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Title
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Arthur McDowell Interview, Voices from the Past
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Description
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One of nine children, Art was born south of Grinnell on June 22, 1902. After graduating from high school and working for three years at the Farmer's Elevator, he began his career in insurance. Upon retirement, he was Secretary-Treasurer of the Poweshiek County Mutual Insurance Company. He and his wife, Mildred, married in 1930, had a son and daughter.
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Date Created
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1992
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PID
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grinnell:23310
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Title
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Chevrolet Order from Hagen Bros
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Description
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Order form from Hagen Bros, Grinnell, Iowa, for one Chevrolet sport sedan, dark green, to be delivered as soon as possible to Raymond Pilgrim, of Grinnell, Iowa. The salesman was C.L. Pilgrim, Raymond's brother. Dated March 31, 1934 with a total price of $774.10.
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Date Created
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1934
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PID
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grinnell:30022
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Title
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Frank Rowell with his Award Winning Rabbits
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Description
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Frank Rowell of Rowell's Hillside Rabbitry, Montezuma, Iowa, raised and sold rabbits. He also showed rabbits at competitions around Iowa and won many ribbons.
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Date Created
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1949
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PID
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grinnell:27239
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Title
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Gene Bartachek and Sons
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Description
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Gene Bartachek and sons in front of the trencher and dozer of Bartachek Tiling and Earthmoving. From left to right: John (age 17), Lavern (age 14) and Gene (age 38).
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Date Created
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1970
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PID
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grinnell:27173
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Title
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Gene and John Bartachek
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Description
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From left to right: John and Gene Bartachek on March 30, 2017, after being interviewed for the Poweshiek History Preservation Project oral history program.
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Date Created
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2017
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PID
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grinnell:27172
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Title
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Letter from H.R. Booknau to G.H. Hamlin
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Description
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Letter from H.R. Booknau to G. H. Hamlin dated May 9, 1901, in which Mr. Booknau asks Mr. Hamlin to try to acquire a farm for him north of Malcom, Iowa, for $55 per acre. The letter is on letterhead for H.R. Booknau, Dealer in Live Stock and Real Estate. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Pamphlet file.
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Date Created
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1901
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PID
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grinnell:12821
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Max Smith Interview, American Beliefs and Cultural Values
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Description
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Max Smith was born in 1918 and raised on the family farm in Marshall County. He graduated from Chillicothe Business College in Missouri before working as a hog buyer for the Rath Packing Company in Waterloo. In 1941 he was drafted into the U.S. Army where he served in the European and North African theatres and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. After the war he completed his bachelors degree at Iowa State University in 1949 and moved to Grinnell in 1950 where he served as President of the Poweshiek County National Bank from 1966 through 1983. He and his wife, Delores, had two children. Interview conducted as part of American Beliefs and Cultural Values, an American Studies class taught by Hanna Griff at Grinnell College in 1993.
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Date Created
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1993
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PID
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grinnell:26715
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Title
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McCormick Deering Farm Machines
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Description
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Men posing outside of the McCormick Deering Farm Machines store at 601 4th Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa. In the background to the left an F20 tractor is on the bed of a C30 International pickup truck. From left to right: Cash Parmley, Hollis Parmley, Homer Talbert, Charles Hayes, Lee Sheeler, and Fred Rayle. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-6, People.
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Date Created
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1936
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PID
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grinnell:13089
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Title
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McCormick Farm Equipment Store
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Description
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Matchbook cover advertising the McCormick Farm Equipment store in Montezuma, Iowa. The outside of the matchbook has images of International trucks; the inside has the name and address of the local dealer. Matchbook produced by Universal Match Corp.
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Date Created
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1950
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PID
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grinnell:12533