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Title: W. E. Ley to Jimmy Ley - February 5, 1944
Description: Jimmy's father comments on the mail delays and on the recent snow. He promises to buy Jimmy another bond, which will make ten total to Jimmy's name. He updates Jimmy on the family and expresses the family's eagerness to see photos of Jimmy with his crew. He passes along well wishes from a Milt Pringle and wishes Jimmy luck.
Date Created: 1944
PID: grinnell:26479

Title: W. E. Ley to Jimmy Ley - October 11, 1943
Description: Jimmy's father writes to him about goings on at home and updates him on the neighbors, the fall weather, and the season's positive farmwork prospects. He expresses his pride in Jimmy and his hopes for Jimmy's future.
Date Created: 1943
PID: grinnell:26464

Title: W. E. Ley to Jimmy Ley - October 30, 1943
Description: Jimmy's father tells him about the outcome of his trip to Des Moines with Jimmy's brother Billy. He muses on being home alone and repeats what Lucille wrote about the money including the purchase of a $50 bond for Jimmy.
Date Created: 1943
PID: grinnell:26467

Title: Wade Building, State Hospital, Cherokee, Iowa, Cherokee State Hospital, Cherokee Mental Health Institute
Description: Looking northeast at the Wade Building constructed in 1929 as an example of Neo-Classical institutional design. The Cherokee Mental Health Institute is a state-run psychiatric facility in Cherokee, Iowa. The hospital was opened for patients on August 15, 1902. The Wade Building is listed on Preservation Iowa's Most Endangered Properties and is located at 1251 W. Cedar Loop, Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa. Number C541. Series 40.
Date Created: 1940
PID: grinnell:13446

Title: Wagon Bridge, Dundee, Iowa, Maquoketa River
Description: Looking north at a Lost Deck plate girder bridge over the Maquoketa River. It was demolished in the 1980s. Number 206.
PID: grinnell:14664

Title: Wagon bridge crossing Nodaway River, Clarinda, Iowa
Description: Scenic view of the old wooden wagon bridge connected to the newer truss bridge. The river's name (as "Nodawa") first appears in the journal of Lewis and Clark, who camped at the mouth of the river on July 8, 1804. The name is an Otoe-Missouria term meaning "jump over water". 1909 postmark. Number D2206.
Date Created: 1909
PID: grinnell:14076

Title: Wallace & Wilson Residence Halls & the Wallace-Wilson Commons, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
Description: Looking northwest at the Towers Residence Association. The Wallace Residence Hall was completed in 1967 & was named in honor of Henry A. Wallace, a 1910 graduate of Iowa State. The Wilson Residence Hall was completed in 1969 & was named in honor of James "Tama Jim" Wilson, dean of agriculture, 1890 to 1897. The Wallace-Wilson Commons was completed in 1969. Number 71922.
Date Created: 1970
PID: grinnell:14449