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Title: Cooper School, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking north at the front of Cooper School which was built in 1889 and named in honor of Colonel S.F. Cooper, one of the first teachers in Grinnell who was also a Commandant of the Grinnell Troops in the Civil War. The building was closed in 1974 and sold to Grinnell College. The building was was razed in 1983. 1915 postmark.
Date Created: 1915
PID: grinnell:14509

Title: Hospital, Brooklyn, Iowa, Stephenson House, Residence of Dr. C.D. Busby
Description: The hospital was built as a home in 1875. The original builder used the building as a saloon before it became a hotel known as the "Stephenson House". Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 1907 postmark. Dr. C. D. Busby purchased the hotel and made it not only his residence but also turned it into a hospital. He later closed the hospital, but continued to live there. It was later used again as a hotel and restaurant. Located at 154 West Front Street, Brooklyn, Poweshiek County, Iowa
Date Created: 1907
PID: grinnell:13391

Title: Main Street looking east, Elgin, Iowa, Center Street
Description: Looking east on Center Street at the the W.H. Finke Drugstore on the right which opened around 1879. 1908 postmark.
PID: grinnell:16793