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Title: Barney's Smoke House, Melbourne, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast at the barbershop and smoke house on Main Street. The city of Melbourne was plotted in 1882 and incorporated in 1895. It was the only town in Marshall County to be served continuously by 2 major railroads. Title supplied by cataloger. 1918 postmark. Number 599.
Date Created: 1918
PID: grinnell:14344

Title: Birdseye view from Rock Bend, Alpha, Iowa, Birds eye view from Rock Bend, Alpha, Iowa, Bird's eye view from Rock Bend, Alpha, Iowa
Description: Boaters on Crane Creek. 1918 postmark. Number 7082.
Date Created: 1918
PID: grinnell:13425

Title: Business section, Alta Vista, Iowa, Walters Hardware, Conway Bros., Conway Brothers
Description: Looking southeast at several stores including Walters Hardware, Conway Brothers, and the Alta Post Office. Alta Vista, Iowa, was incorporated in 1894. Number 12.
Date Created: 1918
PID: grinnell:13370

Title: Catholic church interior, Dyersville, Iowa, St. Francis Xavier Church, Saint Francis Xavier Church, Basilica of St. Francis Xavier, Basilica of Saint Francis Xavier
Description: Looking at the interior of the St. Francis Xavier Church built in 1889. The church was raised to the rank of a minor Basilica in 1956. Number 196.
PID: grinnell:14662

Title: Iowa College, Magoun Hall, Chicago Hall, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking north. Chicago Hall was constructed in 1883, costing approximately $20,000 excluding grading and landscaping. Razed in 1958 to provide space for construction of Burling Library. 1918 postmark.
Date Created: 1918
PID: grinnell:13507

Title: Citizens Bank, Altoona, Iowa, Jess R. Perry, Drug and General Store
Description: Looking west on Second Street with the Citizens Bank (built in 1909) and the Jess R. Perry Drug and General Store (established in 1911) on the left. The bank was changed to Shaffer State Bank in 1915 and Perry sold his store to Clyde L. Wilbern of Sibley, Iowa, in 1913. Number 11. Title supplied by cataloger.
Date Created: 1918
PID: grinnell:14264

Title: Clinton Park, Clinton, Iowa
Description: Flowers are in bloom at Clinton Park. The original plat of Clinton set aside square blocks as the city parks named Clinton Park to the north and DeWitt Park to the south with each corner anchored by a significant church. 1918 postmark. Number R-63617.
Date Created: 1918
PID: grinnell:14430

Title: Clinton Street, Albia, Iowa
Description: Looking south at a dirt street with street car rails and fire hydrant. 1918 postmark.
Date Created: 1918
PID: grinnell:14578

Title: men's gymnasium, College campus, [Iowa College], Grinnell, Iowa, Grinnell College, Carnegie Library, Carnegie Hall
Description: Looking west at Carnegie Library and the men's gymnasium. 1918 postmark.
Date Created: 1918
PID: grinnell:13354