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Title: Lincoln Elementary School, Lincoln Public School, Washington, Iowa
Description: School children standing in from of the school building. 1942 postmark. Number E-3.
Date Created: 1942
PID: grinnell:13741

Title: Iowa Veterans Home, Main building, soldier's home, Marshalltown, Iowa
Description: Entrance to the main building of the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown, Iowa. 1942 postmark. Number 21886-N.
Date Created: 1942
PID: grinnell:13759

Title: Monroe Hotel, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast from corner of Park Street and Third Avenue. The Monroe Hotel was built in 1899. When the rail travel declined, the hotel fell on hard times and was torn down in 1970. 1942 postmark. Number B-94.
Date Created: 1942
PID: grinnell:14526

Title: Penick & Ford, Ltd., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Penford Corporation, Penford Food Ingredients, Cedar River, Red Cedar River
Description: Looking north at the Penick & Ford plant. In 1902, Walter Douglas and his brother George founded the Douglas Starchworks, at the time the largest starch factory west of the Mississippi. The Starchworks plant was destroyed by fire in 1919 and Penick and Ford purchased the company, rebuilt a larger plant, and resumed operations in 1921. It was later named Penford Food Ingredients, a division of Penford Corporation. Number 2B-H539.
Date Created: 1942
PID: grinnell:13536

Title: Presidents home, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northwest from Park Street. Grinnell House was the home of each president of the College from 1917 to 1961. The building was designed by William H. Brainerd and was opened in 1917 as the home of President and Mrs. John H.T. Main. It was changed into a guest house in the early 1960's. Located at 1011 Park Street, Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa. Number B-147
Date Created: 1942
PID: grinnell:13412