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Title: Court house and Soldier's Monument, Cresco, Iowa, Howard County Courthouse, Howard County Court House
Description: Looking northeast at an Italianate-Classic style building which was completed in 1880. The red and buff-colored brick used in its construction were made in the old McMillen Brick Plant. The courthouse association paid $5705.90 of the building cost, the county furnished $1040, and the contractors (B. D. Everingham and J. L. Harlow) were said to have lost $1825. There have been additions to the building, but the main structure is still much as it was when completed in 1880. The courthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places and is located at 130 North Park Place, Cresco, Howard County, Iowa. Civil War Soldiers Monument is 30 feet high with a soldier atop a round granite column. There are inscriptions of soldiers on four sides at the base. Twenty-four Iowa courthouses had a civil war monument erected on the grounds. The courthouse is located at 137 North Elm Street, Cresco, Howard County, Iowa. 1908 postmark. Number 464.
Date Created: 1908
PID: grinnell:16974

Title: Danbury Hotel, Danbury, Iowa
Description: View of a 3 story wooden building with front porch. 1908 postmark. Number 7.
Date Created: 1908
PID: grinnell:16963

Title: Destruction of the Elkader Roller Mill, Elkader, Iowa, Schmidt Brothers and Co., Schmidt Brothers and Company
Description: Looking at a fire in May 1908 that destroyed the Elkader Roller Mill which was originally erected in 1846 by ex-Congressman T. Davis. The loss was estimated at $30,000. The same mill was burned in 1860.
PID: grinnell:16000

Title: Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, Administration Building, Old Main
Description: Looking northeast at the front entrance of Drake University's Administration Building, now known as Old Main. Drake University was founded in 1881. The architectural style is High Victorian Gothic. Old Main is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is located at 2507 University Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. 1908 postmark. Number 1747.
Date Created: 1908
PID: grinnell:16864

Title: Entrance to Fairmount Park, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Graham, Andrew C.
Description: Looking at streetcar line passing under a bridge in Fairmount Park. Acquisitioned and developed by Andrew C. Graham (“father of the Council Bluffs park system"), Fairmount Park was once considered the greatest park in the area and has a history of being one of the premier parks in the country. It featured a greenhouse, ice skating, sledding, a petting zoo and an old bell tower. 1908 postmark. Number 14.
Date Created: 1908
PID: grinnell:18381

Title: Family picnic, Clarinda, Iowa
Description: A family gathered around the picnic table outside their home near Clarinda, Iowa. 1908 postmark.
Date Created: 1908
PID: grinnell:14075

Title: Fire, September 24, 1908, Kellogg, Iowa
Description: On September 24, 1908 a devastating fire swept throught the business district destroying the whole city block. Pictured in the foreground are the Enterprise building a jewelry shop and the Rowland Restaurant and Lunch Room. 1908 postmark. Number 6.
Date Created: 1908
PID: grinnell:14359

Title: Fire, September 24, 1908, Kellogg, Iowa
Description: On September 24, 1908 a devastating fire swept throught the business district destroying the whole city block. Pictured is the aftermath with townspeople picking through the rubble. 1908 postmark. Number 3.
Date Created: 1908
PID: grinnell:14357

Title: Fire, September 24, 1908, Kellogg, Iowa
Description: On September 24, 1908 a devastating fire swept throught the business district destroying the whole city block. Pictured is the aftermath with townspeople picking through the rubble. 1908 postmark. Number 1.
Date Created: 1908
PID: grinnell:14356