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Title: Tarleton Family and Friend in 1927
Description: Photograph of the Tarleton family and a friend, probably taken at 915 West Street in Grinnell, Iowa, in 1927. Left to right: Minnie Mangun, Gladys Schoonover Tarleton, Ben Tarleton, and Dorothy Tarleton, in front.
Date Created: 1927
PID: grinnell:12063

Title: Telegram Advising of the Death of Mary Pilgrim
Description: Western Union Telegram from P.H. Pilgrim to Mrs. John Barrett (correct name is Parratt) advising her of the death of her sister, Mary Sulser Pilgrim, on May 3, 1902.
Date Created: 1902
PID: grinnell:17769

Title: Craig Sisters
Description: The Craig sisters in Grinnell, Iowa, about 1900. From left to right: Anna Katherine Craig, Theodora Craig, and Eva Pearl Craig. Eva was Edith Renfrow Smith's mother.
Date Created: 1900
PID: grinnell:12145

Title: Lucas Triplets
Description: The Lucas triplets were born in 1896 in Grinnell, Iowa, and were possibly the first set of triplets born in the state. Their mother was Theodora Craig Lucas, the sister of Edith Renfrow Smith's mother, Eva Craig Renfrow. From left to right: Martha, Rebecca, Mary. Mary died at age 8, Rebecca at about 20, and Martha married Percy Smith in 1917, and died in Stockton, California, on December 1, 1970.
Date Created: 1896
PID: grinnell:12142

Title: Lucas Triplets and the Lucas Family
Description: Typescript containing information on the Lucas triplets and the Lucas family of Grinnell, Iowa. Includes many anecdotes on the life of Henry Lucas who was born into slavery in Virginia which was written by his son John Brown Lucas. The typescript contains part of an article that appeared in the Grinnell Herald on May 20, 1932, and additional information.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:12202

Title: Tarleton Family in Grinnell
Description: The Tarleton family poses outside the family home at 815 Seventh Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa, in 1958. From left to right, Gladys Schoonover Tarleton, Cynthia Palmer, Carolyn Palmer (sitting in tire), Dorothy Tarleton Palmer, and Ben Tarleton.
Date Created: 1958
PID: grinnell:12035

Title: Twins Lee and Laura Parmenter
Description: Twins Laura K. and Lee L. Parmenter, daughter and son of Edward L. and Anna L. Parmenter. They were born in November 1888 and lived in Hickory Grove Township, Jasper County, Iowa. Photo by Child. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-6, People.
Date Created: 1893
PID: grinnell:13071

Title: Two Letters, Letter to Raymond Pilgrim from Mildred, Letter to Mildred from Esther Rowe
Description: Two letters in an envelope addressed to Raymond Pilgrim in Lindsay, California, and postmarked February 2, 1913 in Cedar Falls, Iowa. One letter is written by Mildred to Raymond. Mildred encloses a letter that was written to her by Esther Rowe for Raymond to read. Mildred's letter, which is written on I.S.T.C. (Iowa State Teachers College) stationery, describes a fire in a women's rooming house.
Date Created: 1913
PID: grinnell:17771

Title: Two Men Talking, 2 Men Talking
Description: Two men talking. Both are wearing glasses and hats. The man's hat on the left says "Stran." Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Martzahn City Planning Slides, p.3, slide 18.
Date Created: 1990
PID: grinnell:30158

Title: Union Station, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Color postcard view of Union Station in Des Moines, Iowa. Card is addressed to Mrs. C. E. Carter, 1425 Fifth Ave, Grinnell, Iowa, and is postmarked January 26, 1920. C.T. Photochrom postcard A-6854.
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:17763