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Title: Aerial View of Floats in 1948 Grinnell Day Parade
Description: An aerial view of some of the floats in the 1948 Grinnell Day Parade in Grinnell, Iowa. Turner's Pharmacy, the drug store, and Westinghouse are visible on the street. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Chamber of Commerce Slides, p.1, slide 9.
Date Created: 1948
PID: grinnell:19345

Title: Arnold's Shoes, Grinnell Centennial Parade
Description: The Arnold's Shoes entry in the Grinnell Centennial parade was a decorated go-cart or piece of riding yard equipment. Other entries in the picture include a pickup truck with a variety of traffic signs and a red tractor pulling a float in the shape of a birthday cake. Arnold's Shoes was located at 803 Fourth Avenue. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous Photographs. Collection #17, Box #4.
Date Created: 1954
PID: grinnell:28738

Title: B.P.O.E. 1266 Parade Float in 1949 Grinnell Day Parade
Description: The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (B.P.O.E.) Grinnell chapter No. 1266's parade float in the 1949 Grinnell Day Parade in Grinnell, Iowa. The float is white and purple with an American flag draped over a table and a chest with an elk's head mounted on it. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Chamber of Commerce Slides, p.7, slide 12.
Date Created: 1949
PID: grinnell:19297

Title: B.P.O.E. No. 1266 Float in 1949 Grinnell Day Parade
Description: The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (B.P.O.E.) Grinnell chapter no. 1266's parade car in the 1949 Grinnell Day Parade in Grinnell, Iowa. The car is a dark navy convertible decorated with red and white streamers and several small American flags. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Chamber of Commerce Slides, p.7, slide 9.
Date Created: 1949
PID: grinnell:19311

Title: B.P.O.E. float
Description: B.P.O.E. float in the 1949 Grinnell Day Parade in Grinnell, Iowa. The float looks to be a car covered in a white and purple car-cover. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Chamber of Commerce Slides, p.4, slide 1.
Date Created: 1949
PID: grinnell:19266

Title: Barbara Bush in Grinnell
Description: Barbara Bush, former first lady of the United States, was the guest of honor at a luncheon at the Grinnell Country Club in Grinnell, Iowa, in 1984 while campaigning for her husband, George H.W. Bush, candidate for the United States presidency. Left to right: Michael Mahaffey, Poweshiek County Republican chairman; Dorothy Pinder, Bush for President county chair; Mrs. Bush; and Mary Louise Smith, former chairman of the Republican National Committee. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-6, People.
Date Created: 1984
PID: grinnell:13015

Title: Bates Flowers Float in the 1949 Grinnell Day Parade
Description: Two women sitting on the Bates Flowers float in the 1949 Grinnell Day Parade in Grinnell, Iowa. The float is decorated with purple flowers and gold lettering. In the background, the Congregational Church, also known as the Old Stone Church, is visible. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Chamber of Commerce Slides, p.3, slide 1.
Date Created: 1949
PID: grinnell:19254

Title: Blue Banner Kentucky Rock
Description: Two men pose with a horse-drawn wagon full of rock on a Grinnell, Iowa, street. A large sign on the wagon says: "This is a load of celebrated Blue Banner Kentucky rock sold by Willson and Hastings. Will give to the one guessing nearest actual weight." The wagon and the horses are decorated with American flags so this is possibly an entry in a July 4th parade. Businesses in the background include C.N. Dawley and The Grinnell House. Blue Banner was a type of coal in use circa 1915. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-5, Views of Grinnell.
Date Created: 1915
PID: grinnell:12712

Title: Boy with Calf at 1948 Grinnell Day
Description: A boy standing with a calf at the 1948 Grinnell Day celebration in Grinnell, Iowa, while six adults stand behind him facing the barn. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Chamber of Commerce Slides, p.1, slide 1.
Date Created: 1948
PID: grinnell:19335

Title: Budweiser Clydesdales in Grinnell
Description: View of the Budweiser Clydesdales in Grinnell, Iowa. They are posed on Broad Street with the Morrison-Ricker Glove factory and the Hiser building (809 Broad Street) visible in the background. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-5, Views of Grinnell.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:12443