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Astir-Switzer's Motel, Switzer's Motel
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Description
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Color postcard view of Astir-Switzer's Motel on Highway 6 East, in Grinnell, Iowa. Managed by Lowell and Margaret Corkery. Postcard published by ColourPicture Publishers, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-2, Grinnell Buildings.
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Date Created
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1971
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PID
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grinnell:11641
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B. H. James Business Card
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Description
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Business card for B.H. James of Montezuma, Iowa, offering pump repair services.
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Date Created
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1940
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PID
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grinnell:12518
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Ben's Tire Shop
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Description
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Ben's Tire Shop in Grinnell, Iowa, in the 1950s. The shop, a Goodyear dealer, was run by Benjamin P. Tarleton.
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Date Created
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1950
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PID
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grinnell:12032
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Title
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Betty Haines at the Switchboard
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Description
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Betty Haines at the switchboard in Grinnell, Iowa, in the early 1950s.
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Date Created
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1950
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PID
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grinnell:17368
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Title
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Bill from Spaulding Manufacturing Company to the Grinnell School District
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Description
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Letter dated December 6, 1904, from the Spaulding Manufacturing Co. to the Grinnell (Iowa) school district billing the district for the use of rooms in the Spaulding block. The bill is marked, "Approved," with the signatures of W.T. Fuller, J.P. Lyman, and S.A. Cravath.
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Date Created
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1904
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PID
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grinnell:11929
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Title
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Broad St., Grinnell, Ia. S-201, Broad Street, Grinnell, Iowa
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Description
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Postcard view of Broad Street in Grinnell, Iowa, looking north from the intersection of Broad Street and Fifth Avenue. Postcard published by L.L. Cook Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-5, Views of Grinnell.
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Date Created
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1940
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PID
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grinnell:12453
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Title
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Broad Street Looking South from 5th Avenue
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Description
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Stereo card view of Broad Street in Grinnell, Iowa, covered in snow. The view is looking south from approximately 5th Avenue. The low building on the left is Norris Livery with the Old Stone Church visible behind it. Central Park is the open area beyond the church. On the right side of the street a sign advertises furniture. Much of the furniture store block was destroyed by a fire in 1891, right around the time the photo may have been taken.
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Date Created
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1891
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PID
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grinnell:13248
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Broad Street Parking to End
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Description
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Photograph of cars parked in the middle of Broad Street in Grinnell, Iowa, in 1961. A news clipping attached to the photo reads, "Broad Street parking to end. Grinnell City Council voted Monday night to end center street parking on a 2-block stretch of Broad Street between Fifth Avenue and Commercial. The center of the 2-block stretch of Broad Street has been used for parking for about 12 years." A handwritten date of April 14, 1961, has been added. George and Rolf Hardware Store and the New Home Bakery are visible in the background.
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Date Created
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1961
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PID
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grinnell:11904