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Grand Avenue and English type of house and grounds, Des Moines, Iowa
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Description
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Verso says: "This view shows types of residences and landscaping in what is knows as the Grand Avenue Residence District. This is not only the finest residential district in the city, but West Grand, for three miles of its length, is generally pronounced the equal, if not the superior to any residential street in the west. The ground is naturally rolling and the great groves of elm and oak with which nature blessed it, have been preserved by the landscape artists." 1910 postmark. Number 15337.
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Date Created
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1910
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PID
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grinnell:18548
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Main Street, looking South, Clio, Iowa
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Description
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Looking south down a dirt road in Clio, Iowa. Clio was platted in 1874 by J.W. Tabler. In 1886 the population of Clio was 115. 1910 postmark. Number 3241A.
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Date Created
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1910
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PID
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grinnell:16994
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Methodist Church, Cantril, Iowa
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Description
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Looking northeast at a one story wooden building with bell tower in front.
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Date Created
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1910
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PID
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grinnell:14151
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Title
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Officer's Quarters, Fort Des Moines, Des Moines, Iowa
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Description
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Looking northeast 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. 1910 postmark. Number 15.
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Date Created
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1910
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PID
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grinnell:15553
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Title
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Residence street, Center Junction, Iowa
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Description
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A car and a horse and buggy are stopped in the center of the dirt street. A church spire is in the left background. Center Junction was once an incorporated city starting in 1871. But, following a special election that served as a referendum on the plan, the city council voted in 2015 to sell its assets, disband, and turn administration over to the county. When the council took the action, then-Mayor Sandy Ricklefs cited the towns ailing finances as the primary reason for disbanding. Number 4.
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Date Created
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1910
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PID
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grinnell:14112