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Title: Bird's-eye view looking down Locust Street from the Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking west from the stairs of the Iowa State Capitol building at Locust Street and downtown Des Moines in the background. The building was completed in 1886 at a cost of $3,296,256, and, and at the time, was the only five-domed capitol in the country. The dome of the capitol is gilded with tissue-paper thin sheets of pure 23-karat gold, with a protective layer sealing the gold from the weather, and the top of its finial peak is 275 feet (84 m) above the ground. From its opening during 1884 until 1924, it was the tallest building in Des Moines, and likely the entire state. It is located at 1007 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Number 107839.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:16145

Title: Birdland at Union Park, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: A view from Birdland Drive near the Des Moines River. Number 6447.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:18828

Title: Birds' eye view, Iowa State Fair Grounds, Des Moines, Iowa, Iowa State Fairgrounds, John Deere Agriculture Building, Administration Building
Description: Looking southeast at the Agriculture Building on the left and the Administration Building on the right. The Agriculture Building was built in 1904 and is one of the best remaining examples of exposition-style architecture anywhere in the world. The Administration Building was built in 1908 and the original fountain still stands in the main lobby. The Iowa State Fair and Exposition Grounds Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 1915 postmark.
Date Created: 1915
PID: grinnell:16086

Title: Birdseye view from Rock Bend, Alpha, Iowa, Birds eye view from Rock Bend, Alpha, Iowa, Bird's eye view from Rock Bend, Alpha, Iowa
Description: Boaters on Crane Creek. 1918 postmark. Number 7082.
Date Created: 1918
PID: grinnell:13425

Title: Birdseye view, Conrad, Iowa, Bird's eye view, Main Street, Phoenix Building, Conrad State Bank
Description: Looking northeast from South Main Street in Conrad, Iowa, with the Phoenix Building housing the Conrad State Bank and a wooden water tower in the background. In 1894, a fire broke out and destroyed nearly every downtown building. The town rebuilt immediately, replacing wood frame structures with brick buildings. Known for its rich black dirt, Conrad claims to be the "Black Dirt Capital of the World. 1916 postmark. Number 108.
Date Created: 1916
PID: grinnell:16986

Title: Birdseye view, Dana, Iowa, Dana, Samuel, Bird's eye view
Description: Aerial view of Dana, Iowa, with a shoe store on the right foreground and a church bell tower in the center background. Dana was incorporated in 1907 and was named after Samuel Dana, a pioneer settler who was a godfather in the project of establishing a trading center in the early days. 1912 postmark. Number 7.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:16214

Title: Blake's Grove Camp, Ackley, Iowa
Description: A view of cabins near a corn field north of Ackley originally a church camp. 1964 postmark.
Date Created: 1964
PID: grinnell:14295

Title: Boat docks and pavillion, Lake Mana[v]a, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Cut-Off Lake, Lake Manawa
Description: Looking northwest at the Pavillion at the Grand Plaza which was built on the North Shore in 1885 with a saloon, restaurant and boardwalk. It was replaced by a dance hall in 1911, which burned down in 1926. The Council Bluffs Country Club can be seen in the background on the left. Lake Manawa was created in 1881 from a Missouri River flood. 1908 postmark. Number A5383.
Date Created: 1908
PID: grinnell:16884

Title: Boat on Crane Creek, Alpha, Iowa, Crane Creek
Description: Tour boat on Crane Creek near Alpha, Iowa. Alpha was founded in 1871. It was named Alpha, the first letter of the Greek alphabet, because it was the first community on Crane Creek. Number 7081. Title supplied by cataloger.
Date Created: 1915
PID: grinnell:14276

Title: Boaters on the Floyd River, Alton, Iowa, Souvenir of Alton, Iowa
Description: Looking at boaters enjoying a day on the Floyd River. The Floyd River is a tributary of the Missouri River, 112 long in northwestern Iowa. It enters the Missouri River at Sioux City and is named for Charles Floyd, a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. 1910 postmark. Number B1101A1. Title supplied by cataloger.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:13649