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Y.M. & Y.W.C.A., Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
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Description
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Looking northeast. The Christian Association Building, later changed to Steiner Hall, was built in 1906 for approximately $10,000 to house the Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A. programs. It now houses classrooms and seminar rooms for varius departments on campus. Number D13728.
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Date Created
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1910
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PID
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grinnell:13564
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[Billy] Robinson flying, Grinnell, Iowa
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Description
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W.C. "Billy" Robinson was an early aviator who set an American nonstop distance flight record in 1914. He became the second officially appointed air mail carrier in the U.S. He built his own airplane & invented a rotary airplane engine. Robinson was killed in 1916 at age 31 in a plane crash while attempting to set an altitude record.
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Date Created
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1920
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PID
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grinnell:14510