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Title
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Helen Scott
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Description
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A photograph of Helen Scott (1912-1964) wearing a long white dress with a high neckline and a necklace.
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Date Created
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1890
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PID
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grinnell:23232
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Title
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Herman H. Sprague
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Description
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A photograph of Herman H. Sprague (1857-1916). He is shown posing in an armchair wearing a suit. Herman Sprague was a member of the Methodist Church and a local labor union. He married Ella E. Farley in 1884, with whom he had 3 daughters. This photograph was presumably taken for their wedding as there is a matching pose for Mrs. Sprague.
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Date Created
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1880
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PID
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grinnell:23245
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Title
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Horatio Perry in his ninety-ninth year
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Description
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Bust portrait of Horatio Perry (circa 1800-1901) taken in his 99th year. Mr. Perry was the father of Amelia Hamlin (1827-1885) wife of Homer Hamlin, one of the founders of Grinnell, Iowa. Emma Beebe, the donor of the photograph, was his great granddaughter.
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Date Created
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1895
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PID
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grinnell:21723
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Title
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Hoyt and June Veber
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Description
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Hoyt and June Veber, playmates of Don (1914-1980) and Paul (1915-1980) Anderson. Hoyt is wearing a buttoned shirt, belt, and rolled-up pants and June is wearing a white dress. The photograph is enclosed in a stiff paper leather-look booklet.
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Date Created
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1920
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PID
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grinnell:23228
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Title
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Ina Sprague
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Description
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Portrait of Ina Sprague as a young woman, shown in a white high-collared dress and wearing a necklace with her hair pulled up. Ina Sprague attended Grinnell High School and Grinnell College. This portrait could be for her Grinnell College Graduation. She taught at Grinnell for 4 years before moving to Davis School, where she later became principal for 28 years. Ina Sprague was a member of the Iowa State Education Association, the Iowa Retired Teachers Association, and the National Retired Teachers Association. She was also active in the Grinnell community, serving as a member of the Grinnell Museum and Historical Society, the Daughters of American Colonists, the Grinnell Chapter of the D.A.R., the Pythian Sisters, and the Rebekah Lodge.
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Date Created
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1910
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PID
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grinnell:23248
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Title
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Ina Sprague
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Description
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A studio portrait of Ina Sprague (1891-1979) as a teenager or young adult. She is wearing a long white dress with her hair pulled back with a large bow, seated in a chair with one arm on an armrest. Possibly a high school graduation photo.
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Date Created
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1910
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PID
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grinnell:23235
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Title
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Lena Sprague
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Description
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Portrait of Lena Sprague, around high school graduation age, wearing a white, ankle-length dress with three-quarter length eyelet lace sleeves. She wears a bracelet and locket necklace while resting her hands on a podium.
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Date Created
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1916
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PID
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grinnell:23210
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Title
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Lyman A. Longley
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Description
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An adult portrait of Lyman A. Longley (1861-1909). He is shown wearing a suit with his hair slicked back, sporting a mustache. Longley married Alice Howard in 1882 and had 2 children, a daughter, Ethel, and a son, Ralph. He worked as a railroad postal clerk, during which he was exposed to Bright's Disease which later caused his death.
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Date Created
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1880
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PID
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grinnell:23240
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Title
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M.K. Merritt and Eugene Scott Merritt
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Description
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Lovely picture of Moses Kelsey Merritt holding his grandchild, Eugene Scott, born July 17, 1900, on his lap. Mr. Merritt is wearing a suit, and the child is wearing a white dress and holding a toy. The back of the photograph has the following statement: M.K. Merritt, Grinnell, IA. A fine neighbor at Grinnell. Died at Bellingham Mich. Signed by E.C.D. Mr. Merritt was an early resident of Grinnell.
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Date Created
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1901
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PID
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grinnell:23216
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Title
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Marian Alice Cook Williams
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Description
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A black and white portrait photograph of Marian Alice Cook Williams (1853-1926) in cardboard frame. She is shown wearing a buttoned shirt with a large square ruffled collar. The back of the photograph has the following statements: "Mom - 16," "-- Grandma Williams," "Grandma Turner's mother." Marian Cook Williams was born in New York, but later moved to Iowa and lived on a farm. She married William Calvin Williams in 1872, with whom she had 4 children. She was also a member of the W. R. C., the New Century Club, and the Methodist Church.
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Date Created
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1869
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PID
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grinnell:23265