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Title: Assembly of God Congregation
Description: The congregation of the Assembly of God church in Grinnell, Iowa, in 1931-32. The church building was originally the post office in Gilman, Iowa, and was moved to 619 Broad Street in the early 1930s. The following list of names does not include all of the people and they are not necessarily in the correct order. At doors, left to right: Anna Figland (in dark hat), Theodore Olson, Elizabeth Olson, [unidentified], Ray Holland (holding child), [unidentified]. Standing, back row: Mrs. Belcher, Clara Davenport, [unidentified], Mrs. Graham. Middle row: Mary Wright, Viola Schooley, Bessie McGrew, Mrs. Holland, Della Woods, Fred Taylor, [unidentified], [unidentified], Austin Olson, Henry Olson, Edward Wright. Front row: Holland boys, Arelna Fleener, [unidentified children], Mrs. Harper (center shorter woman), Mrs. Harper, Raymond Davenport, Buela Spules, Mrs. Klowyk (sp?), Helen Bordiard, Herb Wyss, Beulah Wyss, T.W. Stark, Florence (Flossie) Bell, Carmen Wyss, Jessie Holland, George Driscoll. Children in front: Bobby Wyss, Olan Teterman, Ross Wyss, Beverly Lunn.
Date Created: 1932
PID: grinnell:6381

Title: Assembly of God Parade
Description: Parade with Assembly of God members looking south on Broad Street across from Central Park in Grinnell, Iowa. Businesses in background include: Smith's Furniture and Undertaking, Percy Goff Insurance (923 1/2 Broad), Blue Bird Cafe (bus depot), a hardware store, I.S.U. Co. Public Service. Smith Furniture was in this location from August 1925 through April 1947.
Date Created: 1933
PID: grinnell:6384

Title: Harry Case and Old Betsy
Description: Harry Case, Grinnell, Iowa, fire chief, stands next to the fire engine nicknamed "Old Betsy." Case became a member of the Grinnell volunteer firefighters on May 27, 1917. He was fire chief from 1936-1941. Case retired and was added to the fire department honor roll on January 14, 1946.
Date Created: 1930
PID: grinnell:20696

Title: Marian Dunham Interview, Voices from the Past
Description: Born February 10, 1919, two miles north of Grinnell, in a house which had been built by her grandfather, Marian was a relative of J.B.Grinnell for whom the town and college were named. A graduate of Grinnell College, she studied Library Science at the University of Denver. She was the Librarian at Stewart Public Library for 22 years and at the Des Moines Public Library for 19 years.
Date Created: 1992
PID: grinnell:23304

Title: St. Mary's Catholic Church
Description: Photograph of St. Mary's Catholic Church on the northeast corner of 5th Avenue and Broad Street in Grinnell, Iowa. The church was built in 1927.
Date Created: 1930
PID: grinnell:3331

Title: View of the Methodist Church and High School
Description: View of the Grinnell, Iowa, Methodist Church and Grinnell High School taken from the porch of the Charles Austin and Nora Belle Palmer home at 932 Park Street in Grinnell, Iowa.
Date Created: 1938
PID: grinnell:12013

Title: Y.M.C.A. Cabinet
Description: Y.M.C.A. cabinet, Grinnell High School, Grinnell, Iowa, 1937. Top row, left to right: T. Crews, Eastridge, McKee, Arnold. Bottom row: Phillips, W. Crews, Mr. Hawk, Gallagher, Swaney. This photo appears in the 1930 Grinnell High School yearbook, The Grinnellian, on p. 27. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-6, People.
Date Created: 1930
PID: grinnell:13093