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Title: Mojos
Description: Local Grinnell, Iowa, band, "The Mojos," circa 1968 or 1969. From left to right: Chuck Lannom, Jim Ryan, Carlos Mendoza, Ray Burlingame, Scott Hanson, and Steve Devine.
Date Created: 1968
PID: grinnell:27202

Title: Penquite Motel
Description: Flier for the Penquite Motel, located on the corner of 6th Avenue and Penrose Street in Grinnell, Iowa, advertising rooms for a bowling tournament to be held in Grinnell from February 17 to March 24 probably in 1961. Fern and Gene Freeborn bought the Penquite Motel in 1961 and changed the name to Freeborn Motel shortly thereafter.
Date Created: 1961
PID: grinnell:12204

Title: Pioneer Family Saga of Bartholomew and Jane Graham Carney
Description: A saga of the Carney family history, detailing their move to Iowa in a covered wagon, pioneer experiences in the Iowa prairie, and the heritage left for future generations of the Carney family.
Date Created: 2009
PID: grinnell:3590

Title: Poweshiek County Courthouse, Montezuma, Iowa
Description: Line drawing of the Poweshiek County Courthouse in Montezuma, Iowa, on "CustomArt" postcard published by Norman Ramsey, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Date Created: 1970
PID: grinnell:6241

Title: Story of an Old Settler
Description: Newspaper clipping of article written by Jennie Bailey (1858-1937) about her father, James Bailey (1815-1888), and mother, Cornelia Doolittle Bailey (1824-1893) and their life in early Grinnell. James Bailey was an Abolitionist and his home was a station on the Underground Railroad. Other people mentioned include Alfred Bailey, Lorenzo Bailey, Joanna Bailey Baggs, and Dennis and Clark Thompson. Topics discussed include the first saw mill in Grinnell, the Bailey House hotel, the Sugar Creek war, and prairie flora.
Date Created: 1930
PID: grinnell:5828

Title: Tarleton Family in Grinnell
Description: The Tarleton family poses outside the family home at 815 Seventh Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa, in 1958. From left to right, Gladys Schoonover Tarleton, Cynthia Palmer, Carolyn Palmer (sitting in tire), Dorothy Tarleton Palmer, and Ben Tarleton.
Date Created: 1958
PID: grinnell:12035

Title: Three Views of the General Telephone Company Building
Description: Three views of the completed General Telephone company building at 11 11th Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa, in 1967: daytime, dusk and nighttime.
Date Created: 1967
PID: grinnell:6398

Title: Threshing on the Dunham Farm, circa 1920
Description: Threshing crew on the Dunham farm, Elm Grove, in Chester township near Grinnell, Iowa. Seven men are visible, as well as wagon, horses, and threshing equipment. The photograph was taken by Egbert Dunham between 1912-1927 using an Eastman Kodak camera. Egbert Dunham married Harriet Grinnell. The farm was designated a century farm and was later home to Grinnell Heritage Farms.
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:29827

Title: Tom and Mary Parmley at the Longhorn
Description: Mary and Tom Parmley (on the far left) visit with customers at their restaurant, the Longhorn in Grinnell, Iowa.
Date Created: 1970
PID: grinnell:27207

Title: Tribute to Father Mike Tan Creti
Description: Newspaper article honoring Father Mike Tan Creti of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Photo accompanying article pictures Don Schild, Floyd Beaver, Father Tan Creti, Jane Tan Creti, John DeRooi, Bill Deminoff, Don Howig, Bob Santee and Chris Nielsen.
Date Created: 1973
PID: grinnell:3395