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Title: M.E. Church, Methodist Episcopal Church, Toledo, Iowa
Description: Looking at front of church. 1907 postmark.
Date Created: 1907
PID: grinnell:13729

Title: M.E. Church, Methodist Episcopal Church, Victor, Iowa
Description: Entrance to a one story wooden church with steeple. 1907 postmark.
Date Created: 1907
PID: grinnell:13730

Title: North side of square, Newton, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast from the square. 1907 postmark. Number 2347.
Date Created: 1907
PID: grinnell:14315

Title: Photo of Frank E. Zalesky, Belle Plaine, Iowa, Pioneer Meat Market
Description: Photo of Frank E. Zalesky, butcher and owner of the Pioneer Meat Market in Belle Plaine. He is wearing an apron standing next to a meat slicer on the left and a cash register on the right. 1907 postmark.
Date Created: 1907
PID: grinnell:13587

Title: Purifying plant C & NW Railroad, Alton, Iowa, Chicago and North Western Railroad
Description: To the incredulity of several Altonians, the purifying plant was built in 1905 to get the alkali out of the water so it would not rust the boilers so quickly. Many of the towns near Omaha had such plants built for this purpose. Two men are standing on the top deck. 1907 postmark.
Date Created: 1907
PID: grinnell:13887

Title: Ross Department Store and First National Bank, Doon, Iowa, Ross, Cornelius, C. Ross and Company, First National Bank, Doon Savings Bank
Description: Looking north at the Ross Department Store owned by Cornelius Ross who built "The Big Store" in 1903. The Doon Savings Bank merged with the First National Bank in 1903.
Date Created: 1907
PID: grinnell:16837

Title: Scene in Bever Park, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Bever Park Zoo
Description: New construction of bear den in Bever Park, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Bever Park was established in 1893 after the death of prominent Cedar Rapids businessman Sampson Bever, whose family owned the wooded land. The Bever Park Zoo, which would become home to lions, bears, alligators, monkeys and other animals, opened in 1901, and trolley service to the park, then two miles outside of the Cedar Rapids city limits, began in 1904.1907 postmark. Number 1955.
Date Created: 1907
PID: grinnell:14132

Title: Schuetzen Park, Davenport, Iowa, Forest Park
Description: In 1870, the Davenport Schuetzengesellschaft (later called the Schuetzen Verein) created this "Schuetzenpark," or shooting park, as a target range for rifle marksmanship. In addition to the shooting and target houses, the park included an inn, dance hall, music pavilion, zoo, bowling alleys, roller coaster, refreshment stands, athletic field, picnic grounds, and other amusements. The popularity of Schuetzen Park began to decline around 1917, when the anti-German hysteria from World War I restricted the activities of German-Americans and led to the prohibition of the use of the German language in public. Many businesses and organizations changed their German names. For a time, Schuetzen Park was renamed Forest Park. The Davenport Schuetzen Verein became known by its English equivalent, the Davenport Shooting Association. The park was dealt another serious blow in 1919 when the "Prohibition Act" outlawed the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages, which had been a major source of revenue for the park. The park was sold in 1923, and it became the site of the Chiropractic Psychopathic Sanitarium. However, today, much of the property again changed hands to the Davenport Good Samaritan Center and is being preserved as a "Wildpark". The only original park building that remains is the 1911 street car waiting station, which was named a local historic landmark in 1998 by the City of Davenport. It is located at 700 Waverly Road, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. 1907 postmark. Number 2020.
Date Created: 1907
PID: grinnell:18457

Title: Seton Indian Tribe, Charles City, Iowa, Seton Indians, Lamkin, Nina B.
Description: A group of Seton Indians attending a Chautauqua in Charles City. Sender says "This is our director, Nina B. Lamkin of Chicago". 1907 postmark.
Date Created: 1907
PID: grinnell:14098

Title: St. Paul's Church, Council Bluffs, Iowa, St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Description: Looking at the front entrance of a two-story Gothic stone building completed in 1886. This church was torn down in 1974 due to a sinking foundation. It was located as part of the property where the current courthouse sits. 1907 postmark.
Date Created: 1907
PID: grinnell:18382