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Title: 900 Block of Broad Street
Description: View of a parade(?) in the 900 block of Broad Street about 1907. Norris Feed is in the background. Horses in the street are pulling an elaborate wagon. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-1.
Date Created: 1907
PID: grinnell:6234

Title: Assembly of God Parade
Description: Parade with Assembly of God members looking south on Broad Street across from Central Park in Grinnell, Iowa. Businesses in background include: Smith's Furniture and Undertaking, Percy Goff Insurance (923 1/2 Broad), Blue Bird Cafe (bus depot), a hardware store, I.S.U. Co. Public Service. Smith Furniture was in this location from August 1925 through April 1947.
Date Created: 1933
PID: grinnell:6384

Title: Ben's Tire Shop Truck Decorated for a Parade
Description: Gladys Tarleton poses next to a decorated truck, probably for a Fourth of July parade, at Ben's Tire Shop in Grinnell, Iowa, in 1921 or 1922. Ben's Tire Shop, located at 717 Fourth Avenue, was run by Benjamin Pliny Tarleton in Grinnell beginning in the early 1920s.
Date Created: 1921
PID: grinnell:12029

Title: Blue Banner Kentucky Rock
Description: Two men pose with a horse-drawn wagon full of rock on a Grinnell, Iowa, street. A large sign on the wagon says: "This is a load of celebrated Blue Banner Kentucky rock sold by Willson and Hastings. Will give to the one guessing nearest actual weight." The wagon and the horses are decorated with American flags so this is possibly an entry in a July 4th parade. Businesses in the background include C.N. Dawley and The Grinnell House. Blue Banner was a type of coal in use circa 1915. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-5, Views of Grinnell.
Date Created: 1915
PID: grinnell:12712

Title: Grinnell Celebration
Description: A large crowd of people, many holding open umbrellas (even though it is not raining), watch an event at Central Park in Grinnell, Iowa. The view is looking towards the southwest and shows the west side of 800 block of Broad Street. Possibly a July 4 parade as several American flags are visible. The signature "J.C. Goodrich" is on the verso. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-5, Views of Grinnell.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:12299