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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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Ben's Tire Shop
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Description
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Ben's Tire Shop in Grinnell, Iowa, in the 1950s. The shop, a Goodyear dealer, was run by Benjamin P. Tarleton.
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Date Created
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1950
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PID
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grinnell:12032
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Title
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Betty Haines at the Switchboard
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Description
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Betty Haines at the switchboard in Grinnell, Iowa, in the early 1950s.
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Date Created
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1950
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PID
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grinnell:17368
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Title
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Catherine Haines at the Switchboard
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Description
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Catherine Haines (on the left) at the switchboard in Grinnell, Iowa, in the early 1950s.
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Date Created
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1950
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PID
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grinnell:17370
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Charles Delong Interview, American Beliefs and Cultural Values
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Description
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Charles W. DeLong was born in Gary, Indiana, in 1910. He attended Grinnell College graduating with the Class of 1931. He was a business man who sold gloves for the glove factory, manufactured sportswear, and, later, stadium seats. He and his wife, Katherine Coggeshall, had four 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:26718
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Title
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Customers at the Cash Registers in McNally's
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Description
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View of customers in line at the cash registers in McNally's Foods, probably in the 1950s. The cash registers have signs which read, "Watch these figures for change due you! Your change figured automatically!" Cigarette displays are prominent in the checkout lanes.
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Date Created
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1955
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PID
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grinnell:11919
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Dorothy Lannom Interview, Voices from the Past
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Description
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Born in Cedar Rapids on November 3, 1912, Dorothy Williams came to Grinnell in 1934 as a graduate of Coe College. She taught home economics until her marriage in 1936 to G. Sharp Lannom III. She was interested in politics, and went to the Far East with the Iowa Development Commission and Iowa Governor Harold Hughes. Three of her four sons carried on the family manufacturing business.
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Date Created
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1992
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PID
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grinnell:23308