- Life at Grinnell College (x)
- 1940s (x)
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Blair Hall, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa -- 15
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Description
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Postcard view of Blair Hall on the Grinnell College campus in Grinnell, Iowa. Postcard published by E.C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-3, Grinnell College.
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Date Created
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1940
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PID
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grinnell:11801
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Bob Anderson Interview, American Beliefs and Cultural Values
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Bob Anderson and his wife, Lorraine, moved to Grinnell in 1953, where he owned and operated Grinnell Office Supply. From 1980 to 1993 he owned and operated Boklada, a downtown bookstore. Anderson was mayor of Grinnell from 1985 until his death in 1999. Interview conducted as part of American Beliefs and Cultural Values, an American Studies class taught by Hanna Griff at Grinnell College in 1993.
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Date Created
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1993
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PID
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grinnell:26713
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Boy with Calf at 1948 Grinnell Day
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Description
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A boy standing with a calf at the 1948 Grinnell Day celebration in Grinnell, Iowa, while six adults stand behind him facing the barn. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Chamber of Commerce Slides, p.1, slide 1.
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Date Created
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1948
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PID
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grinnell:19335
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Broad St., Grinnell, Ia. S-201, Broad Street, Grinnell, Iowa
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Description
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Postcard view of Broad Street in Grinnell, Iowa, looking north from the intersection of Broad Street and Fifth Avenue. Postcard published by L.L. Cook Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-5, Views of Grinnell.
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Date Created
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1940
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PID
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grinnell:12453
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Campfire Girls in 1948 Grinnell Day Parade
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75 Campfire girls in their uniforms sitting on a red truck with white and blue streamers in the 1948 Grinnell Day Parade in Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Chamber of Commerce Slides, p.2, slide 9.
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Date Created
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1948
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PID
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grinnell:19253
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Car and Bikes in 1948 Grinnell Day Parade
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Car in the 1948 Grinnell Day Parade in Grinnell, Iowa, with people hanging out the windows and three people on bicycles behind it. One man is riding a penny-farthing bicycle while wearing a stovepipe hat and black suit. Western Union, Turner Pharmacy, and Candyland are all visible along the side. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Chamber of Commerce Slides, p.1, slide 20.
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Date Created
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1948
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PID
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grinnell:19240
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Charles Delong Interview, American Beliefs and Cultural Values
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Description
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Charles W. DeLong was born in Gary, Indiana, in 1910. He attended Grinnell College graduating with the Class of 1931. He was a business man who sold gloves for the glove factory, manufactured sportswear, and, later, stadium seats. He and his wife, Katherine Coggeshall, had four children. Interview conducted as part of American Beliefs and Cultural Values, an American Studies class taught by Hanna Griff at Grinnell College in 1993.
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Date Created
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1993
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PID
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grinnell:26718
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Chester Royal Grange Pioneer Farm Float in 1948 Grinnell Day Parade
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Description
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The Chester Royal Grange Pioneer Farm float in the 1948 Grinnell Day Parade in Grinnell, Iowa. Two people are sitting on the float dressed in yellow and green wearing crowns with a basket of fruit at their feet and in the woman's lap. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Chamber of Commerce Slides, p.2, slide 19.
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Date Created
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1949
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PID
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grinnell:19250
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Child at Fence
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Description
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Photograph of Karen Petersen as a small child looking through the fence at farmland. She is holding a cloth doll. Contributed by Karen Petersen Groves.
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Date Created
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1940
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PID
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grinnell:3378
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Children on Horseback in Arena During 1948 Grinnell Day
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Children on horses in the riding arena during the 1949 Grinnell Day in Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Chamber of Commerce Slides, p.6, slide 1.
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Date Created
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1948
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PID
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grinnell:19287