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Title: Annie Williams Woomer
Description: A black and white portrait of Annie Williams Woomer mounted on studio cardboard. She is shown wearing a hair bow or hat, high-collared dress with a bow at the back of the neck, and a locket necklace. The back of the photograph has the following statement: "Me on 4th Ave, Grinnell Iowa." The donor included a post-it note, on which is written "Annie Williams Woomer - my grandmother."
Date Created: 1900
PID: grinnell:23264

Title: Annie Williams Woomer
Description: Black and white photograph of Annie Williams Woomer mounted in studio cardboard frame. She is shown in a white, high-collared dress with her hair pulled back.There is writing on the back, that states "Me, 1903" and a post-it from the donor that states "Annie Williams Woomer, My Grandmother.
Date Created: 1903
PID: grinnell:23252

Title: Emeline Allen Cook
Description: A black and white photo of Emeline Allen Cook (1813 - 1898) mounted on a studio memorial card. She is shown wearing a dark dress with a black lace collar.
Date Created: 1890
PID: grinnell:23272

Title: Emily Smith Manatt
Description: Portrait of Emily Smith Manatt (? - 1909),wife of Wesley Manatt. She is shown in a high collared dress with a brooch at the neckline.
Date Created: 1890
PID: grinnell:23234

Title: George F. Magoun
Description: Portrait of George F. Magoun (1821-1896). His side profile is shown, and he is wearing a suit and sporting a long beard. George Magoun served as President of Iowa College in Grinnell, Iowa from 1865-1884.
Date Created: 1870
PID: grinnell:23223

Title: Gertrude Ruff
Description: A portrait photograph of Gertrude Ruff (1875-1963). She is shown as a young woman with her hair pulled back, wearing pince-nez and a ruffled dress with a lace collar. She poses by looking down to her right. Gertrude Ruff graduated from Grinnell High School with honors in 1893, attended Grinnell College, and became a teacher. She later married Henry D. Hockenbury in 1898, with whom she had 3 children (one of which died in infancy).
Date Created: 1895
PID: grinnell:23250

Title: Gertrude Ruff
Description: A portrait photograph of Gertrude Ruff (1875-1963). She is shown as a young woman with her hair pulled back, wearing glasses and a puffed sleeve dress with a large lace collar. Gertrude Ruff graduated from Grinnell High School with honors in 1893, attended Grinnell College, and became a teacher. She later married Henry D. Hockenbury in 1898, with whom she had 3 children (one of which died in infancy).
Date Created: 1895
PID: grinnell:23249

Title: Lyman A. Longley
Description: An adult portrait of Lyman A. Longley (1861-1909). He is shown wearing a suit with his hair slicked back, sporting a mustache. Longley married Alice Howard in 1882 and had 2 children, a daughter, Ethel, and a son, Ralph. He worked as a railroad postal clerk, during which he was exposed to Bright's Disease which later caused his death.
Date Created: 1880
PID: grinnell:23240

Title: Marian Alice Cook Williams
Description: A black and white portrait photograph of Marian Alice Cook Williams (1853-1926) in cardboard frame. She is shown wearing a buttoned shirt with a large square ruffled collar. The back of the photograph has the following statements: "Mom - 16," "-- Grandma Williams," "Grandma Turner's mother." Marian Cook Williams was born in New York, but later moved to Iowa and lived on a farm. She married William Calvin Williams in 1872, with whom she had 4 children. She was also a member of the W. R. C., the New Century Club, and the Methodist Church.
Date Created: 1869
PID: grinnell:23265

Title: Stella Bartlett with love to Ethel
Description: A portrait of Stella Bartlett. Albumen image mounted in a cardboard frame. The back of the photograph contains the message "With love to Ethel, from Stella Bartlett." Ethel is probably Ethel Longley who would have been a relative. Other information written in pencil, including the name L.A. Longley (possibly the donor of the photo). Stella Bartlett is the daughter of Emery and Hannah Bartlett, Grinnell pioneers.
Date Created: 1880
PID: grinnell:23225