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Title
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1227 Broad Street, William Beaton residence
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Description
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Photograph taken in the 1890s of the house at 1227 Broad Street, built in 1882 for William Beaton, a piano tuner. His daughter, Isabella Beaton, became a nationally known pianist. The house was taken down in 1934.
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Date Created
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1890
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PID
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grinnell:3278
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Title
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Mack Building, Broad Street and Commercial Street
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Description
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Photograph of the Mack Building on the corner of Broad and Commercial Streets. Built in 1889, it originally housed two storefronts; in 1894, two additions to the south formed the Mack Hotel.
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Date Created
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1890
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PID
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grinnell:3311
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Title
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Rural Mail Carrier
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Description
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John Nathaniel Norris, a rural mail carrier in Poweshiek County, Iowa, poses next to a horse and buggy driven by his wife, Alsinda. Mr. Norris, who was blind, covered the route from Ewart to Montezuma. Alsinda drove the buggy and read the names and addresses on the mail to him. Mr. Norris is holding a mail bag.
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Date Created
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1890
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PID
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grinnell:12430