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Title
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Coliseum, Des Moines, Iowa, Des Moines Coliseum
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Description
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Looking northwest at the Des Moines Coliseum located across the street from the Des Moines Public Library on Locust Street and opened in 1908. It was used for large public events such as presidential speeches and Drake University basketball. The building was destroyed by fire in 1949. Number 13AT144.
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Date Created
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1935
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PID
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grinnell:14682
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Post Hospital, Fort Des Moines, Des Moines, Iowa
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Description
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Looking at the post hospital which housed many veterans after World War II. Fort Des Moines was established in 1901 on 640 acres, several miles south of downtown Des Moines. In 1917 the first officer candidate class of African Americans in US military history, trained at Fort Des Moines, and received commissions. Also in 1917 a training camp for black medical personnel began, and in 1918 the fort was used for the treatment of World War I casualties. In 1933-34 it was used as a Civilian Conservation Corps camp. With the entry of the United States into World War II, the fort was used as a training center for women, for service in the Army's Women's Army Corps. After the war, the fort housed veteran soldiers for a time, and was turned over to the city in the early 1950s. Much of the original 640-acre base was sold off for development as the city grew. A number of the fort's buildings still stand, mainly on the southern and eastern edges of the parade ground. These buildings, including barracks, quarters, and stables, are now used for a variety of civic and commercial purposes. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. 1944 postmark. Number 12AT398. Series B11.
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Date Created
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1944
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PID
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grinnell:16136