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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: 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: Blair Hall, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa -- 15
Description: Postcard view of Blair Hall on the Grinnell College campus in Grinnell, Iowa. Postcard published by E.C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-3, Grinnell College.
Date Created: 1940
PID: grinnell:11801

Title: Bob Anderson Interview, American Beliefs and Cultural Values
Description: Bob Anderson and his wife, Lorraine, moved to Grinnell in 1953, where he owned and operated Grinnell Office Supply. From 1980 to 1993 he owned and operated Boklada, a downtown bookstore. Anderson was mayor of Grinnell from 1985 until his death in 1999. Interview conducted as part of American Beliefs and Cultural Values, an American Studies class taught by Hanna Griff at Grinnell College in 1993.
Date Created: 1993
PID: grinnell:26713

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: Campfire Girls in 1948 Grinnell Day Parade
Description: 75 Campfire girls in their uniforms sitting on a red truck with white and blue streamers in the 1948 Grinnell Day Parade in Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Chamber of Commerce Slides, p.2, slide 9.
Date Created: 1948
PID: grinnell:19253

Title: Car and Bikes in 1948 Grinnell Day Parade
Description: Car in the 1948 Grinnell Day Parade in Grinnell, Iowa, with people hanging out the windows and three people on bicycles behind it. One man is riding a penny-farthing bicycle while wearing a stovepipe hat and black suit. Western Union, Turner Pharmacy, and Candyland are all visible along the side. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Chamber of Commerce Slides, p.1, slide 20.
Date Created: 1948
PID: grinnell:19240

Title: Charles Delong Interview, American Beliefs and Cultural Values
Description: Charles W. DeLong was born in Gary, Indiana, in 1910. He attended Grinnell College graduating with the Class of 1931. He was a business man who sold gloves for the glove factory, manufactured sportswear, and, later, stadium seats. He and his wife, Katherine Coggeshall, had four children. Interview conducted as part of American Beliefs and Cultural Values, an American Studies class taught by Hanna Griff at Grinnell College in 1993.
Date Created: 1993
PID: grinnell:26718