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Title: Bell Camera Company, Grinnell, Ia.
Description: Panoramic view looking northwest from 4th Avenue and State Street, Grinnell, Iowa, at the Norris garage. Brand Apartments are visible in the background to the left. This building was the home of the Bell Camera Company approximately 1908-1918. The Bell Camera Company, established by Isaac A. Bell, manufactured panoramic cameras. The building burned and another building was built in its place. Drake Community Library Archives. Oversize photos.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:6065

Title: Bell Straight-Working Panorama Camera
Description: Advertisement for the Bell Straight-Working Panorama Camera which was manufactured in Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library Archives. Oversize photos.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:6066

Title: Ben's Tire Shop
Description: Ben's Tire Shop in Grinnell, Iowa, in the 1950s. The shop, a Goodyear dealer, was run by Benjamin P. Tarleton.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:12032

Title: Ben's Tire Shop Truck Decorated for a Parade
Description: Gladys Tarleton poses next to a decorated truck, probably for a Fourth of July parade, at Ben's Tire Shop in Grinnell, Iowa, in 1921 or 1922. Ben's Tire Shop, located at 717 Fourth Avenue, was run by Benjamin Pliny Tarleton in Grinnell beginning in the early 1920s.
Date Created: 1921
PID: grinnell:12029

Title: Betty Haines at the Switchboard
Description: Betty Haines at the switchboard in Grinnell, Iowa, in the early 1950s.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:17368

Title: Big Shipment of Grinnell Gloves
Description: Employees of Grinnell Gloves lined up outside the building at Broad Street and Third Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa in the 1930s. Approximately half a dozen trucks are loaded with boxes of gloves. Photo is labeled "Big shipment, Grinnell Gloves, Blue Line Transfer." Water tower in center background. Building in background to right is labeled "Ia S.U. OP" (Iowa Southern Utilities Operations?) Railroad tracks in foreground. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-3.
Date Created: 1930
PID: grinnell:6153

Title: Bill from Spaulding Manufacturing Company to the Grinnell School District
Description: Letter dated December 6, 1904, from the Spaulding Manufacturing Co. to the Grinnell (Iowa) school district billing the district for the use of rooms in the Spaulding block. The bill is marked, "Approved," with the signatures of W.T. Fuller, J.P. Lyman, and S.A. Cravath.
Date Created: 1904
PID: grinnell:11929

Title: Blue Banner Kentucky Rock
Description: Two men pose with a horse-drawn wagon full of rock on a Grinnell, Iowa, street. A large sign on the wagon says: "This is a load of celebrated Blue Banner Kentucky rock sold by Willson and Hastings. Will give to the one guessing nearest actual weight." The wagon and the horses are decorated with American flags so this is possibly an entry in a July 4th parade. Businesses in the background include C.N. Dawley and The Grinnell House. Blue Banner was a type of coal in use circa 1915. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-5, Views of Grinnell.
Date Created: 1915
PID: grinnell:12712

Title: Bob Anderson Interview, American Beliefs and Cultural Values
Description: 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.
Date Created: 1993
PID: grinnell:26713

Title: Bottom of Pilasters on Masonic Temple
Description: A close-up view of the detailing on the bottom of the pilaster on the Masonic Temple in Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Main Street Slides, p.7, slide 15.
Date Created: 1991
PID: grinnell:21323