Looking west Commercial Street. "At this time these buildings are slated to be torn down."--photo verso. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places under Grinnell Historic Commercial District. Title supplied by cataloger.
Photographs of scrapbook pages describing the sale of a farm in 1975. The farm belonged to Eldon "Sammy" and Aline Petersen who farmed near Grinnell, Iowa.
Looking north. Built in 1914 by Louis H. Sullivan, "father of the American skyscraper", the Merchant's National Bank was one of a number of "jewel box" banks built in small midwestern communities. Number C23158.
View of the Rock Island railroad station in Grinnell, Iowa, taken in July 1975 by W.C. Oelke. View is looking across the Rock Island tracks (which run east-west) to the northeast. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-2, Grinnell Buildings.