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Blake's Grove Camp, Ackley, Iowa
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Description
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A view of cabins near a corn field north of Ackley originally a church camp. 1964 postmark.
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Date Created
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1964
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PID
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grinnell:14295
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Boat docks and pavillion, Lake Mana[v]a, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Cut-Off Lake, Lake Manawa
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Description
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Looking northwest at the Pavillion at the Grand Plaza which was built on the North Shore in 1885 with a saloon, restaurant and boardwalk. It was replaced by a dance hall in 1911, which burned down in 1926. The Council Bluffs Country Club can be seen in the background on the left. Lake Manawa was created in 1881 from a Missouri River flood. 1908 postmark. Number A5383.
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Date Created
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1908
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PID
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grinnell:16884
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Boat landing, Mississippi River, Clinton, Iowa
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Description
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People gathered to board a steamer for a cruise. The Clinton Bridge is in the background. In the first quarter of a century after Clinton county was entered for settlement, it had to depend upon the river and the freight wagon, with an occasional stage coach, or horse mail-carrier, for all that it received from the outside world. 1908 postmark. Number 2553.
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Date Created
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1908
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PID
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grinnell:14436
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Boat on Crane Creek, Alpha, Iowa, Crane Creek
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Description
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Tour boat on Crane Creek near Alpha, Iowa. Alpha was founded in 1871. It was named Alpha, the first letter of the Greek alphabet, because it was the first community on Crane Creek. Number 7081. Title supplied by cataloger.
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Date Created
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1915
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PID
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grinnell:14276
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Boaters on the Floyd River, Alton, Iowa, Souvenir of Alton, Iowa
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Description
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Looking at boaters enjoying a day on the Floyd River. The Floyd River is a tributary of the Missouri River, 112 long in northwestern Iowa. It enters the Missouri River at Sioux City and is named for Charles Floyd, a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. 1910 postmark. Number B1101A1. Title supplied by cataloger.
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Date Created
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1910
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PID
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grinnell:13649
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Bob's Tip-Top Restaurant, Ames, Iowa, Tip Top Lounge, Bob's Tip Top Lounge
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Description
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"Restaurant at Junction of U.S. Highways 30 and 69, Ames, Iowa."--t.p. verso. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jones opened Bob's Tip Top Sandwich Shop in 1949, a popular restaurant along the Lincoln Highway. It was later purchased by Jim Overturg, who dropped the Bob from the name and transformed it into a lounge. It is now a popular hangout for both college students and Ames residents. Located at 201 E Lincoln Way, Ames, Story County, Iowa. 1955 postmark.
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Date Created
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1955
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PID
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grinnell:14253