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Title: Locust Street looking east from Sixth Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa, Alexandria Theater, Family Theater, Iowa State Capitol building, Observatory Building
Description: Looking east at a bustling Locust Street with the Alexandria and Family Theaters on the left, the Observatory Building on the right, and the Iowa State Capitol building in the background. Number R-21025.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:18779

Title: Methodist Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa, Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Description: The Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines was founded in 1901. Number 35.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:16140

Title: New East High School, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast at a four-story stone building built in 1911 and renovated in 2005. When the building first opened, the school board was unable to afford new furniture, because of the enormous cost of its construction. During the first spring of the building's existence, a number of students used whatever vehicles they could provide to haul the furniture from the old building to the new one. Located at 815 East 13th Street, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:18540

Title: New Locust Street Bridge showing Public Library, Des Moines, Iowa, Des Moines Public Library, Des Moines River
Description: Looking west at the historic Des Moines Public Library designed by Des Moines architects Gutterson and Smith in the Beaux Arts style and built in 1903. It was constructed of salmon pink, Minnesota limestone. As seen in this photo, the building originally featured a fountain and stone steps, which were removed in 1955. The building is located at 100 Locust Street, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The Locust Street Bridge was designed by George D. Dobson of Newell, Iowa and built in 1909. It is a closed-spandrel arch bridge with a total length of 447.2 feet. 1910 postmark. Number 607.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:18782

Title: Officer's Quarters, Fort Des Moines, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast at several housing units for army officers who attended the Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School established in 1901 on 640 acres, several miles south of downtown Des Moines. In 1917 the first officer candidate class of African Americans in US military history, trained at Fort Des Moines, and received commissions. Also in 1917 a training camp for black medical personnel began, and in 1918 the fort was used for the treatment of World War I casualties. In 1933-34 it was used as a Civilian Conservation Corps camp. With the entry of the United States into World War II, the fort was used as a training center for women, for service in the Army's Women's Army Corps. After the war, the fort housed veteran soldiers for a time, and was turned over to the city in the early 1950s. Much of the original 640-acre base was sold off for development as the city grew. A number of the fort's buildings still stand, mainly on the southern and eastern edges of the parade ground. These buildings, including barracks, quarters, and stables, are now used for a variety of civic and commercial purposes. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. 1910 postmark. Number 15.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:15553

Title: Polk County Court House, Des Moines, Iowa, Polk County Courthouse
Description: Looking west from Court Avenue at the Polk County Courthouse. The building was designed and built by Proudfoot and Bird in 1906 in the Beaux Arts style for a cost of $750,000 and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. It is located at 500 Mulberry Street, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. 1910 postmark. Number 569.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:15561

Title: Public Library, Des Moines, Iowa, Public Library of Des Moines
Description: Looking southwest at the 1903 three-story Beaux Arts style building designed by Des Moines architects, Gutterson & Smith, and constructed of salmon pink Minnesota limestone. It was the project of the Works Progress Administration. The building originally featured a fountain and stone steps, which were removed in 1955. It is no longer a library, but was acquired by the World Food Prize and is being renovated to serve as a museum to recognize great achievements in agriculture, a convocation center that will hold the World Food Prize International Symposium, a home for the Global Youth Institute, an educational facility that will feature interactive displays on hunger and food security and a conference center and community hall. It is located on Locust Street and listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Number 15354.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:18814

Title: Seven Towers, Des Moines, Iowa, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, First Methodist Episcopal Church, Central Christian Church, First Baptist Church, Temple B'Nai Jeshurun, Plymouth Congregational Church, Central Presbyterian Church
Description: Looking north from Eighth Street and Grand Avenue this area in downtown Des Moines was once known as "Piety Hill". The churches include from left to right: St. Paul's Episcopal Church built in 1885, First Methodist Episcopal Church built in 1908, Central Christian Church built in 1909, First Baptist Church built in 1851, Temple B'nai Jeshurun built in 1883, Plymouth Congregational Church built in 1902 and Central Presbyterian Church built in 1867. Number 538.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:16133

Title: St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Des Moines, Iowa, St. John's Lutheran Church, Saint John's Lutheran Church
Description: Looking southwest at the third St. Lutheran church building built in Des Moines in 1936 and was added to twice, in 1951 and again in 1965, to accommodate the increase in membership. On verso: "With more than 3,000 members, St. John's is one of the outstanding Lutheran Churches of the West. Plans for a $250,000 expansion program have recently been completed." The building is located at 600 Sixth Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:16130

Title: State Capitol Building, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking east at the Iowa State Capitol building with the Pioneers of the Territory monument (1892) designed and completed by Karl Gerhardt for a cost of $4,500 in the foreground. The building was completed in 1886 at a cost of $3,296,256, and, and at the time, was the only five-domed capitol in the country. It is located at 1007 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 1910 postmark.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:16129