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Title: View of dam at Suburban Island, Davenport, Iowa, Grand Island, Grand Isle, Credit Island, Offerman's Island, Manhattan Island
Description: This island has had many names beginning with Credit Island well known for the 1814 Battle of Credit Island, one of the westernmost battles of the War of 1812 fought between the Sauk Indians with British support and a regiment under the command of Zachary Taylor. Other names for the island were Offerman's Island, Grand Island [Isle], Manhattan Island, Offerman's Island, and Suburban Island. 1908 postmark. Number 6677.
Date Created: 1908
PID: grinnell:16205

Title: View of home, Deep River, Iowa
Description: Verso says "Our house we lived in at Deep River". -author unknown. Title by cataloger.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:18267

Title: View of home, Deep River, Iowa
Description: Verso says "First house we lived in at Deep River". -author unknown. Title by cataloger.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:18266

Title: View of the Mississippi from Eagle Point, Clinton, Iowa, Mississippi River, Joyce's Park
Description: Eagle Point Park has 164 acres overlooking the Mississippi River and General Zebulon Pike Lock and Dam (No. 11). Number 4849. PCK series.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:13751

Title: Views of Iowa State Fair and Davidson's Store, Des Moines, Iowa, S. Davidson & Bros., Exposition Building, Livestock Pavilion
Description: Iowa's Largest Furniture Store, S. Davidson & Bros., People's Furniture Store. Photos include: Corner of Main Floor, Furniture Display, Walnut Street Building; Main Exposition Building of Iowa State Fair containing Davidson's Special House Furnishing Exhibit; Corner of Carpet Room in Walnut Street Building; Stock Pavilion, Iowa State Fair. The D. Davidsons & Bros. was founded by patriarch Saul Davidson which expanded throughout Iowa and was purchased by Younkers in 1948 who ran the furniture business as a separate entity until the 1970s. The Iowa State Fair and Exposition Grounds Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The S. Davidsons & Bros. store was located at 412 Walnut Street, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. 1906 postmark.
Date Created: 1906
PID: grinnell:16087

Title: W. Houston Dougharty
Description: W. Houston Dougharty on the Grinnell College campus with Gates Tower in the background. Photo taken in 2011.
Date Created: 2011
PID: grinnell:34155

Title: W. Houston Dougharty
Description: W. Houston Dougharty on the Grinnell College campus with Gates Tower in the background. Photo taken in 2011.
Date Created: 2011
PID: grinnell:34156

Title: Wade Building, State Hospital, Cherokee, Iowa, Cherokee State Hospital, Cherokee Mental Health Institute
Description: Looking northeast at the Wade Building constructed in 1929 as an example of Neo-Classical institutional design. The Cherokee Mental Health Institute is a state-run psychiatric facility in Cherokee, Iowa. The hospital was opened for patients on August 15, 1902. The Wade Building is listed on Preservation Iowa's Most Endangered Properties and is located at 1251 W. Cedar Loop, Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa. Number C541. Series 40.
Date Created: 1940
PID: grinnell:13446

Title: Wagon Bridge, Dundee, Iowa, Maquoketa River
Description: Looking north at a Lost Deck plate girder bridge over the Maquoketa River. It was demolished in the 1980s. Number 206.
PID: grinnell:14664

Title: Wagon bridge crossing Nodaway River, Clarinda, Iowa
Description: Scenic view of the old wooden wagon bridge connected to the newer truss bridge. The river's name (as "Nodawa") first appears in the journal of Lewis and Clark, who camped at the mouth of the river on July 8, 1804. The name is an Otoe-Missouria term meaning "jump over water". 1909 postmark. Number D2206.
Date Created: 1909
PID: grinnell:14076