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Title: Floral display, Crapo Park, Burlington, Iowa
Description: The 85 acre Crapo Park is a city park with arboretum and botanical garden located alongside the Mississippi River. The park was completed in 1896 through the efforts of Philip M. Crapo, a local businessman and philanthropist. The landscape engineering firm of Earnshaw & Punshon of Cincinnati, Ohio, designed the park. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. 1912 postmark.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:14471

Title: Fountain and arch, Crapo Park, Burlington, Iowa
Description: The 85 acre Crapo Park is a city park with arboretum and botanical garden located alongside the Mississippi River. The park was completed in 1896 through the efforts of Philip M. Crapo, a local businessman and philanthropist. The landscape engineering firm of Earnshaw & Punshon of Cincinnati, Ohio, designed the park. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. 1912 postmark. Number 2902.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:14575

Title: Fountain at Greenwood Park, Des Moines, Iowa, Ashworth Park
Description: View of a fountain with stone sculpture surrounded by flowers. Greenwood Park was the first official large park in Des Moines purchased by park commissioners in 1894. Located at 4500 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. 1912 postmark.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:18551

Title: Fourth Avenue, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northwest from Fourth Avenue with high school in foreground. The first Grinnell high school was built in 1904. An addition that expanded the building to include junior high students was completed in 1921. 1912 postmark. Number 16487. It now houses the Grinnell Community Center.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:13811

Title: Le Grand Friends Church, Friends Church, Le Grand, Iowa
Description: Looking at front entrance to one story wood church. 1912 postmark.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:13743

Title: German Evangelical Church, Dysart, Iowa
Description: Looking at a two story wooden church with corner bell tower built in 1878 at a cost of $500. 1912 postmark. Number 1.
PID: grinnell:16023

Title: Womens dormitory, Girls cottage, [Grinnell College], Grinnell, Iowa, Mears Cottage
Description: Looking northeast from Sixth Avenue. Mears Cottage was constructed in 1888, costing $14,719. Originally served as a ladies dormitory. 1912 postmark. Number 17.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:13712

Title: Blair Hall, Goodnow Hall, Grinnell College, Goodnow Hall, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast. Goodnow Hall was constructed in 1885, costing $15,700 excluding telescope ($2,125) and book stacks. Originally served as college library and astronomical observatory. Listed on the National Register for Historic Places. 1912 postmark. Number 923.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:14536

Title: Gordon Block, Castana, Iowa, M.L. Gordon Store
Description: Looking at the business district in Castana, Iowa, including a racket, millinery, and dry goods store. 1912 postmark. Number 2.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:13677

Title: M.E. Church, Methodist Episcopal Church, Presbyterian Church, Christian Church, Congregational Church, Greetings from Newton, Iowa
Description: Four small insets of Newton, Iowa's churches. 1912 postmark. Title supplied by cataloger.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:13311