
Description: The barn on the Dunham farm, named Elm Grove, in Chester Township near Grinnell, Iowa. Photo shows the silo in front of the end of the barn. An automobile is in the foreground. A water pump is in the foreground.
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:29978

Title: First National Bank, Brooklyn, Iowa
Description: Color postcard view of the First National Bank in Brooklyn, Iowa. The building was located on the northeast corner of Jackson and Front Streets. Postcard addressed to Edward Breniman, Brooklyn, and postmarked July 26, 1919. C.T. Photochrom postcard number R-38883 published by Curt Teich & Co., Chicago, Illinois.
Date Created: 1919
PID: grinnell:27240

Title: Steam Locomotive Coming into the Railyard
Description: William S. Hodgdon watches as a steam locomotive (#2461) comes into the trainyards, probably in Cherokee, Iowa. Azo stamp box with two triangles pointing up and two down on verso. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Hodgdon Photographs Collection #259.
Date Created: 1919
PID: grinnell:27286

Title: Threshing on the Dunham Farm, circa 1920
Description: Threshing crew on the Dunham farm, Elm Grove, in Chester township near Grinnell, Iowa. Seven men are visible, as well as wagon, horses, and threshing equipment. The photograph was taken by Egbert Dunham between 1912-1927 using an Eastman Kodak camera. Egbert Dunham married Harriet Grinnell. The farm was designated a century farm and was later home to Grinnell Heritage Farms.
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:29827