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Title: An Uncomfortable Sleep
Description: Black and white photograph showing a woman, dressed in a patterned dress, lying prone with her head and feet resting on chairs and her arms crossed on her stomach. A mirror, a hat, and several boxes sit atop a dresser in the background. There is an unidentified framed item on the wall.
Date Created: 1890
PID: grinnell:23269

Title: Bernetta Aree Williams Watson
Description: A black and white photograph of Bernetta (Aree) Williams Watson, later Bernetta Hill, shown posing with a large hat, blazer, dress, and holding a small purse. The back of the photograph has the following statement: "Aree my second sister." The photograph is printed on a postcard.
Date Created: 1900
PID: grinnell:23259

Title: C. H. McCormick and Family
Description: McCormick family photo consisting of a father, mother, and child. The back of the photo has the following statement: "C.H. McCormick and family. Worked for us at Grinnell three years. A good boy." We do not know the donor of this photograph.
Date Created: 1890
PID: grinnell:23230

Title: Emma A. Cook Utley
Description: Black and white photograph of Emma A. Cook Utley (1850-1935) dressed in a white high-collared blouse and long black skirt. Emma was born in Eaton, New York and came to Grinnell in 1855. She married George Utley in 1870 and moved to California soon after. Written inscription below image reads "Aunt Emma Utley, mother's second sister, next older than she."
Date Created: 1900
PID: grinnell:23266

Title: Esther K. Woodruff
Description: Esther K. Woodruff, in her teens. Esther wears a bow in her hair, a star-patterned blouse with three quarter length sleeves, and a knee-length skirt with vertical stripes. She also wears black tights and black shoes, each with a bow and a buckle. Esther stands behind a heavily decorated bike with her left arm resting on the seat. The background behind Esther displays a balcony in the left-hand side with draped curtains and a column on the right-hand side. This is a studio photograph taken by the Kester studio in 1903. The photograph is pasted on a cardboard frame with embossed decorations of a crown on the above and below the pasted photograph. On the back of the photograph is written "Ester K. Woodruff. Fourth of July. 1903."
Date Created: 1903
PID: grinnell:21719

Title: Farm Equipment Show
Description: A man in a tall farm hat is showing off a piece of farming equipment. Other men stand in small groups around the equipment. There is a large white tent in the background. The reverse of the photo reads "Art Newton." Mr. Newton (c1878-1957) was a blacksmith in Grinnell for many years. He worked for Armentrout Blacksmith Shop and then the Spaulding Manufacturing Company (1900 City Directory). The photographer, Stonestreet, was active in Grinnell in 1894, but not in 1900.
Date Created: 1895
PID: grinnell:26611

Title: Glen Robison
Description: A black and white photo of Glen Robison (1900-1921) as an infant mounted on studio cardboard. He is shown sitting down and wearing a white dress. The back of the photograph has the following statement: "Glen Robison - Julia Woomer's oldest boy."
Date Created: 1900
PID: grinnell:23261

Title: Helen Scott
Description: A photograph of Helen Scott (1912-1964) wearing a long white dress with a high neckline and a necklace.
Date Created: 1890
PID: grinnell:23232

Title: M.K. Merritt and Eugene Scott Merritt
Description: Lovely picture of Moses Kelsey Merritt holding his grandchild, Eugene Scott, born July 17, 1900, on his lap. Mr. Merritt is wearing a suit, and the child is wearing a white dress and holding a toy. The back of the photograph has the following statement: M.K. Merritt, Grinnell, IA. A fine neighbor at Grinnell. Died at Bellingham Mich. Signed by E.C.D. Mr. Merritt was an early resident of Grinnell.
Date Created: 1901
PID: grinnell:23216

Title: Marian Ruth Watson
Description: Black and white photograph of Marian Ruth Watson, daughter of Bernetta Aree Williams Watson, as an infant. She is shown sitting down wearing a white dress, stockings, and shoes. She lived to be around 90 years old. Note on back of photograph reads "Ruth Isn't she a darling? I think she was about 18 months old, at Ames Iowa."
Date Created: 1900
PID: grinnell:23257