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1305 Summer Street
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Description
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Winter view of 1305 Summer Street, Grinnell, Iowa, with snow on the ground. The back of the photo is labeled, "The house where the ladies of the Priscilla & Drummond Clubs would meet!" Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection 182, Drummond Club.
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Date Created
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1960
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PID
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grinnell:21051
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1817 Country Club Drive, Grinnell, Iowa
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Description
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Two views of 1817 Country Club Drive in Grinnell, Iowa. The first, where the house is white with black shutters, is from 1965. The second view is the house in 2017.
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Date Created
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1965
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PID
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grinnell:19346
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403 Main Street
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Description
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View of 403 Main Street looking north. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Chamber of Commerce Slides, p.8, slide 3.
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Date Created
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1963
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PID
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grinnell:19316
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Aerial View of Grinnell in the 1960s
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Description
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Aerial view of Grinnell, Iowa, probably in the 1960s. The view is looking to the northwest. The Mayflower Home and the water tower are visible in the lower left quadrant and the majority of the downtown is visible. Photograph by Wellhouse Studio. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-5, Views of Grinnell.
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Date Created
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1960
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PID
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grinnell:12445
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Alex Moffett Interview, American Beliefs and Cultural Values
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Description
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Alex Moffett was born in 1905 in Suzhou, China, to missionary parents. He lived in China until 1923 when he attended Washington & Lee in Virginia for college and then went on to Vanderbilt for medical school. He and his wife, Virginia, returned to China in 1935 where they did medical missionary work until 1940, including during the Sino-Japanese war. After returning to the U.S., he had a private practice in Taylorsville, North Carolina, for twenty-nine years. Interview conducted as part of American Beliefs and Cultural Values, an American Studies class taught by Hanna Griff at Grinnell College in 1993.
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Date Created
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1993
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PID
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grinnell:26717
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Approaching Grinnell from the South from Highway 146
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Description
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The entrance to Grinnell, Iowa when approaching from the south on Highway 146. The Iowa Highway Commission garage is visible on the right with four orange cars outside it. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Chamber of Commerce Slides, p.8, slide 1.
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Date Created
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1963
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PID
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grinnell:19312
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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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Auto Salvage Yard
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Automobile salvage yard in Grinnell, Iowa, in 1963. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Chamber of Commerce Slides, p.8, slide 11.
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Date Created
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1963
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PID
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grinnell:19314
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Bob Anderson Interview, American Beliefs and Cultural Values
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Description
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Bob Anderson and his wife, Lorraine, moved to Grinnell in 1953, where he owned and operated Grinnell Office Supply. From 1980 to 1993 he owned and operated Boklada, a downtown bookstore. Anderson was mayor of Grinnell from 1985 until his death in 1999. Interview conducted as part of American Beliefs and Cultural Values, an American Studies class taught by Hanna Griff at Grinnell College in 1993.
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Date Created
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1993
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PID
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grinnell:26713
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Burling Library
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Description
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View of the south balcony of Burling Library on the Grinnell College campus in Grinnell, Iowa. Burling was designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill and was built in 1959. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-3, Grinnell College.
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Date Created
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1960
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PID
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grinnell:11821