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Title: Ralph L. Longley (1892-1980)
Description: A portrait of a young Ralph L. Longley (1892-1900). Ralph was born in 1892, and this picture was taken on June 30th, 1894, when he was two years old. Ralph has short blonde hair with bangs and is wearing a long light-colored dress with a ruffled lace color. He is gazing at the camera and is standing on a fur rug. Directly behind him is a long, floral lace curtain, while further back is a table with several potted plants.
Date Created: 1894
PID: grinnell:21720

Title: Ralph Longley (1892-1980)
Description: Photograph of Ralph Longley (1892-1980) holding his book, "Cabin on the Second Ridge", at a book signing. The book, "Cabin on the Second Ridge," is a loose adaptation of the author's grandmother's life in early Grinnell and Poweshiek County, Iowa as she recorded it in her diary. The names in the book are fictional, but the stories of pioneer life are based on history.
Date Created: 1976
PID: grinnell:23214

Title: Ralph Lyman Longley
Description: Black and white photograph showing a young Ralph Lyman Longley (1892-1980) leaning on a chair, dressed in a coat, short pants, and boots. He looks quite debonair for age 7 or 8.
Date Created: 1900
PID: grinnell:23244

Title: Ralph Lyman Longley
Description: Black and white photographic print (or possibly copy of an ambrotype) showing an adult Ralph Lyman Longley (1892-1980), although there is a question mark after his name on the back. This young man has a wonderful pompadour hairstyle. Ralph was a farmer and author of "Cabin on the Second Ridge."
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:23256

Title: Rose Stoops Day Visitors
Description: A black and white photograph of Pauline DeLong and Mildred Hendrickson in the Grinnell Historical Museum on Rose Stoops Day, September 12, 1981. They are standing in the sun parlor (now the museum office) of the museum. From the left: Pauline DeLong and Mildred Hendrickson.
Date Created: 1981
PID: grinnell:26646

Title: Second Grade, Parker School, Grinnell, Iowa circa 1901
Description: Black and white photograph on cardboard of Bessie Ricker (1879 - 1977) and her class of 2nd grade schoolchildren c. 1901 in front of Parker School in Grinnell, Iowa. Bessie Ricker married Edwin S. Parish in 1903 and was a member of the Grinnell United Methodist Church, teaching Sunday school for many years. The children in the picture are unidentified.
Date Created: 1901
PID: grinnell:23283

Title: Thomas P. Matteson 1821-1890
Description: Portrait photograph of Thomas P. Matteson (1821-1890) at about age 60. Matteson married Alta Ingersoll in 1842 and had two children, Frank L. and Nelle Matteson Fuller. He enlisted in the 36th Illinois Infantry as Fife Major during the Civil War. Additional information on the back of the photograph identifies his children, son Frank L. Matteson and daughter Nelle Matteson Fuller, and grandson Fay Matteson, husband of Mabel Davidson.
Date Created: 1881
PID: grinnell:23213

Title: Viola Williams
Description: Black and white photographic portrait of a young Viola Williams (died age 4 of diptheria), with another child slightly visible to her right. This photo was taken shortly before Viola's death. Her father was Civil War veteran William Calvin Williams (1847-1928). Note on the reverse reads " Viola Maud, my oldest sister just past 4 years old next to me. I was oldest of all 4 of us girls." Attributed to Annie Williams Woomer Turner, grandmother of the donor of the photograph.
Date Created: 1880
PID: grinnell:23278

Title: Wesley Cratty 1896-1950
Description: Wesley Cratty, age about 4. Wesley's blond hair is styled with large curls at the top of his head and at the nape of his neck. He is wearing a dark suit with a very wide, ruffled collar that covers his shoulders. A large bow is tied at his neck. Each sleeve is cuffed in white. His jacket is belted and there are three decorative buttons at the knee of his trousers. He wears high top boots. Studio portrait by Ikenberry Photographer, Newton, Iowa, The photograph has been pasted to a cardboard frame bearing the photographers name and location.
Date Created: 1890
PID: grinnell:21716

Title: Zelma Zentmire Polishing the Kiesel Organ
Description: Miss Zelma Zentmire (1887-1966) polishing the organ donated by the Kiesel family at the Grinnell Historical Museum. She is shown wearing a patterned dress, standing next to a fireplace and holding a bottle of polish in her left hand and a rag with her right. A clock and statue are shown above the fireplace. The Mason and Hamlin organ harmonium, was donated by the Kiesel family. A metal store label on the front of the organ reads "B. R. Potter, Grinnell, IA."
Date Created: 1965
PID: grinnell:23217