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Title: W. E. Ley to Jimmy Ley - October 11, 1943
Description: Jimmy's father writes to him about goings on at home and updates him on the neighbors, the fall weather, and the season's positive farmwork prospects. He expresses his pride in Jimmy and his hopes for Jimmy's future.
Date Created: 1943
PID: grinnell:26464

Title: W. E. Ley to Jimmy Ley - October 30, 1943
Description: Jimmy's father tells him about the outcome of his trip to Des Moines with Jimmy's brother Billy. He muses on being home alone and repeats what Lucille wrote about the money including the purchase of a $50 bond for Jimmy.
Date Created: 1943
PID: grinnell:26467

Title: W. G. Ray
Description: W. G. Ray, publisher of the Grinnell Herald from 1890-1936, standing in front of the Grinnell Herald Building at 813 5th Ave, Grinnell, Iowa, with his automobile. 1920s? Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-3.
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:6160

Title: WOMEN WITH BIRDS
Description: Three figures with a snake moving around in the lower middle section on the painting. Red birds are seen all over, one figure has large green hands.
PID: grinnell:34694

Title: WWI soldiers
Description: Black and white photograph of U.S. soldiers from WWI standing at attention in a line. A handwritten date of 1916 is on the bottom of the photograph.
Date Created: 1916
PID: grinnell:26635

Title: Wagon Filled with Hay and People in the 1949 Grinnell Day Parade
Description: Wagon with thirteen people in it sitting on hay in the 1949 Grinnell Day Parade in Grinnell, Iowa. The wagon is pulled by a float with two men on it standing around a table. Part of a banner is visible on the float and it reads: "Education" while the banner on the wagon reads: "Recreation." Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Chamber of Commerce Slides, p.4, slide 4.
Date Created: 1949
PID: grinnell:19271

Title: Waiting for President Truman
Description: Grinnellians gathered at the railroad crossing at Park Street and 3rd Avenue on September 18, 1948, waiting for President Truman. Grinnell Railway Express building is visible on the left; Monroe Hotel is visible in the background. Note: Photo is mislabeled "Waiting for President Eisenhower." Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-3.
Date Created: 1948
PID: grinnell:6178