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Arbor Lake, Grinnell, Iowa
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Description
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Looking northeast at shoreline with sailboats and 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. 1907 postmark.
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Date Created
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1907
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PID
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grinnell:14496
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Title
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Bear's den, Bever Park, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Bever Park Zoo
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Description
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Visitors near Bear's Den. Bever Park was established in 1893, after the death of prominent Cedar Rapids businessman Sampson Bever, whose family owned the wooded land. The Bever Park Zoo, which would become home to lions, bears, alligators, monkeys and other animals, opened in 1901, and trolley service to the park, then two miles outside of the Cedar Rapids city limits, began in 1904. 1907 postmark. Number 28.
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Date Created
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1907
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PID
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grinnell:14135
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Title
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Catholic Church, Clarion, Iowa, St. John's Catholic Church
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Description
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Looking southwest at the brick veneered church with bell tower built in 1895 and burned down on Christmas morning, 1914. The present church building was built in 1917 and is located at 608 Second Avenue N.E., Clarion, Wright County, Iowa.
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Date Created
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1907
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PID
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grinnell:13645
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Title
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Court House, Centreville [sp.], Iowa, Courthouse, Centerville, Iowa, Appanoose County Court House
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Description
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Looking northwest. The cornerstone for the court house was laid on May 21, 1903, costing $90,600 to build. The architectural style is late 19th and 20th Century Revivals. It is located at 201 North 12th Street, Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, and listed on the National Register for Historic Places. 1907 postmark. Number 124380. Series C 5817.
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Date Created
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1907
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PID
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grinnell:13927