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Title: 1002 High Street, John Manly residence, William M. Holmes residence
Description: Front exterior of the brick house at 1002 High Street, built in the 1880s and no longer standing. In this photograph taken in 1895, three figures in a horse-drawn wagon are shown at bottom right.
Date Created: 1895
PID: grinnell:3284

Title: 1133 Broad Street, B. J. Carney residence
Description: Photograph of the house at 1133 Broad Street, built in 1895 for B. J. Carney, who owned a lumber business.
Date Created: 1895
PID: grinnell:3282

Title: 817 East Street
Description: Photograph of the house at 817 East Street. The frame house was built in about 1895.
Date Created: 1895
PID: grinnell:3265

Title: Aerial View of Downtown Grinnell
Description: Aerial view of Grinnell, Iowa, possibly taken in 1895 from the water standpipe at the corner of Second Avenue and Main Street. In the foreground appears to be a lumber yard. Mid-photo the Rock Island railroad lines run east and west. Next you see the rear facades of the buildings on Commercial Street between Main Street and Broad Street. Central Park is visible to the far right and the Congregational Church (the Old Stone Church) is visible to the north of that. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-5, Views of Grinnell.
Date Created: 1895
PID: grinnell:12227

Title: Aerial View of Downtown Grinnell
Description: Aerial view of Grinnell, Iowa, taken in October 1895 from the water standpipe at Second Avenue and Main Street. This view looks to the northwest. In the upper left the Spaulding carriage factory is visible. In the foreground are grain bins and an elevator. In the bottom right corner, the tracks in the road define Main Street. In the upper right, Grinnell House, and early hotel is visible and beyond that is Preston and Proctor opera house. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-5, Views of Grinnell.
Date Created: 1895
PID: grinnell:12228

Title: Farm Equipment Show
Description: A man in a tall farm hat is showing off a piece of farming equipment. Other men stand in small groups around the equipment. There is a large white tent in the background. The reverse of the photo reads "Art Newton." Mr. Newton (c1878-1957) was a blacksmith in Grinnell for many years. He worked for Armentrout Blacksmith Shop and then the Spaulding Manufacturing Company (1900 City Directory). The photographer, Stonestreet, was active in Grinnell in 1894, but not in 1900.
Date Created: 1895
PID: grinnell:26611

Title: First Methodist Church, Fifth Avenue and Park Street
Description: Photograph of the First Methodist Church at Fifth Avenue and Park Street. The church was later moved to 616 Fourth Avenue, where it was used as an armory for about a year before it was destroyed by fire in 1896.
Date Created: 1895
PID: grinnell:3316

Title: Frederick Ahrens
Description: Portrait of Frederick Ahrens, possibly taken just before his accidental death at age 52 in 1895.
Date Created: 1895
PID: grinnell:12916

Title: Grinnell Methodist Episcopal Church Under Construction
Description: Photo of the Grinnell Methodist Episcopal church under construction at the corner of 5th Avenue and Park Street in Grinnell, Iowa, in 1895. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-2.
Date Created: 1895
PID: grinnell:6378