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Title: Elm Street, Cresco, Iowa, O'Malley, F.
Description: Looking northwest on Elm Street with a view of the P.F. O'Malley building on the left with O'Malley's Department Store. 1911 postmark.
Date Created: 1911
PID: grinnell:16973

Title: Fifth Street West, Cresco, Iowa, 5th Street West
Description: Looking north on a residential street in Cresco, Iowa. Cresco is derived from the Latin term meaning "I Grow". Augustus Beadle had the land surveyed and platted on June 12, 1866. Cresco is also known as the boyhood home of Dr. Norman Borlaug, 1970 Nobel Peace Prize and Medal of Freedom winner and 2007 Congressional Gold Medal winner. 1916 postmark. Number 1152.
Date Created: 1916
PID: grinnell:16227

Title: Main Street Looking East, Dallas Center, Iowa, Brenton, William H., Dallas Center Fire Department, Walnut Street, Brenton Brothers Bank, Loring, J.O.
Description: Looking east on Main Street (now Walnut Street) with the firehouse on the right foreground with bell tower and the Brenton-Richmond Building (built 1901) and the J.O. Loring, Brenton Brothers building (built 1899). In 1881, the first Brenton Bank was organized in Dallas Center by William H. Brenton, a local farmer. Upon the death of their father in 1893, Charles and Clyde Brenton formed a team of Brenton Brothers. On the left is the McLean Building Number 1.
Date Created: 1903
PID: grinnell:16964

Title: Main Street, Collins, Iowa, The Gazette
Description: Looking south on Main Street with a sign for The Gazette in the left background. The Collins Gazette was a weekly publication from 1906-1958. 1914 postmark.
Date Created: 1914
PID: grinnell:16885

Title: One of Main residence streets, Collins, Iowa
Description: Looking at a church and row of houses on a residential street in Collins, Iowa.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:16259

Title: Residential street, Columbus Junction, Iowa
Description: View of a dirt street and houses in Columbus Junction, Iowa. Columbus Junction began as Clifton and was renamed in 1870. Title supplied by cataloger.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:16989

Title: West side Main Street, Cumberland, Iowa, Cumberland Post Office
Description: Looking southwest on Main Street showing the post office. The Cumberland Post Office was established on January 19, 1885, and is still operating today and located at 123 Main Street, Cumberland, Cass County, Iowa.
Date Created: 1905
PID: grinnell:16967