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Catholic school, Early, Iowa, Sacred Heart School
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Description
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Looking at a three-story brick schoolhouse in Early, Iowa, built in 1913 at a cost of $14,000. The school offered a 12-year course and the Sisters of Mercy from Wilkes-Barre, Penn., came to teach and lived in the living quarters on the third floor of the school. Number 5.
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PID
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grinnell:16012
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Chicago & North Western Train Wreck, April 23, 1908, De_Witt, Iowa, Silver Creek
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Description
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Several men are standing in front of a train wreck. On April 23, 1908, southwest of DeWitt, Iowa, at Silver Creek, flooding weakened a bridge and gave way to stock train 132 where an engine and 17 cars of cattle fell into the water. Three crewmen perished in the wreck.
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Date Created
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1908
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PID
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grinnell:16184
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Title
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Cooper School, Grinnell, Iowa
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Description
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Looking north at the front of Cooper School which was built in 1889 and named in honor of Colonel S.F. Cooper, one of the first teachers in Grinnell who was also a Commandant of the Grinnell Troops in the Civil War. The building was closed in 1974 and sold to Grinnell College. The building was was razed in 1983. 1915 postmark.
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Date Created
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1915
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PID
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grinnell:14509
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Title
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Cross Roads Motel, De Witt, Iowa, Cross Roads Tourist Court, Best Western, Duncan Hines, AAA
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Description
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Looking north at the Cross Roads Motel located at 326 Eleventh Street, De Witt, Clinton County, Iowa. Verso says "Phone 107, 35 units, U.S. Highways 30 and 61, Best Western, AAA, Duncan Hines". The motel was named for the crossroads of Highways 30 and 61 and is part of the historic Lincoln Highway. Number 2C-H427.
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Date Created
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1952
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PID
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grinnell:16075