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Title
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Story of an Old Settler
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Description
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Newspaper clipping of article written by Jennie Bailey (1858-1937) about her father, James Bailey (1815-1888), and mother, Cornelia Doolittle Bailey (1824-1893) and their life in early Grinnell. James Bailey was an Abolitionist and his home was a station on the Underground Railroad. Other people mentioned include Alfred Bailey, Lorenzo Bailey, Joanna Bailey Baggs, and Dennis and Clark Thompson. Topics discussed include the first saw mill in Grinnell, the Bailey House hotel, the Sugar Creek war, and prairie flora.
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Date Created
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1930
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PID
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grinnell:5828
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Tom and Mary Parmley at the Longhorn
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Description
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Mary and Tom Parmley (on the far left) visit with customers at their restaurant, the Longhorn in Grinnell, Iowa.
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Date Created
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1970
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PID
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grinnell:27207
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Van Horne Park
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Description
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Photograph of the construction of Van Horne Park in Grinnell, Iowa.
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Date Created
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1981
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PID
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grinnell:3383
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Title
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Walter Ford Hammond
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Description
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Walter Ford Hammond, Grinnell, Iowa, business man. Husband of Hattie M. Child and father of seven children: Russell, Walter, Arthur, Aldace, Mae, Harold and Bruce. Photo by Child Studios in Grinnell.
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Date Created
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1890
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PID
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grinnell:20608
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West Side of Broad Street between 5th and 6th Avenues
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Description
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View of the west side of Broad Street looking south from 5th Avenue in 1965. Businesses visible include Tots (a children's clothing store), Grinnell Office Supply, Pagliai's Pizza, Norris and Hays Heating and Air Conditioning, Lennox Air Conditioning and Heating.
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Date Created
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1965
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PID
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grinnell:6392
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White Star Filling Station, Grinnell, Iowa
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Description
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Postcard of the White Star Filling Station which was located on the northeast corner of Main Street and Fifth Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa. Opened on January 1, 1917. John Hall and Walter Hastings, proprietors. C.W. Shaw, assistant manager, planned and cared for the flower garden pictured. The White Star featured "Straight Run Gasoline." Willard Oil company can be seen in the background. Photo by Child Art Rooms.
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Date Created
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1917
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PID
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grinnell:5879
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Title
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Win a Rabbit Contest
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Description
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Max Breniman, on the right, won a rabbit in a "guess the number of jelly beans in a jar" contest at a Brooklyn, Iowa, grocery store, circa 1945.
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Date Created
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1946
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PID
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grinnell:27222