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Title: Josephine Hartzell Interview, Voices from the Past
Description: A resident of the Grinnell area her entire life, Josephine was born on November 29, 1902. Until 1980 she worked on the family farm doing chores and taking care of animals. At that time she moved into town, where she enjoyed reading and sewing in her retirement.
Date Created: 1992
PID: grinnell:23305

Title: Laura Wieman Interview, Voices from the Past
Description: Laura, the daughter of Henry and Merta Matlack, was born in Grinnell on July 19, 1913 and lived in Grinnell until 1936. She returned to Grinnell in 1966 with her husband, Henry Wieman, to her family home. She received a BA from Grinnell College and an MFA from Southern Illinois University. She taught in public schools and at SIU. She was a skilled weaver.
Date Created: 1992
PID: grinnell:23303

Title: Leo Flanagan Interview, Voices from the Past
Description: Leo was born in Sully, Iowa, on January 19, 1908. He farmed, worked in service stations for 21 years, and in automobile sales and management for 20 years. He and his wife, Blanche, had three children.
Date Created: 1992
PID: grinnell:23302

Title: Local Businessmen on Fire Engine
Description: Photograph of local businessmen in Grinnell, Iowa, taking a ride on the fire engine. The photo is taken in front of the Grinnell Herald Register building and the I.T.C. building on Fourth Avenue. The text of an attached news clipping reads: Amateur firemen take a ride. As part of National Fire Safety Week observance, businessmen were taken for rides on Grinnell's fire trucks on Thursday. In this "crew", left to right, are L.S. Sieberth, secretary-treasurer of the local firemen's association, Keith Gregory, Jim McNally and Chris McNally, in the seat, Herb Waltersdorf, John Queen, Francis Walling, M.F. Zimmerman, Bill Ritter, the Rev. Wm. Overhulser, Herb Greve, G.L. Duke, and Frank Lynch.
Date Created: 1960
PID: grinnell:11909

Title: Looking East from 4th Avenue and Main Street
Description: Color postcard view of 4th Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa, looking east from the intersection of 4th Avenue and Main Street. Businesses visible include: Arnold's Shoes, Strand's Shoes, Mathews Rexall Drugs, Grinnell Insurance Agency, Grinnell State Bank, and Danish Maid Bakery, among others.
Date Created: 1960
PID: grinnell:11910

Title: Lucille Ryan Serves Coffee
Description: Lucille Ryan serves coffee to Ted Miller and Cecil Roberts on the occasion of the 35th anniversary dinner for customers of the Hartwick State Bank (Iowa) in 1962.
Date Created: 1962
PID: grinnell:20632

Title: M & M Auction Bid Card
Description: Auction bid card from M & M Auction, Inc. of Barnes City and Montezuma, Iowa. On one side is a photo of the auctioneers, William "Bill" Mason and Paul D. Mason with their pickup truck. On the other side is the auction bidders number with lines to list their purchases.
Date Created: 1960
PID: grinnell:12523

Title: Margaret Arnold Interview, Voices from the Past
Description: The daughter of Dr. O.F. and Laura Parish, Margaret was born in Grinnell on June 14, 1906. She graduated from Grinnell College and taught fourth grade in Flint, Michigan, for a short time. She owned and operated Arnold's Shoe Store in Grinnell for 53 years and retired in 1989.
Date Created: 1992
PID: grinnell:23299

Title: Methodist Episcopal Church in Grinnell, Iowa
Description: The Methodist Episcopal Church at Park Street and 5th Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Chamber of Commerce Slides, p.8, slide 2.
Date Created: 1960
PID: grinnell:19315

Title: Mike's First Ride on a Tractor
Description: Photograph of Sammy (Eldon) Petersen with his grandson, Mike Groves, riding a tractor. Heat houser is visible on the tractor, which kept heat in so the driver could stay warm. Photograph is dated April, 1963.
Date Created: 1963
PID: grinnell:3359