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Title: Officers' Headquarters, Fort Des Moines, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking northwest at several housing units for army officers who attended the Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School established in 1901 on 640 acres, several miles south of downtown Des Moines. In 1917 the first officer candidate class of African Americans in US military history, trained at Fort Des Moines, and received commissions. Also in 1917 a training camp for black medical personnel began, and in 1918 the fort was used for the treatment of World War I casualties. In 1933-34 it was used as a Civilian Conservation Corps camp. With the entry of the United States into World War II, the fort was used as a training center for women, for service in the Army's Women's Army Corps. After the war, the fort housed veteran soldiers for a time, and was turned over to the city in the early 1950s. Much of the original 640-acre base was sold off for development as the city grew. A number of the fort's buildings still stand, mainly on the southern and eastern edges of the parade ground. These buildings, including barracks, quarters, and stables, are now used for a variety of civic and commercial purposes. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. 1911 postmark. Number 1749.
Date Created: 1911
PID: grinnell:16760

Title: State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking east at the Iowa Capitol building with the Pioneers of the Territory monument (1892) designed and completed by Karl Gerhardt for a cost of $4,500 in the foreground. The building 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. It is located at 1007 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 1911 postmark. Number 3812.
Date Created: 1911
PID: grinnell:16090

Title: Stock Pavilion at Iowa State Fair Grounds, Des Moines, Iowa, Iowa State Fairgrounds, Livestock Pavilion
Description: Looking west at the 47,000 square foot Livestock Pavilion which was built in 1902, the first masonry building constructed at the fair. The Iowa State Fair and Exposition Grounds Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 1911 postmark. Number R-21028.
Date Created: 1911
PID: grinnell:18777

Title: Walnut Street at night, Des Moines, Iowa, Lyric Theater, Mandelbaums
Description: Evening view of Walnut Street looking west at the Lyric Theater and Mandelbaum's on the right. 1910 postmark.
Date Created: 1911
PID: grinnell:18901