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Title: Arbor Lake, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northwest at beach with boaters, swimmers and lifeguard tower. Arbor Lake, named for Arbor Day, when hundreds of trees were planted there on that day, was created in 1902 by damming a small creek k. Number 32304N. Series 11.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:14503

Title: Arbor Lake, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northwest at view of lake through trees. Arbor Lake, named for Arbor Day, when hundreds of trees were planted there, was created in 1902 as a storage reservoir to provide soft water for manufacturing firms. Number 13889. Series 19.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:14494

Title: Arbor Lake, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northwest at beach with boaters, swimmers and lifeguard tower. Arbor Lake, named for Arbor Day, when hundreds of trees were planted there on that day, was created in 1902 by damming a small creek. Number 32304N. Series 11.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:14495

Title: St. Mary's Catholic Church, Catholic Church, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking southeast. 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 11460. Series 18.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13644

Title: Rexall Drugs, Preston's Clothing Store, F.O.E. building, Main Street, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking north down busy Main Street, Grinnell, Iowa. Rexall Drug Store and Preston Clothing on the right and F.O.E. Chapter 2545 on the left. Number 9633.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13367

Title: Snyder Bros., Snyder Brothers, Masonic temple, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking east from Main Street. The cornerstone, containing 16 pictures of the town and college and a book of early Grinnell history, for the Masonic Temple was laid on July 24, 1917 and completed in 1918. Number B-91.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13554

Title: Methodist Episcopal Church, United Methodist Church, Methodist Church, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking southwest. The Methodist Church was begun in 1895 and completed and dedicated in 1896. Richardsonian Romanesque in architectural styling. 1950 postmark. Number 9624.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13578

Title: Monroe Hotel & bus station, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast from Third Avenue with busses and girls on bicycles. The Monroe Hotel was built in 1899. When the rail travel declined, the hotel fell on hard times and was torn down in 1970. Number H13.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:14519

Title: Post office, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking east from Broad Street. Flagpole in background. Work on the post office began in late summer of 1916 with the present structure being dedicated in the fall of 1917. It is an example of Palladian Revival architecture. Number 878.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:14490

Title: Central Park, South Broad Street, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northwest from Third Avenue at Broad Street and park. Automobiles in background. Number 13888N.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13901

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