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Title: First Congregational Church Interior
Description: Black and white photograph showing interior view of First Congregational Church / Old Stone Church facing the altar. The large pipe organ is visible at the back, along with ribbed vaults, columns, and mezzanine railings.
Date Created: 1940
PID: grinnell:23224

Title: Four Horses Pulling Wagon During 1948 Grinnell Day Parade, 4 Horses Pulling Wagon During 1948 Grinnell Day Parade
Description: Four horses pulling a wagon in the 1948 Grinnell Days Parade in Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Chamber of Commerce Slides, p.1, slide 10.
Date Created: 1948
PID: grinnell:19336

Title: Four People on Horseback in 1949 Grinnell Day Parade, 4 People on Horseback in 1949 Grinnell Day Parade
Description: Four people on horseback in the 1949 Grinnell Day Parade in Grinnell, Iowa. The Congregational (Old Stone) Church is visible in the background. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Chamber of Commerce Slides, p.7, slide 19.
Date Created: 1949
PID: grinnell:19303

Title: Fourth of July Automobile Race 1941
Description: Photograph of an automobile race in Grinnell, Iowa, on July 4, 1941. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-6, People.
Date Created: 1941
PID: grinnell:13009

Title: Fraternal Order of Eagles Parade Car in 1949 Grinnell Day Parade
Description: 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.
Date Created: 1949
PID: grinnell:19310

Title: Gene Breiting Interview, Voices from the Past
Description: 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.
Date Created: 1992
PID: grinnell:23301

Title: Geoff Peak Interview
Description: 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.
Date Created: 2014
PID: grinnell:23040

Title: Giant Mattress With Stars and a Person in 1949 Grinnell Day Parade
Description: 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.
Date Created: 1948
PID: grinnell:19248

Title: Girls on a Detasseler in 1948 Grinnell Day Parade
Description: 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.
Date Created: 1948
PID: grinnell:19343

Title: Grant Gale Interview, Voices from the Past
Description: 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.
Date Created: 1992
PID: grinnell:23306