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Title
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The dedication of the sanitorium, Nevada, Iowa, The Iowa Sanitorium of the Seventh Day Adventists, Old San
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Description
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The Iowa Sanitorium of the Seventh Day Adventists was dedicated on August 21, 1909, and located on 55 acres at the south end of, present day, 8th Street in Nevada, Iowa. The Sanitorium, which cost approximately $75,000 to build, was initiated by the Seventh Day Adventists in Des Moines who moved to Nevada because their Des Moines facility was “too noisy”. The building was destroyed by fire on January 30, 1943.
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Date Created
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1909
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PID
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grinnell:18180
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Title
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Thompson's Bend, Union Park, Des Moines, Iowa, Des Moines River
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Description
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Looking northwest across the Des Moines River from Thompson's Bend. It was named for Andrew McFarland Thompson, a pioneer settler who staked claim to 1400 acres in 1848 along the east side of the Des Moines River between Center Street Dam and Sixth Avenue. 1910 postmark. Number 6445.
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Date Created
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1910
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PID
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grinnell:18887
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Train wreck near Bagley, Iowa
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Description
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Crowded gathered around a train wreck with one railroad car turned perpendicular to the rest of the train. Number 3.
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Date Created
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1910
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PID
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grinnell:14219