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Title: Arbor Lake, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking southeast at shoreline towards boathouse. Arbor Lake, named for Arbor Day, when hundreds of trees were planted there, was created in 1902 as a storage reservoir to provide soft water for manufacturing firms. 1912 postmark. Number 86.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:14501

Title: Business is pressing in Grinnell. Too busy to write.
Description: Man and woman dancing with man on box. Small felt banner with Grinnell printed on top. 1912 postmark. Number 14.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:14017

Title: Grinnell High School, Colonia[l] Opera House, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking southwest at the front entrance of the Colonial Theatre. It was built in 1902 at the southwest corner of Fifth Avenue and Main Street. It was used for touring stage plays, special events and Grinnell College productions. The theatre was torn down in 1974. 1912 postmark. Number 13.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:13372

Title: First Congregational Church, Old Stone Church, United Church of Christ, Congregational Church, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast on Broad Street with electric lines. Often called the "Old Stone Church". Erected in the year 1877 & the first church organized in Grinnell. The Rev. J.B. Grinnell was the founding pastor. 1912 postmark. Number 927.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:13287

Title: First United Presbyterian Church, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking southwest on corner of Fifth Avenue and State Street. The United Presbyterian Church was built in 1907 and razed in 1977 for the new church. Number 920. Dated October 1, 1912.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:14486

Title: Main Street north from Sixth Avenue, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: 1912 postmark. Number 16486.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:13982

Title: Rinefort Clothiers, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: An advertising card for Rinefort's Clothing Store. "Why not look at Rinefort's for that new suit or overcoat before the holidays." 1912 postmark.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:14373

Title: Stewart Public Library, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking east from Broad Street. In 1901 Joel Stewart, a farmer, banker, and state legislator, offered to build the public library on land donated by the Congregational Church Society. The cornerstone was laid on May 7, 1901. 1912 postmark. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Number 926.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:14492