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Title
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1006-1008 Pearl Street, Grinnell, Iowa
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Description
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Black and white photograph of 1006 and 1008 Pearl Street with seven individuals in period dress outside.
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Date Created
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1880
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PID
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grinnell:26639
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Title
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609 Sixth Avenue, Grinnell, Iowa
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Description
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Black and white photograph of the George Hamlin house at 609 6th Avenue in Grinnell. This picture shows the remodeling done to the house between 1892 and 1900 to modernize it. A large porch was added on the first floor and a dormer on the front of the house was added to the attic.
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Date Created
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1900
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PID
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grinnell:26640
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Title
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Anna Ramsey Interview, Voices from the Past
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Description
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Anna Ramsey, the daughter of Frank and Alice Knight, was born on November 22, 1908. She graduated from Grinnell College in 1930. She married Fred Ramsey and had a son and a daughter. Before retiring, she worked as a secretary at Grinnell College.
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Date Created
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1992
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PID
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grinnell:23315
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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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Title
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Billy Robinson's "Scout"
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Description
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Black and white photograph of Billy Robinson's "Scout" parasol monoplane, the first design he built at the Grinnell Aeroplane Company.
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Date Created
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1913
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PID
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grinnell:26632
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Title
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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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Title
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Broad Street, West of Park, Grinnell, Iowa
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Description
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Postcard with colorized photograph of Broad Street, West of Park, Grinnell, addressed to Ethel Longley (1884-9/19/1961).
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Date Created
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1921
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PID
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grinnell:26617
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Charles Delong Interview, American Beliefs and Cultural Values
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Description
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Charles W. DeLong was born in Gary, Indiana, in 1910. He attended Grinnell College graduating with the Class of 1931. He was a business man who sold gloves for the glove factory, manufactured sportswear, and, later, stadium seats. He and his wife, Katherine Coggeshall, had four children. 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:26718