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Title: Fountain and the Campanile, Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa, Iowa State University, Fountain of the Four Seasons
Description: Looking north at the Fountain of the Four Seasons which was built in 1941. Created by Christian Petersen, four American Indian women sit around the fountain respresenting an ancient Osage prayer or chant of thanksgiving. Located at 2167 Union Drive, Ames, Story County, Iowa. 1949 postmark.
Date Created: 1949
PID: grinnell:13471

Title: Greetings from Cherokee, Iowa
Description: "Cherokee, thriving County Seat of almost nine thousand, in the heart of Iowa's richest agricultural area, is the largest town on the Little Sioux River. It was founded in 1856 and terrorized many times by Sioux Indians who perpetrated the Spirit Lake Massacre. Cherokee was incorporated in 1873 and named after the Indian tribe who occupied the territory." --t.p. verso. Number 9B-H552.
Date Created: 1949
PID: grinnell:13948

Title: Park Motel and Cronk's Café, Denison, Iowa
Description: Front says: Park Motel, Cronk's Café, Denison, Iowa, on U.S. 30 and 59 and Iowa 4 and 141 at the crossroads of western Iowa. Verso says: Park Motel - Iowa's Finest. Air-conditioned. AAA approved. Steam heated. 24 rooms. All with Innerspring mattresses and tub or shower. Cronk's Cafe - Western Iowa's finest food. AAA approved. Air-conditioned. Open all night. Specializing in tourists breakfasts. On U.S. 30 and 59 and Iowa 4 and 141 at the crossroads of western Iowa. Address is 803 Fourth Avenue South, Denison, Crawford County, Iowa. On the National Register of Historic Places.
Date Created: 1949
PID: grinnell:18497