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Title: Two People Dressed as Donkeys in the 1949 Grinnell Day Parade, 2 People Dressed as Donkeys in the 1949 Grinnell Day Parade
Description: Two people dressed as donkeys pulling a cart in the 1949 Grinnell Day Parade in Grinnell, Iowa. Behind them is a person wearing a yellow mask. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Chamber of Commerce Slides, p.3, slide 7.
Date Created: 1949
PID: grinnell:19264

Title: Two Uniformed Men on Horses During 1948 Grinnell Day, 2 Uniformed Men on Horses During 1948 Grinnell Day
Description: Two uniformed men on horses during the 1948 Grinnell Day in Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Chamber of Commerce Slides, p.6, slide 10.
Date Created: 1948
PID: grinnell:19288

Title: Two people on Horseback, 2 People on Horseback
Description: Two people on horseback in the 1949 Grinnell Day Parade in Grinnell, Iowa. The two people are dressed in red coats with headbands or hats on. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Chamber of Commerce Slides, p.2, slide 17.
Date Created: 1948
PID: grinnell:19249

Title: U.S. Army Plane Over Downtown Grinnell
Description: View of an U.S. Army airplane over downtown Grinnell (the Spencer building on the northeast corner of 4th Avenue and Main Street) during World War II. The pilot is identified as Grinnellian, Bob Garrigan, and the photo, dated July 29, 1942 was taken by Portrait-Art Studios, Grinnell, Iowa.
Date Created: 1942
PID: grinnell:11925

Title: USS Natchez
Description: Photograph of a naval ship tentatively identified as the USS Natchez, Jack Pilgrim's ship in World War II.
Date Created: 1942
PID: grinnell:17378

Title: Vel-Hi Kennels Float in 1949 Grinnell Day Parade
Description: The Vel-Hi Kennels parade float in the 1949 Grinnell Day Parade in Grinnell Iowa. Vel-Hi Kennels bred and showed boxers and two of their dogs can be seen on the float along with two people, probably Velma Hiser and her husband George Hiser, the owners of the kennels. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Chamber of Commerce Slides, p.7, slide 13.
Date Created: 1949
PID: grinnell:19298

Title: Velma Hiser Interview, Voices from the Past
Description: Velma Bissell Hiser, born July 10, 1904, graduated from Dexter (Iowa) High School, attended Grinnell College and graduated from Northwestern University. She received her M.S. degree from the University of Iowa. She taught at Grinnell College from 1937 until her retirement. For a time, she and her husband managed the Monroe Hotel. Breeding and showing of Boxer dogs was a major interest of hers.
Date Created: 1992
PID: grinnell:23316

Title: Veterans of Foreign Wars Parade Car in 1949 Grinnell Day Parade
Description: The Veterans of Foreign Wars parade car in the 1949 Grinnell Day Parade in Grinnell, Iowa. The car is green and yellow decorated with red and white streamers with several small American flags. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Chamber of Commerce Slides, p.7, slide 11.
Date Created: 1949
PID: grinnell:19296

Title: View of Bates Flowers' Float in 1949 Grinnell Day Parade
Description: A view of the Bates Flowers' parade float in the 1949 Grinnell Day Parade in Grinnell, Iowa. The Congregational (Old Stone) Church is visible in the background. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Chamber of Commerce Slides, p.7, slide 20.
Date Created: 1949
PID: grinnell:19305

Title: Virgil Jones Interview, Voices from the Past
Description: Born in Grinnell on September 10, 1912, Virgil graduated from high school and attended Grinnell College for a time. He worked in retail sales and traveled for the Grinnell Shoe Company. After service in the Navy during World War II, he and his wife, the former Ona Whitaker, joined in the operation of the Grinnell Livestock Exchange until 1973.
Date Created: 1992
PID: grinnell:23307