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A.R.H., Alumni Recitation Hall, [Grinnell College], Grinnell, Iowa
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Description
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Looking northwest from central campus. A.R.H. was dedicated on November 24, 1916, the three-story Tudor-style building with Gothic features was part of a campus-wide modernization effort prompted by rising enrollment. Number 21162.
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1940
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grinnell:13937
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Blair Hall, [Grinnell College], Grinnell, Iowa
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Looking northeast. Blair Hall was constructed in 1882-1886, razed in 1961. Cost was $37,200 excluding grading and landscaping. Orignally housed the college chapel, the departments of chemistry, natural science, mathematics, and physics. Number 9911.
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Date Created
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1940
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grinnell:14546
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Campanile, Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa
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Construction of the Campanile was completed in 1898 in memoriam of Margaret MacDonald Stanton, first dean of women, and the first bells were placed in the Campanile in 1899. Later in 1920, when Mrs. Stanton's husband, Edgar W. Stanton, 4-time acting president of Iowa State University, died, the university installed a musical instrument in the structure known as the Edgar W. and Margaret MacDonald Stanton Memorial Carillon.
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Date Created
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1940
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PID
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grinnell:14450
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St. Mary's Catholic Church, Catholic Church, Grinnell, Iowa
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Looking northeast on corner of Broad Street and Fifth Avenue with automobiles and U.S. route 32 sign. St. Mary's Catholic Church was built in the mid-twenties and dedicated in February 1927. Built in the Romanesque style. Cost was $59,000. Number 872.
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Date Created
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1940
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grinnell:13643
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Central Park, Grinnell, Iowa
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Description
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Looking north from Third Avenue at park and high school. Number 21398. Series 5.
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Date Created
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1940
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grinnell:14008
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City park, Montezuma, Iowa
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Description
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View of small log cabin with a sign "Tourists Please Register" posted on the side. Number B-289.
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Date Created
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1940
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grinnell:18244