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Title: Chevrolet Order from Hagen Bros
Description: Order form from Hagen Bros, Grinnell, Iowa, for one Chevrolet sport sedan, dark green, to be delivered as soon as possible to Raymond Pilgrim, of Grinnell, Iowa. The salesman was C.L. Pilgrim, Raymond's brother. Dated March 31, 1934 with a total price of $774.10.
Date Created: 1934
PID: grinnell:30022

Title: County Farm Bureau Dues Receipt
Description: Receipt from the Poweshiek County Farm Bureau (Iowa) to R.S. Pilgrim for membership dues for calendar year 1940 in the amount of $10. Dated January 4, 1940
Date Created: 1940
PID: grinnell:30028

Title: Cyclone Wreckage General View, Looking West
Description: A black and white photograph of the wreckage from the Grinnell Cyclone of 1882, looking west. A soldier appears to be on duty and two men can be seen surveying the damage. The photograph appears to be one panel of a stereograph card that has been removed from the cardboard backing of the stereograph. It is titled "25 General View, looking west."
Date Created: 1882
PID: grinnell:26644

Title: Des Moines General Hospital Receipt
Description: Receipt from Des Moines General Hospital to Estell Pilgrim for $10 for surgical clinic, dated July 8, 1932.
Date Created: 1932
PID: grinnell:30023

Title: Elon Raffety Civil War Discharge Papers
Description: Elon Raffety's discharge papers from the 21st Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Captain Davis Greaves Company, dated July 15, 1865, at Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Elon Raffety moved to Poweshiek County in 1881, settling at Westfield, where he lived until 1893, when he moved to Grinnell.
Date Created: 1865
PID: grinnell:27204

Title: Letter from Chicago Producers Commission Association
Description: Letter to Raymond S. Pilgrim of Grinnell, Iowa, from the Chicago Producers Commission Association dated September 19, 1930. The letter is from the Cattle Department and is addressed to those who are feeding steers. It discusses factors in the market and the effect on prices. Contains statistics on the number of carloads of cattle, hogs and sheep that were handled. Includes envelope.
Date Created: 1930
PID: grinnell:30046

Title: Letter from Estel Pilgrim to his Mother
Description: Letter to Lillie Carter Pilgrim of Grinnell, Iowa, from her son, Estel Pilgrim dated November 7, 1934, in Ames, Iowa. Estel, a student at Iowa State, talks about homecoming, work, his budget, his grades, and his classes.
Date Created: 1934
PID: grinnell:30044

Title: Letter from Iowa Live Stock Marketing Corporation
Description: Letter to Raymond S. Pilgrim of Grinnell, Iowa, from the Iowa Live Stock Marketing Corporation of Des Moines, dated September 1, 1934. The letter informs that the hog operations of the corporation will be suspended on or before October 1, 1934, based on the recommendations of C.G. Randell. A summary of Randell's report is enclosed which recommends that concentration point operations be returned to local associations and that there is "very little hope for the organizations at Grinnell and Harlan. Includes envelope.
Date Created: 1934
PID: grinnell:30045

Title: Letter to the Lillie Pilgrim from her Father
Description: Letter to Lillie Carter Pilgrim of Grinnell, Iowa, from her father, Clayton Estell Carter, dated October 1, 1926. The letter is written on the letterhead of City Garage, Ladysmith, Wisconsin, which was run by Mr. Carter's brother, Charles. Mr. Carter is visiting his brother and talks about their fishing trips. Includes envelope.
Date Created: 1926
PID: grinnell:30038

Title: Poweshiek County Corn-Hog Control Association Appeal Letter
Description: Letter from H.L. Dieterich on behalf of the Poweshiek County Corn-Hog Control Association to Raymond Pilgrim dated July 3, 1934. The letter concerns the allotment of hogs produced in 1932.
Date Created: 1934
PID: grinnell:30050