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Fourth of July Automobile Race 1941
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Description
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Photograph of an automobile race in Grinnell, Iowa, on July 4, 1941. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-6, People.
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Date Created
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1941
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PID
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grinnell:13009
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Fraternal Order of Eagles Parade Car in 1949 Grinnell Day Parade
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Description
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The Grinnell chapter of the Fraternal Order of Eagles' parade car in the 1949 Grinnell Day Parade in Grinnell, Iowa. The members are riding in a cream car decorated with red, white, and blue streamers with small American flags. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Chamber of Commerce Slides, p.7, slide 7.
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Date Created
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1949
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PID
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grinnell:19310
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Gene Breiting Interview, Voices from the Past
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Description
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A lifelong resident of Grinnell, Gene was born July 23, 1913. He graduated from Grinnell High School, and was drafted into service during World War II in 1943. He worked at various jobs in Grinnell, and in Amana for eleven years. He and his wife, Doris, had a son and two daughters.
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Date Created
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1992
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PID
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grinnell:23301
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Geoff Peak Interview
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Description
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This is an oral history interview of Geoff Peak, a prominent teacher in Poweshiek County school systems and graduate of Grinnell College. The interview, conducted by Judy Hunter, recalls many of Geoff's memories from his days in a one-room schoolhouse and as a middle school, high school, and alternative program instructor.
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Date Created
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2014
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PID
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grinnell:23040
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Giant Mattress With Stars and a Person in 1949 Grinnell Day Parade
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Description
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A float designed to look like a giant mattress, decorated with red and blue stars in the 1949 Grinnell Day Parade in Grinnell, Iowa. There is a person at the headboard wearing a white toga and a gold crown and holding a torch overhead like the Statue of Liberty. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Chamber of Commerce Slides, p.2, slide 17.
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Date Created
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1948
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PID
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grinnell:19248
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Girls on a Detasseler in 1948 Grinnell Day Parade
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Description
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Seven girls standing on a detasseler in the 1948 Grinnell Day Parade in Grinnell, Iowa, with the American flag behind them. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Chamber of Commerce Slides, p.1, slide 4.
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Date Created
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1948
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PID
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grinnell:19343
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Grant Gale Interview, Voices from the Past
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Description
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Born December 29, 1903 in Prentice, Wisconsin, Grant was educated in Wisconsin and Michigan. He came to Grinnell in 1928, and in 1929, was joined by his bride, Harriet. He was a professor of physics at Grinnell College. An observatory on the campus is named in his honor.
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Date Created
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1992
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PID
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grinnell:23306
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Green's Food MKT Horse and Carriage in 1948 Grinnell Day Parade
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Description
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A horse and carriage in the 1948 Grinnell Day Parade in Grinnell, Iowa. The horse has on a white blanket that says "Green's Food MKT" to advertise for Green's Food Market while the carriage has orange, red, and white streamers around the wheels and a person in the carriage holding a small umbrella that matches the wheels. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Chamber of Commerce Slides, p.2, slide 5.
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Date Created
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1948
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PID
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grinnell:19252