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A Great Teacher of Politics
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Reflection on the contributions of Jesse Macy to the study of politics written on the occasion of his retirement from teaching.
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Date Created
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1912
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grinnell:18337
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Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Train Wreck, October 24, 1912, Eldon, Iowa
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Looking at a freight train wreck near Eldon, Iowa, on October 24, 1912. Construction of the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad began October 1, 1851, in Chicago, and the first train was operated on October 10, 1852, between Chicago and Joliet. Construction continued on through La Salle, and Rock Island was reached on February 22, 1854, becoming the first railroad to connect Chicago with the Mississippi River. Eldon had its start in the year 1870 by the building of the Keokuk and Des Moines Railway through that territory. Eldon was incorporated in 1872. 1912 postmark.
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grinnell:16799
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Clark Lumber Company
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Postcard view of the Clark Lumber Company at 720 Broad Street in Grinnell, Iowa, about 1912. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-1.
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Date Created
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1912
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PID
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grinnell:6207
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Congregational Church, Grinnell, Iowa -- 927
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Postcard view of the Congregational Church in Grinnell, Iowa. Postcard published by C.U. Williams Photoette in Bloomington, Illinois. Postcard is addressed to a Bortell in Grinnell, Iowa, and was written in Coon Rapids on May 31st and is signed, "Hat." Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-2, Grinnell Buildings.
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Date Created
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1912
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PID
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grinnell:6523
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High school building, Durant, Iowa, Durant High School
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Looking north at a three-story brick building. Durant was first named Brayton after its founder Benjamin Brayton. The name was later changed to Durant after Thomas C. Durant, one of the pioneers of the Transcontinental Railroad and an individual who contributed the bulk of funds needed to build the town's first public school. 1912 postmark.
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PID
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grinnell:16818
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Horse-drawn delivery wagons
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Seven horse-drawn delivery wagons from the Co-operative Delivery Co. in Grinnell, Iowa. Kingsland blacksmith shop in the background. Picture possibly taken at corner of 3rd Ave and West St., Grinnell, Iowa. Picture dated March, 27, 1912. Names of drivers given as: Sony, Jim, Austin, Dock, Monk, Ret, Dan, Toad and Stoops. Name on back of photograph is Homer Dawkins. Drake Community Library Archives. Oversize photos.
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Date Created
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1912
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PID
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grinnell:6064
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Important Legislation Concerning Liquor Laws in Iowa
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Leaflet, probably published by the Iowa Anti-Saloon League in 1912, summarizing anti-saloon legislation and advocating for the election of senators supportive of temperance reform in the November 1912 election. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Collection # 65.
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Date Created
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1912
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grinnell:5595
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Peter and Polly
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In this book for children, Peter and Polly meet as kittens, play together, go to school, fall in love, marry, have kittens of their own, and grow old together. Accompanying the story of their adventures are colored photographs of the "real" Peter and Polly, who were the pets of nature photographer Cornelia Clarke. As a young girl, Clarke, who grew up on a farm outside of Grinnell, taught herself the photographic arts by taking pictures of her cats with her father's camera. These photographs, which were originally in black and white, represent her early work. Original plate-glass negatives for six of the twenty-four photographs in Peter and Polly are in the Archives at Drake Community Library. Another original glass-plate negative of a photograph in Peter and Polly is housed in the Grinnell Historical Museum. Clarke was a premier nature photographer, well-known for her exquisite photographs of plants, insects, and animals, which were published both nationally and internationally. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Cornelia Clarke Collection. Collection #237.
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Date Created
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1912
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PID
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grinnell:18980
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South School Students
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Photograph of South School students in Grinnell, Iowa, about 1912. South School was replaced by Davis Elementary School in 1918. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-1.
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Date Created
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1912
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PID
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grinnell:6360
