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20th Reunion of the Grinnell High School Class of 1952
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Description
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Photo of the 20th reunion of the Grinnell High School class of 1952 held in the Elks Hall in Grinnell, Iowa in 1972. Those identified are front row, left to right: Gordon Felper, Tom Parmley, John Taylor, Larry Lang, Roger Tharp, Larry German, Dean Moyer, Bill Gilbreath, and Neil Johnson. Two faculty members are sitting in the second row, one of whom is Esther Norris. Back row, third from right: Jeanette (Starnes) Lender. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-6, People.
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Date Created
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1972
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PID
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grinnell:13098
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817 Seventh Avenue, 817 7th Avenue
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Description
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View of 817 Seventh Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa, in 1976. 817 is the red tinted concrete block and stucco home. The yellow house is 815 Seventh Avenue. Ben and Gladys Tarleton lived at 815 Seventh Avenue. Their daughter, Dorothy who married Philip Palmer, moved to 817 Seventh Avenue from a home on East Street in about 1950 so that they could be near the Tarletons. In 1953, Philip and Dorothy Palmer and their children moved to Colorado.
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Date Created
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1976
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PID
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grinnell:12059
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Abandoned Cars
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Description
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Abandoned cars in Grinnell, Iowa, 1973. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Chamber of Commerce Slides, p.9, slide 10.
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Date Created
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1973
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PID
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grinnell:19318
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Aerial View of East Street and 4th Avenue 1970s, Aerial View of East Street and Fourth Avenue
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Description
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Aerial photo of the intersection of East Street and 4th Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa, in the early 1970s, looking west-northwest. Visible along the bottom of the photograph, from left to right, are Russ's Feed, McCurry Cafe, Pioneer gas station and Fina Fuel. Across the street is the Goodyear parking lot. Also visible are the Spaulding Manufacturing buildings and the the police station. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Views of Grinnell, Aerial Images. Collection 17-5.
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Date Created
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1970
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PID
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grinnell:27168
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Title
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Arthur McDowell Interview, Voices from the Past
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Description
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One of nine children, Art was born south of Grinnell on June 22, 1902. After graduating from high school and working for three years at the Farmer's Elevator, he began his career in insurance. Upon retirement, he was Secretary-Treasurer of the Poweshiek County Mutual Insurance Company. He and his wife, Mildred, married in 1930, had a son and daughter.
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Date Created
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1992
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PID
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grinnell:23310
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Astir-Switzer's Motel, Switzer's Motel
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Description
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Color postcard view of Astir-Switzer's Motel on Highway 6 East, in Grinnell, Iowa. Managed by Lowell and Margaret Corkery. Postcard published by ColourPicture Publishers, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-2, Grinnell Buildings.
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Date Created
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1971
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PID
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grinnell:11641
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Blizzard of 1977
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Description
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Photograph of front loaders clearing the road after the blizzard of 1977 in Grinnell, Iowa. Location is identified as near Bob Overturf's.
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Date Created
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1977
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PID
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grinnell:3371
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Blizzard of 1977 Road with Snow Piles
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Description
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Photograph of a road with piles of snow on either side following the blizzard of 1977 in Grinnell, Iowa. Back of photo says: This road opened Dec. 10/77, west of Bob Overturf's and east of Frank Fontinel farm.
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Date Created
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1977
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PID
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grinnell:3373
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Blizzard of 1977 with Car on Road
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Description
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Photograph of a car on a road between piles of snow near Grinnell, Iowa, after the blizzard of 1977. The location is identified as "road north of Tom Harris."
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Date Created
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1977
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PID
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grinnell:3372