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Title: Beautiful State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking east at the Iowa State Capitol building which was completed in 1886 at a cost of $3,296,256, and, and at the time, was the only five-domed capitol in the country. The dome of the capitol is gilded with tissue-paper thin sheets of pure 23-karat gold with a protective layer sealing the gold from the weather, and the top of its finial peak is 275 feet (84 m) above the ground. From its opening during 1884 until 1924, it was the tallest building in Des Moines, and likely the entire state. Located at 1007 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, and listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Number P31092.
Date Created: 1965
PID: grinnell:16871

Title: Bird's-eye view looking down Locust Street from the Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking west from the stairs of the Iowa State Capitol building at Locust Street and downtown Des Moines in the background. The building was completed in 1886 at a cost of $3,296,256, and, and at the time, was the only five-domed capitol in the country. The dome of the capitol is gilded with tissue-paper thin sheets of pure 23-karat gold, with a protective layer sealing the gold from the weather, and the top of its finial peak is 275 feet (84 m) above the ground. From its opening during 1884 until 1924, it was the tallest building in Des Moines, and likely the entire state. It is located at 1007 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Number 107839.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:16145

Title: Greetings from the Iowa State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking east at the Iowa State Capitol building which was completed in 1886 at a cost of $3,296,256, and, and at the time, was the only five-domed capitol in the country. The Weidenmann Project's Centennial Fountain in the foreground was designed by architect John Weidenmann of New York City and completed in 1892. The capitol building is located at 1007 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 1905 postmark. Number 5.
Date Created: 1905
PID: grinnell:16093

Title: Iowa State Capitol by night, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking east at the Iowa State Capitol building at night with the Pioneers of the Territory monument (1892) by Karl Gerhardt in the foreground. The building was completed in 1886 at a cost of $3,296,256, and at the time, was the only five-domed capitol in the country. The dome of the capitol is gilded with tissue-paper thin sheets of pure 23-karat gold with a protective layer sealing the gold from the weather, and the top of its finial peak is 275 feet (84 m) above the ground. From its opening during 1884 until 1924, it was the tallest building in Des Moines, and likely the entire state. Located at 1007 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, and listed in the National Register of Historic Places. 1927 postmark. Number 21030.
Date Created: 1927
PID: grinnell:16876

Title: Iowa State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast at the Iowa State Capitol building which was completed in 1886 at a cost of $3,296,256, and, and at the time, was the only five-domed capitol in the country. The dome of the capitol is gilded with tissue-paper thin sheets of pure 23-karat gold, with a protective layer sealing the gold from the weather, and the top of its finial peak is 275 feet (84 m) above the ground. From its opening during 1884 until 1924, it was the tallest building in Des Moines, and likely the entire state. It is located at 1007 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 1907 postmark. Number 5.
Date Created: 1907
PID: grinnell:16092

Title: Iowa State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast at the Iowa State Capitol building which was completed in 1886 at a cost of $3,296,256, and, and at the time, was the only five-domed capitol in the country. The dome of the capitol is gilded with tissue-paper thin sheets of pure 23-karat gold with a protective layer sealing the gold from the weather, and the top of its finial peak is 275 feet (84 m) above the ground. From its opening during 1884 until 1924, it was the tallest building in Des Moines, and likely the entire state. Located at 1007 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, and listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Number R-57024.
Date Created: 1935
PID: grinnell:16095

Title: Iowa State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking northwest at the Iowa State Capitol building with a miniature Liberty Bell in the foreground presented to Iowa in 1950 by the Federal Department of the Treasury to thank the state for its efforts of the previous ten years in war-bond drives. This symbol of independence appropriately was dedicated on Independence Day by Governor William Beardsley. The bell, cast in Annery-le-Vieux, France, weighs 2,000 pounds. It is located at 1007 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Number P89196.
Date Created: 1965
PID: grinnell:16089

Title: Iowa State Capitol, from the south, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking south at the Iowa State Capitol with what appears to be scaffolding around the main dome in the center and on the left. The building was completed in 1886 at a cost of $3,296,256, and, and at the time, was the only five-domed capitol in the country. The dome of the capitol is gilded with tissue-paper thin sheets of pure 23-karat gold, with a protective layer sealing the gold from the weather, and the top of its finial peak is 275 feet (84 m) above the ground. From its opening during 1884 until 1924, it was the tallest building in Des Moines, and likely the entire state. It is located at 1007 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Number 1.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:18759

Title: Looking west from the Iowa State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking west from the steps of the Iowa State Capitol building with several men in uniform on the left and the city of Des Moines in the background. The building was completed in 1886 at a cost of $3,296,256, and, at the time, was the only five-domed capitol in the country. The dome of the capitol is gilded with tissue-paper thin sheets of pure 23-karat gold with a protective layer sealing the gold from the weather, and the top of its finial peak is 275 feet (84 m) above the ground. From its opening during 1884 until 1924, it was the tallest building in Des Moines, and likely the entire state. Located at 1007 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, and listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Title supplied by cataloger.
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:18755

Title: State Capitol Building, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking east at the Iowa State Capitol building with the Pioneers of the Territory monument (1892) designed and completed by Karl Gerhardt for a cost of $4,500 in the foreground. The building was completed in 1886 at a cost of $3,296,256, and, and at the time, was the only five-domed capitol in the country. It is located at 1007 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 1910 postmark.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:16129