Looking east with the power plant in the background. There is a JCPenney store on the right and a hotel on the left. "The stores on Main Street are modern and attractive. Alert, well-maintained enterprises make up the business district of Ames."--t.p. verso. Number 24291N. Series 10.
Lake Laverne is a man-made lake near Iowa State University originally built in 1914-1915 and re-built in 1933. There have been white swans on the lake since 1935. Number 16.