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Title: Adams Street, East from Summit Hotel, Creston, Iowa, Summit House
Description: One of the first hotels in Creston, Iowa, the Summit Hotel, was built in 1880 by a stock company composed of Swan & Becker and Colonel Beckwith, among others, and was destroyed by fire in 1896. The hotel owners rebuilt on the same site later that year, but shortly before midnight on December 1916 another fire destroyed the building. The loss was estimated at $200,000 and defective electrical wiring was believed to have caused the fire. Creston centennial card, 1869-1969.
Date Created: 1914
PID: grinnell:16226

Title: Business section, Clear Lake, Iowa, Lake Gift Shop, Lake Café, Ray Sandry Real Estate, Gambles, Ward Furniture Store
Description: Looking northeast on Main Avenue in Clear Lake, Iowa, with various store signs such as Lake Gift Shop and Lake Café on the left and Ray Sandry Real Estate, Gambles, and Ward Furniture on the right. Number 2-A252.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13723

Title: East side square, Montezuma, Iowa, Fullmer's Store, Johnson's Store, Chevrolet dealership
Description: Looking southeast from the corner of Main Street and Fourth Street. Number 159-A.
Date Created: 1960
PID: grinnell:13847

Title: Hotel Tallcorn & Main Street looking west, Marshalltown, Iowa
Description: Looking west with automobiles. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places under Marshalltown Downtown Historic District. Number C19006.
Date Created: 1960
PID: grinnell:13968

Title: Locust Street looking east from Sixth Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa, Alexandria Theater, Family Theater, Iowa State Capitol building, Observatory Building
Description: Looking east at a bustling Locust Street with the Alexandria and Family Theaters on the left, the Observatory Building on the right, and the Iowa State Capitol building in the background. Number R-21025.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:18779

Title: S.S. Kreege Co., Main Street & Court House Square looking east, Marshalltown, Iowa
Description: Looking east with automobiles and pedestrians. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places under Marshalltown Downtown Historic District. Number C13317.
Date Created: 1960
PID: grinnell:13658

Title: Main Street looking east, Sully, Iowa
Description: Looking east down Main Street at the general store and the drug store with several cars and persons out front.
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:14305

Title: Main Street, Ames, Iowa
Description: Looking east with the power plant in the background. There is a JCPenney store on the right and a hotel on the left. "The stores on Main Street are modern and attractive. Alert, well-maintained enterprises make up the business district of Ames."--t.p. verso. Number 24291N. Series 10.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:14254