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July 1909 fire damage, Bayard, Iowa
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Building remains and charred trees from a 3:00 am fire in Bayard, Iowa, "starting in a restaurant and destroying the greater portion of the business section of the town causing approximately $50,000 worth of damage. It was reported that due to the heavy winds that morning, heavy blasts of dynamite had to be used to check the flames". Title supplied by cataloger.
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1909
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grinnell:14211
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Looking west at Central Building, Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa, Central Hall, Iowa State University, Beardshear Hall
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Looking west at the Central Building. It was built in 1908 costing just over $400,000. In 1938, it was renamed Beardshear Hall after William M. Beardshear who was president of the college from 1891 to 1902. 1909 postmark. Located at 515 Morrill Road, Ames, Story County, Iowa. Title supplied by cataloger.
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1909
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grinnell:13494
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Main Street looking north, Aurora, Iowa
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Looking north on Main Street. A restaurant is on the left and a hardware/furniture store is on the right. The town of Aurora was officially incorporated on May 25, 1899. 1909 postmark.
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1909
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grinnell:14479
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Main Street, Dunkerton, Iowa, Post office
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Looking northeast at the post office and several businesses along Main Street in Dunkerton, Iowa. In 1853, two brothers, James and John Dunkerton, walked from Dubuque, Iowa, to stake out a claim of land near Lester. This claim became the town known as Lesterton, and later Dunkerton. 1909 postmark.
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grinnell:16027
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Mason House and mineral springs, Colfax, Iowa, Mason Hotel
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The Mason House was built in 1881 by William Mason Croft, mayor of Colfax, and was located closest to the train depot. In the process of drilling for coal in 1875, a well containing high mineral content was discovered near Colfax. The city flourished with this new discovery, and over the next four decades, thousands of people visited the town to partake in the healing powers of the fourteen mineral springs there. 1909 postmark. Number 157064.
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Date Created
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1909
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grinnell:14426
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National Tournament, U.S. Army, Fort Des Moines, Des Moines, Iowa
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A montage of photos from the U.S. Army National Tournament held at Fort Des Moines in 1909 during President William Howard Taft's visit to Des Moines. Photos include: U.S. Army Field Kitchen, National Tournament, Des Moines, Iowa; Erecting Tents, U.S. Army Tournament, Des Moines, Iowa; Mess Time, U.S. Army Tournament, Des Moines, Iowa; President William H. Taft, National Tournament of U.S. Army, Des Moines, Iowa; "Pete", 2nd Cavalry, National Tournament, Des Moines, Iowa; Field Artillery, U.S. Army Tournament, Des Moines, Iowa; "We Belong to Uncle Sam", U.S. Army Tournament. 1909 postmark. Number 6.
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1909
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grinnell:16138
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Pavilion and greenhouse, Central Park, Davenport, Iowa, Vander Veer Botanical Park
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In 1885 the city of Davenport acquired the property that had been the Scott County Fairgrounds. It is a significant example of landscape planning, and of the civic improvements that were being made by the city in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Five years after the land was purchased and improved it was named Central Park after New York City's park of the same name. Central Park was renamed Vander Veer after an early Davenport park commissioner in 1911. The park consists of 70.8 acres located at 215 West Central Park Avenue, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 1909 postmark.
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1909
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grinnell:18452
