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Title: Neil Smith
Description: Portrait of Neil Smith, a resident of Grinnell, Iowa, in his flight uniform. He enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1942 along with friends Gene, Ernie, and Mildred Tyree.
Date Created: 1942
PID: grinnell:18819

Title: New Field House and Men's Gymnasium, Grinnell, Iowa -- 22
Description: Postcard view of the field house and men's gymnasium (Darby Gymnasium) on the Grinnell College campus in Grinnell, Iowa. Postcard published by E.C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Date Created: 1941
PID: grinnell:11789

Title: Newborn Infant at St. Francis Hospital
Description: Newborn infant receiving a bath at St. Francis Hospital in Grinnell, Iowa, in January 1949.
Date Created: 1949
PID: grinnell:12074

Title: Newburg Elevator
Description: The Newburg (Iowa) elevator in the early 1940s. The elevator was built in 1917 and demolished in 2014. Itel Gillespie and Mac (Glenn) McCarel are standing in front of the elevator. On the verso of the photo is a handwritten history of the elevator and the town which was probably written in the late 1960s. It reads: Newburg founded 1878. 100 years ago there were 2 grain elevators constructed of wood. Then in 1917-1918 a poured concrete elevator and a block warehouse were built and still in use. 3 grocery stores that burned. The present building that still stands was a grocery store, but now is an apartment house. The railroad depot was demolished about 5 years ago. A water tank furnished water to the steam engines. A stock yard was available for the farmers cattle and hogs. We had our own post office. The creamery building still stands and did a route business and part of the building used as an ice house. We once had a prosperous bank, but it closed in 1933. There have been 2 blacksmith shops, a lumber yard. The farmers owned a telephone switchboard. One of the residents owned and operated a Model T agency. At one time we had 2 churches, the Church of God and the Congregational, this is now known as the UCC. A KP hall served as community center where the women gathered to sew during World War I. The lower floor housed new farm machinery. Our school is still operating and it now serves just 6th graders and one kindergarten class. In 1964 a newly formed organization known as Newburg Community Service Association dug a 225 foot well. It serves all homes business, school and church.
Date Created: 1940
PID: grinnell:20602

Title: Night On the Town
Description: Henry and Edith Smith walking along a city street, probably Chicago, circa 1940. Henry is dressed in a suit, tie, hat and over coat; Edith is wearing heels and a coat with a large fur collar. They appear to be on an evening out on the town
Date Created: 1940
PID: grinnell:35577

Title: North Side Square, Montezuma, Ia. 160-A, North Side Square, Montezuma, Iowa
Description: Postcard view of Main Street in Montezuma, Iowa, looking west northwest from the intersection of 4th Street and Main. Visible businesses include the Monte Cafe, Rexall Drugs, United Appliance, Ross 5 & 10, Powell's Grocery, Western Auto Associate Store, the Monte theater, and Monte Drugs. Postcard published by the L.L. Cook Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Date Created: 1945
PID: grinnell:12508

Title: North central MKT-S Float in 1948 Grinnell Day Parade
Description: North-Central Markets parade float in the 1948 Grinnell Day Parade in Grinnell, Iowa. The float has an American flag in front and a whole pig laid out on a table. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Chamber of Commerce Slides, p.1, slide 11.
Date Created: 1948
PID: grinnell:19337

Title: Office of Price Administration Voluntary Service Award to William Kaloupek
Description: Voluntary Service Award presented to William Kaloupek of Grinnell, Iowa, by the Office of Price Administration for his participation in the War Price and Rationing Program. Presented on October 16, 1942.
Date Created: 1942
PID: grinnell:17366

Title: Old Main Street
Description: Main Street looking south from the intersection of Main Street and Fifth Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa. The Masonic Temple and Iowa Theatre are visible. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Main Street Slides, p.7, slide 19.
Date Created: 1940
PID: grinnell:21327

Title: Old Stone Church bell tower
Description: Black and white photograph of the Old Stone Church in Grinnell, showing the bell tower.
Date Created: 1940
PID: grinnell:26621