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Title: $25.00 Reward
Description: Postcard sent by the Montezuma, Iowa, Chief of Police and the Northwestern National Insurance Company to the Sheriff's Office in Leon, Iowa, offering a $25.00 reward for information leading to the recovery of a 1932 Nash Sedan which was stolen in Montezuma on February 17, 1934. The postcard is postmarked February 21, 1934, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Date Created: 1934
PID: grinnell:12530

Title: Address Roster of the 335th Signal Company
Description: Address roster of personnel in the 335th Signal Company in 1945. The list contains the names and home towns of the men in the picture of the company (see https://digital.grinnell.edu/islandora/object/grinnell%3A6516)
Date Created: 1945
PID: grinnell:6515

Title: Alex Manson
Description: Black and white photographic portrait of Alexander Manson (1875-1966) in police uniform with a badge reading "CHIEF" on his cap. Manson served as chief of police in Grinnell from 1921 through 1939. Judging by his appearance, this photograph was most likely taken in the 1920s. During World War I he joined the YMCA and served as secretary with overseas duty in Paris for 2 1/2 years.
Date Created: 1921
PID: grinnell:23239

Title: City Hall, Montezuma, Iowa
Description: Postcard view of City Hall in Montezuma, Iowa. Postcard published by J.M. Hamilton, Monmouth, Illinois. 9867.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:12505

Title: Community Center
Description: The Community Center at 925 Park Street in Grinnell, Iowa. It was Grinnell High School and then Grinnell Junior High School prior to becoming the Community Center housing city offices. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Main Street Slides, p.28, slide 3.
Date Created: 1991
PID: grinnell:21551

Title: Community Center from 4th Avenue, Community Center from Fourth Avenue
Description: The Community Center on Park Street and 4th Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa. It housed the community theater, city offices, and other organizations. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Main Street Slides, p.28, slide 8.
Date Created: 1987
PID: grinnell:21554

Title: Community Center from Park Street
Description: The east facade of the Community Center in Grinnell, Iowa. It housed the community theater, city offices, and other organizations. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Main Street Slides, p.28, slide 7.
Date Created: 1991
PID: grinnell:21553

Title: Cottage Moar
Description: Cottage Moar, the house in England which housed the United States Army 335th Signal Company during World War II.
Date Created: 1944
PID: grinnell:6517

Title: Elon Raffety Civil War Discharge Papers
Description: Elon Raffety's discharge papers from the 21st Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Captain Davis Greaves Company, dated July 15, 1865, at Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Elon Raffety moved to Poweshiek County in 1881, settling at Westfield, where he lived until 1893, when he moved to Grinnell.
Date Created: 1865
PID: grinnell:27204

Title: Ferdinand J. Kiesel
Description: Sepia photograph showing Ferdinand J. Kiesel (1879-1956) on horseback during the Spanish-American War. His outfit consists of a dark jacket, uniform shirt and pants, and a wide-brimmed hat. Two tents and several trees are in the background.
Date Created: 1898
PID: grinnell:23233