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Title: Des Moines Municipal Airport, Des Moines, Iowa, Des Moines International Airport
Description: Construction of the airport began in 1932 and was completed in 1933 with several upgrades since then. The airport was renamed the Des Moines International Airport in 1986 to acknowledge the presence of a United States Customs Service office at the airport. Verso says: The new modern terminal building constructed at a cost of one million dollars is one of the finest in the United States. Located at 5800 Fleur Drive, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Number 70778.
Date Created: 1965
PID: grinnell:16933

Title: Des Moines River, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking at the west bank of the Des Moines River. 1913 postmark.
Date Created: 1913
PID: grinnell:16134

Title: Down the Des Moines valley, Iowa, Down the Des Moines River valley, Iowa
Description: Looking at the Des Moines River Valley. 1901 postmark. Number 11488.
Date Created: 1901
PID: grinnell:16934

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: 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 located at 2507 University Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. 1909 postmark.
Date Created: 1909
PID: grinnell:18535

Title: Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, Administration Building, Old Main
Description: Looking northwest 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 located at 2507 University Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Number 28.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:18534

Title: East Des Moines High School, Des Moines, Iowa, East High School
Description: Looking east at a four-story stone building built in 1911 and renovated in 2005. When the building first opened, the school board was unable to afford new furniture, because of the enormous cost of its construction. During the first spring of the building's existence, a number of students used whatever vehicles they could provide to haul the furniture from the old building to the new one. Located at 815 East 13th Street, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. 1915 postmark. Number 8913.
Date Created: 1915
PID: grinnell:16158

Title: Elks' Building, Des Moines, Iowa, Elks Lodge
Description: Looking at the entrance to a four-story brick and stone building. Number 1590.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:16157

Title: Entrance to Fort Des Moines, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking at the gated entrance to the Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School 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.
Date Created: 1930
PID: grinnell:16850

Title: First Baptist Church, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking north at the building designed and built on 1894 by Eastman and McLelland. 1909 postmark. Number 41.
Date Created: 1909
PID: grinnell:18543