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4th Ave. Grinnell, Ia. 5188, Fourth Avenue, Grinnell, Iowa 5188
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Description
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View looking east along Fourth Avenue from the corner of Main Street and Fourth Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-5, Views of Grinnell.
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Date Created
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1930
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PID
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grinnell:12244
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Title
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Anna Ramsey Interview, Voices from the Past
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Description
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Anna Ramsey, the daughter of Frank and Alice Knight, was born on November 22, 1908. She graduated from Grinnell College in 1930. She married Fred Ramsey and had a son and a daughter. Before retiring, she worked as a secretary at Grinnell College.
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Date Created
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1992
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PID
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grinnell:23315
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Title
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Arthur McDowell Interview, Voices from the Past
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Description
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One of nine children, Art was born south of Grinnell on June 22, 1902. After graduating from high school and working for three years at the Farmer's Elevator, he began his career in insurance. Upon retirement, he was Secretary-Treasurer of the Poweshiek County Mutual Insurance Company. He and his wife, Mildred, married in 1930, had a son and daughter.
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Date Created
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1992
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PID
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grinnell:23310
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Title
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Assembly of God Parade
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Description
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Parade with Assembly of God members looking south on Broad Street across from Central Park in Grinnell, Iowa. Businesses in background include: Smith's Furniture and Undertaking, Percy Goff Insurance (923 1/2 Broad), Blue Bird Cafe (bus depot), a hardware store, I.S.U. Co. Public Service. Smith Furniture was in this location from August 1925 through April 1947.
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Date Created
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1933
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PID
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grinnell:6384
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Title
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Big Shipment of Grinnell Gloves
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Description
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Employees of Grinnell Gloves lined up outside the building at Broad Street and Third Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa in the 1930s. Approximately half a dozen trucks are loaded with boxes of gloves. Photo is labeled "Big shipment, Grinnell Gloves, Blue Line Transfer." Water tower in center background. Building in background to right is labeled "Ia S.U. OP" (Iowa Southern Utilities Operations?) Railroad tracks in foreground. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-3.
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Date Created
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1930
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PID
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grinnell:6153
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Title
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Broad Street, Grinnell, IA, B-89
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Description
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Postcard view looking north along the west side of the 800 block of Broad Street in Grinnell, Iowa. Merchants' National Bank is on the corner. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-1.
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Date Created
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1930
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PID
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grinnell:6235
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Title
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Concession Stand at the Strand
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Description
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Most likely a view of the concession stand at the Strand Theater in Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-2, Grinnell Buildings.
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Date Created
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1930
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PID
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grinnell:6483
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Title
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Construction in Front of the Herald-Register Building
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Description
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View of a bulldozer and workmen in front of the Grinnell Herald-Register building on 5th Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-2, Grinnell Buildings.
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Date Created
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1936
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PID
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grinnell:6505
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Dorothy Lannom Interview, Voices from the Past
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Description
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Born in Cedar Rapids on November 3, 1912, Dorothy Williams came to Grinnell in 1934 as a graduate of Coe College. She taught home economics until her marriage in 1936 to G. Sharp Lannom III. She was interested in politics, and went to the Far East with the Iowa Development Commission and Iowa Governor Harold Hughes. Three of her four sons carried on the family manufacturing business.
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Date Created
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1992
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PID
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grinnell:23308