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Title: View on Broad Street, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Color postcard view of the west side of Broad Street between 4th and 5th Avenues in Grinnell, Iowa, about 1907. The First Congregational Church is partially visible on the right edge of the view. Postcard was made in Germany and imported by Brown & Harrington, Grinnell. Postcard published by C.E. Wheelock & Co. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-2, Grinnell Buildings.
Date Created: 1907
PID: grinnell:6511

Title: Woman in Second Mile Thrift Shop
Description: A woman ironing a piece of fabric in Second Mile Thrift Shop when it was located in the basement of the Veterans' Memorial Building in Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Imagine Grinnell Slides, p.19, slide 3.
Date Created: 1988
PID: grinnell:20386

Title: A. McIntosh & Co.
Description: Store front of A. McIntosh & Co.,Grinnell, Iowa, advertising dry goods, carpets and cloaks, as well as Ferris Good Sense corset waists. Man and woman standing in doorway. Stairway going up on the left says "Dentist."
Date Created: 1900
PID: grinnell:6159

Title: ASI Sign Systems Building
Description: The ASI Sign Systems building located at 1219 Zimmerman Drive in Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Imagine Grinnell Slides, p.16, slide 4.
Date Created: 1990
PID: grinnell:20363

Title: Abandoned Cars
Description: Abandoned cars in Grinnell, Iowa, 1973. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Chamber of Commerce Slides, p.9, slide 10.
Date Created: 1973
PID: grinnell:19318

Title: Aerial View Of Downtown Grinnell 1940s
Description: Aerial view of downtown Grinnell in the 1940s. The photo looks to the east. The bottom left corner is approximately the intersection of 5th Avenue and Spring Street and extends south along West Street to approximately 3rd Avenue. The Old Stone Church, Central Park, the Glove Factory and many other buildings are visible. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Views of Grinnell, Aerial Images. Collection 17-5.
Date Created: 1940
PID: grinnell:27169

Title: Aerial View of Downtown Grinnell
Description: Aerial view of Grinnell, Iowa, possibly taken in 1895 from the water standpipe at the corner of Second Avenue and Main Street. In the foreground appears to be a lumber yard. Mid-photo the Rock Island railroad lines run east and west. Next you see the rear facades of the buildings on Commercial Street between Main Street and Broad Street. Central Park is visible to the far right and the Congregational Church (the Old Stone Church) is visible to the north of that. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-5, Views of Grinnell.
Date Created: 1895
PID: grinnell:12227

Title: Aerial View of Downtown Grinnell
Description: Aerial view of Grinnell, Iowa, taken in October 1895 from the water standpipe at Second Avenue and Main Street. This view looks to the northwest. In the upper left the Spaulding carriage factory is visible. In the foreground are grain bins and an elevator. In the bottom right corner, the tracks in the road define Main Street. In the upper right, Grinnell House, and early hotel is visible and beyond that is Preston and Proctor opera house. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-5, Views of Grinnell.
Date Created: 1895
PID: grinnell:12228

Title: Aerial View of East Street and 4th Avenue 1970s, Aerial View of East Street and Fourth Avenue
Description: Aerial photo of the intersection of East Street and 4th Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa, in the early 1970s, looking west-northwest. Visible along the bottom of the photograph, from left to right, are Russ's Feed, McCurry Cafe, Pioneer gas station and Fina Fuel. Across the street is the Goodyear parking lot. Also visible are the Spaulding Manufacturing buildings and the the police station. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Views of Grinnell, Aerial Images. Collection 17-5.
Date Created: 1970
PID: grinnell:27168

Title: Aerial View of Grinnell in the 1960s
Description: Aerial view of Grinnell, Iowa, probably in the 1960s. The view is looking to the northwest. The Mayflower Home and the water tower are visible in the lower left quadrant and the majority of the downtown is visible. Photograph by Wellhouse Studio. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-5, Views of Grinnell.
Date Created: 1960
PID: grinnell:12445