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Title: Norwegian American Historical Museum, Decorah, Iowa, Vesterheim: The National Norwegian-American Museum and Heritage Center
Description: Looking northeast at a 3-story brick and stone building located at 520 West Water Street, Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa. In 1877, Norwegian Americans began collecting and preserving objects at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, documenting their chapter of the immigrant story, making them pioneers in the preservation of cultural diversity in America. Number C241.
Date Created: 1945
PID: grinnell:16178

Title: Public Library, Davenport, Iowa, Davenport Public Library, Carnegie Library
Description: This 1904 Carnegie Library, the largest west of the Mississippi River, was built at the cost of $75,000 donated by Andrew Carnegie. The building was designed by Boston architect Calvin Kiessling. Due to structural damage, the Carnegie building was demolished in 1968. The building was located at 399 North Main Street, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. 1916 postmark. Number 221147.
Date Created: 1945
PID: grinnell:16198

Title: Quaker Oats plant, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, American Cereal Company, North Star Mill, B Avenue Bridge, Cedar River, Red Cedar River
Description: Look north at the Quaker Oats Company. In 1873, the Stuart family from Canada and the Higley and especially the Douglas family from Cedar Rapids established an oatmeal mill (initially known as the North Star Mill). The company later adopted the name American Cereal Company and by the 1890s began to produce a product line known as "Quaker Oats". The Cedar Rapids Quaker Oats plant established its own skyline of manufacturing buildings and became one of the largest in the nation. Number 43045.
Date Created: 1945
PID: grinnell:13419

Title: Sacred Heart Cathedral, Davenport, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast at a Gothic-style building designed by James J. Egan, Chicago architect and completed in 1891, the church measures 180 feet (55 m) in length and is 65 feet (20 m) wide. The roof rises 75 feet (23 m) above the ground and the spire on top of the tower is 160 feet (49 m) tall. When it was completed the cathedral was the tallest structure in the Quad Cities The church is located at 422 East Tenth Street, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 1951 postmark. Number 9A-H363.
Date Created: 1945
PID: grinnell:16195

Title: Skyline, Des Moines, Iowa, Bankers Life Building, Younkers, Equitable Life Building
Description: Looking northeast at the Bankers Life Company building on the left, the Younkers Building in the center, and the Equitable Building on the right. On verso: "Skyline, Des Moines, Iowa, as seen from the Fort Des Moines Hotel. Des Moines is the industrial, commercial governmental, political, insurance, publishing and financial center of America's greatest food-producing state." Number 65682.
Date Created: 1945
PID: grinnell:16164

Title: St. Anthony of Padua Chapel, Interior, Festina, Iowa
Description: Interior view of an altar in the "Smallest Church in the World". The stone church was built in 1885. The chapel measures 12' by 16', has a complete miniature altar and four pews each seating two people.The purpose of the church was to accommodate two families. Located at 1120 Little Church Road, Fort Atkinson, Winneshiek County, Iowa 5214.
Date Created: 1945
PID: grinnell:16771

Title: State Capitol Building, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking east at the Iowa State Capitol building with the Pioneers of the Territory monument (1892) designed and completed by Karl Gerhardt for a cost of $4,500 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. It is located at 1007 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Number P4079. Series IA-21.
Date Created: 1945
PID: grinnell:14699

Title: Stewart Memorial Library, Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast at a two story brick building with eight columns in the entryway. The original building was a gift from Colonel Robert W. Stewart, chairman of the board of Standard Oil company, in 1931, and was renovated and expanded in 1989. It is located at 1220 1st Avenue NE, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. 1945 postmark. Number 0B-H494.
Date Created: 1945
PID: grinnell:14115

Title: U.S. Post Office and court house, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Cedar Rapids City Hall, United States Post Office, U.S. Post Office and courthouse, Federal Building, Cedar River, Red Cedar River, May's Island, Municipal Island
Description: Looking west at the Federal Building (formerly a post office and now Cedar Rapids City Hall) which was completed in 1933 in the Beaux-Arts style and designed by James A. Wetmore, Office of the Architect for the Treasury. This building is located at 101 First Street SE, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa and is in the National Register of Historic Places under the May's Island Historic District. Number 4A-H611.
Date Created: 1945
PID: grinnell:13615

Title: U.S. Post Office, De Witt, Iowa, De Witt City Hall
Description: Looking northeast from Ninth Street. The building was completed in 1937. Located at 510 Ninth Street, De Witt, Clinton County, Iowa. Number E-61.
Date Created: 1945
PID: grinnell:16947