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Title
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Adam Woomer
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Description
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Black and white photographic portrait of "Great Grandpop Woomer, My Boys Great Grandfather." Judging by the age of the photograph and of the man, this is likely Adam Woomer (1818-1904) of Davenport. Mr. Woomer is dressed in a suit and bow tie.
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Date Created
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1880
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PID
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grinnell:23279
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Title
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Alta Ingersoll Matteson
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Description
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Portrait photograph of Alta Ingersoll Matteson, circa 1881. She wears a dark colored dress with two velvet bows on the bodice, a white ruffled collar and jewelry. Alta Ingersoll Matteson was born in 1827 and died and 1899, surpassing her husband, Thomas P. Matteson (married in 1842) who passed away in 1890.
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Date Created
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1881
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PID
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grinnell:23211
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Title
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An Uncomfortable Sleep
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Description
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Black and white photograph showing a woman, dressed in a patterned dress, lying prone with her head and feet resting on chairs and her arms crossed on her stomach. A mirror, a hat, and several boxes sit atop a dresser in the background. There is an unidentified framed item on the wall.
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Date Created
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1890
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PID
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grinnell:23269
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Title
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Annie Jones Williams
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Description
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Black and white photographic portrait of Annie Jones Williams (d. 1946), age 18. She is wearing a dark colored dress with an ornate collar and a jeweled choker.
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Date Created
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1890
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PID
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grinnell:23281
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Title
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Bernetta Aree Williams Watson
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Description
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A black and white photograph of Bernetta (Aree) Williams Watson, later Bernetta Hill, shown posing with a large hat, blazer, dress, and holding a small purse. The back of the photograph has the following statement: "Aree my second sister." The photograph is printed on a postcard.
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Date Created
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1900
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PID
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grinnell:23259
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Title
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C. H. McCormick and Family
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Description
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McCormick family photo consisting of a father, mother, and child. The back of the photo has the following statement: "C.H. McCormick and family. Worked for us at Grinnell three years. A good boy." We do not know the donor of this photograph.
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Date Created
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1890
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PID
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grinnell:23230
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Title
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Cooper School Sixth Grade 1950-51
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Description
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Photo of 6th grade students of Cooper School, class of 1950-1951. Color print laminated on both sides. Group photo. A separate note provides the names of the students.
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Date Created
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1951
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PID
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grinnell:23229
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Title
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Ella Farley Sprague
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Description
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Photograph of Ella Farley Sprague (1858 - 1923). She is shown wearing a dark dress with the collar and sleeve ends made of lace. Her hair is pulled back, and she is posing on an armchair. Ella Sprague was a member of the Methodist Church in Grinnell and married Herman H. Sprague in 1884, with whom she had 3 daughters. This photograph was presumably taken for their wedding as there is a matching pose for Mr. Sprague.
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Date Created
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1884
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PID
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grinnell:23243
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Title
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Emma A. Cook Utley
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Description
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Black and white photograph of Emma A. Cook Utley (1850-1935) dressed in a white high-collared blouse and long black skirt. Emma was born in Eaton, New York and came to Grinnell in 1855. She married George Utley in 1870 and moved to California soon after. Written inscription below image reads "Aunt Emma Utley, mother's second sister, next older than she."
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Date Created
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1900
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PID
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grinnell:23266
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Title
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Esther K. Woodruff
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Description
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Esther K. Woodruff, in her teens. Esther wears a bow in her hair, a star-patterned blouse with three quarter length sleeves, and a knee-length skirt with vertical stripes. She also wears black tights and black shoes, each with a bow and a buckle. Esther stands behind a heavily decorated bike with her left arm resting on the seat. The background behind Esther displays a balcony in the left-hand side with draped curtains and a column on the right-hand side. This is a studio photograph taken by the Kester studio in 1903. The photograph is pasted on a cardboard frame with embossed decorations of a crown on the above and below the pasted photograph. On the back of the photograph is written "Ester K. Woodruff. Fourth of July. 1903."
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Date Created
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1903
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PID
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grinnell:21719