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Title: Iowa State Capitol by night, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking east at the Iowa State Capitol building at night with the Pioneers of the Territory monument (1892) by Karl Gerhardt in the foreground. The building was completed in 1886 at a cost of $3,296,256, and at the time, was the only five-domed capitol in the country. The dome of the capitol is gilded with tissue-paper thin sheets of pure 23-karat gold with a protective layer sealing the gold from the weather, and the top of its finial peak is 275 feet (84 m) above the ground. From its opening during 1884 until 1924, it was the tallest building in Des Moines, and likely the entire state. Located at 1007 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, and listed in the National Register of Historic Places. 1927 postmark. Number 21030.
Date Created: 1927
PID: grinnell:16876

Title: Iowa State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast at the Iowa State Capitol building which was completed in 1886 at a cost of $3,296,256, and, and at the time, was the only five-domed capitol in the country. The dome of the capitol is gilded with tissue-paper thin sheets of pure 23-karat gold, with a protective layer sealing the gold from the weather, and the top of its finial peak is 275 feet (84 m) above the ground. From its opening during 1884 until 1924, it was the tallest building in Des Moines, and likely the entire state. It is located at 1007 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 1907 postmark. Number 5.
Date Created: 1907
PID: grinnell:16092

Title: Iowa State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast at the Iowa State Capitol building which was completed in 1886 at a cost of $3,296,256, and, and at the time, was the only five-domed capitol in the country. The dome of the capitol is gilded with tissue-paper thin sheets of pure 23-karat gold with a protective layer sealing the gold from the weather, and the top of its finial peak is 275 feet (84 m) above the ground. From its opening during 1884 until 1924, it was the tallest building in Des Moines, and likely the entire state. Located at 1007 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, and listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Number R-57024.
Date Created: 1935
PID: grinnell:16095

Title: Iowa State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking northwest at the Iowa State Capitol building with a miniature Liberty Bell in the foreground presented to Iowa in 1950 by the Federal Department of the Treasury to thank the state for its efforts of the previous ten years in war-bond drives. This symbol of independence appropriately was dedicated on Independence Day by Governor William Beardsley. The bell, cast in Annery-le-Vieux, France, weighs 2,000 pounds. It is located at 1007 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Number P89196.
Date Created: 1965
PID: grinnell:16089

Title: Iowa State Capitol, from the south, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking south at the Iowa State Capitol with what appears to be scaffolding around the main dome in the center and on the left. The building was completed in 1886 at a cost of $3,296,256, and, and at the time, was the only five-domed capitol in the country. The dome of the capitol is gilded with tissue-paper thin sheets of pure 23-karat gold, with a protective layer sealing the gold from the weather, and the top of its finial peak is 275 feet (84 m) above the ground. From its opening during 1884 until 1924, it was the tallest building in Des Moines, and likely the entire state. It is located at 1007 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Number 1.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:18759

Title: Iowa State Capitol, from the southeast, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking southeast at the Iowa State Capitol with a horse and buggy in the foreground. The building was completed in 1886 at a cost of $3,296,256, and, and at the time, was the only five-domed capitol in the country. The dome of the capitol is gilded with tissue-paper thin sheets of pure 23-karat gold with a protective layer sealing the gold from the weather, and the top of its finial peak is 275 feet (84 m) above the ground. From its opening during 1884 until 1924, it was the tallest building in Des Moines, and likely the entire state. Located at 1007 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, and listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Number 4.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:18756

Title: Looking west from the Iowa State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking west from the steps of the Iowa State Capitol building with several men in uniform on the left and the city of Des Moines in the background. The building was completed in 1886 at a cost of $3,296,256, and, at the time, was the only five-domed capitol in the country. The dome of the capitol is gilded with tissue-paper thin sheets of pure 23-karat gold with a protective layer sealing the gold from the weather, and the top of its finial peak is 275 feet (84 m) above the ground. From its opening during 1884 until 1924, it was the tallest building in Des Moines, and likely the entire state. Located at 1007 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, and listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Title supplied by cataloger.
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:18755

Title: Memorial Coliseum, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, City Hall, Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Veterans Memorial Building, Memorial Stadium
Description: "Containing city hall, Chamber of Commerce and National Guard." - t.p. Cedar Rapids is the only City in the world whose municipal government is housed on an island. The building was erected around 1928 and is located at 50 Second Avenue Bridge, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. 1936 postmark. Number 121925.
Date Created: 1936
PID: grinnell:13326

Title: New Post Office, Des Moines, Iowa, Des Moines Post Office
Description: Looking southwest at the two-story limestone and granite post office building designed by architect James Knox Taylor and completed in 1910 at a cost of $488,016.67. It was the first federally-sponsored post office in Des Moines specifically designed for only that purpose. Post operations had previously been on the first floor of the "Old Federal Building" at Fifth and Court Avenue (built 1870, razed 1968) beginning in 1870. Postal operations moved from the Walnut Street building in 1971 to a much larger facility at Second and University Avenue. This building is used for county offices. It is located on East Walnut Street and listed in the National Register of Historic Places. 1912 postmark. Number 604.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:14679

Title: Page County Court House, Clarinda, Iowa, Page County Courthouse
Description: Looking northwest at the two story Italianate, gothic building which was built at a cost of $86,500 in 1887. The building was gutted in a fire in 1991 and the restored courthouse (including clock tower) was rededicated in 1994. Located at 112 E. Main Street, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa, and listed in the National Register for Historic Places. Number 48108.
Date Created: 1944
PID: grinnell:14563