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Grinnell Hospital, Grinnell, Iowa
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Description
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Looking west from Park Street. Grinnell's first municipal hospital was opened in 1908 at Sixth Avenue & Elm Street. The building is now a private residence. 1910 postmark. Number 938.
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Date Created
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1910
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PID
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grinnell:14514
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Grinnell Hospital, Grinnell, Iowa
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Description
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Looking west from Park Street. Grinnell's first municipal hospital was opened in 1908 at Sixth Avenue & Elm Street. The building is now a private residence.e. Number 938.
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Date Created
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1920
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PID
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grinnell:14527
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Grinnell College, Grinnell Mears Cottage, Grinnell, Iowa
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Description
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Looking northeast. Mears Cottage was constructed in 1888, costing $14,719. Originally served as a ladies dormitory. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 1906 postmark.
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Date Created
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1906
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PID
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grinnell:13825
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Grinnell Washing Machine Company, Grinnell, Iowa
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Description
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Looking southwest. The Grinnell Washing Machine Company was established in Grinnell in 1909 with a successful run in washing machines. However, due to poor admiistration, it went bankrupt in 1937. Number 132.
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Date Created
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1920
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PID
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grinnell:13988
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U.S. Club, Grinnell from Robinson's monoplane, Grinnell, Iowa
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Description
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Looking south at Main Street, Broad Street, Spring Street and West Street. 1914 postmark. W.C. "Billy" Robinson was an early aviator who set an American nonstop distance flight record in 1914. He became the second officially appointed air mail carrier in the U.S. He built his own airplane & invented a rotary airplane engine. Robinson was killed in 1916 at age 31 in a plane crash while attempting to set an altitude record.
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Date Created
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1920
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PID
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grinnell:13663