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Title: 1817 Country Club Drive, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: 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.
Date Created: 1965
PID: grinnell:19346

Title: Beautiful State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking east at the Iowa State Capitol building which was completed in 1886 at a cost of $3,296,256, and, and at the time, was the only five-domed capitol in the country. The dome of the capitol is gilded with tissue-paper thin sheets of pure 23-karat gold with a protective layer sealing the gold from the weather, and the top of its finial peak is 275 feet (84 m) above the ground. From its opening during 1884 until 1924, it was the tallest building in Des Moines, and likely the entire state. Located at 1007 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, and listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Number P31092.
Date Created: 1965
PID: grinnell:16871

Title: Court house, Montezuma, Iowa, Poweshiek County Court House, Poweshiek County Courthouse
Description: Looking southwest from East Main Street. The courthouse was completed in 1859 at a cost of $1,928.15 with an addition built in 1890 and major repairs done in 1933. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Number N-333.
Date Created: 1965
PID: grinnell:18247

Title: Des Moines Municipal Airport, Des Moines, Iowa, Des Moines International Airport
Description: Construction of the airport began in 1932 and was completed in 1933 with several upgrades since then. The airport was renamed the Des Moines International Airport in 1986 to acknowledge the presence of a United States Customs Service office at the airport. Verso says: The new modern terminal building constructed at a cost of one million dollars is one of the finest in the United States. Located at 5800 Fleur Drive, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Number 70778.
Date Created: 1965
PID: grinnell:16933

Title: Donahue [sic] or Cutler Bridge spans North River and completed 1871, Bevington, Iowa, Cutler-Donahoe Bridge
Description: Wooden covered bridge over the North River near Bevington, Iowa. Built in 1870 by Eli Cox of Ohio, the Cutler-Donahoe Bridge is a covered lattice through truss, 79 feet in length, and features a pitched roof. Originally located over the North River, it was moved to the Winterset City Park in 1970. Number 206-B.
Date Created: 1965
PID: grinnell:13873