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Earlham Academy, Earlham, Iowa
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Looking at a three-story brick and stone building with bell tower. The Earlham Academy was established in 1892 by Quakers. Number 12.
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grinnell:16808
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Eddyville views, Eddyville, Iowa, Eddyville Toll Bridge, Des Moines River, Walnut Street looking east, Grant Cowley Building, Iowa Central Railroad Bridge, Iowa Central Depot
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A multiview of Eddyville: 1. Looking west from Main Street at a lost Howe pony truss bridge over the Des Moines River built in 1853 and replaced in 1885 by Stone, Boomer and Boyington of Davenport, Iowa. 2. Walnut Street looking east including the Grant Cowley building built in 1890 on the left. Grant Cowley (1864-1918) was an early founder and mayor of Eddyville, Iowa. 3. The Iowa Central Railroad Bridge was a lost Howe through truss bridge over the Des Moines River build in 1886 and replaced 1901. 4. Looking southwest at a railroad employee standing in front of the Iowa Central Depot. Eddyville, Iowa was founded by Jabish P. Eddy in 1841 before Iowa became a state. It was a place for trade with the Indians and for pioneers to provision and ford the Des Moines River. Number 61460.
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grinnell:15558
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Eddyville views, Eddyville, Iowa, Iowa Central Depot, Wagon Bridge, Eddyville Bridge, Des Moines River, Walnut Street looking west, Baptist Church, Faith Community Church
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A multiview of Eddyville: 4. Looking southwest at the Iowa Central Depot or Eddyville Depot. 5. Looking northwest at the Eddyville Bridge with a couple men on horseback and others walking across the bridge over the Des Moines River. 6. Looking west on the corner of Walnut Street and South Third Street. 7. Looking southeast from North Third Street at a two-story wooden building. Eddyville, Iowa was founded by Jabish P. Eddy in 1841 before Iowa became a state. It was a place for trade with the Indians and for pioneers to provision and ford the Des Moines River.
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grinnell:15557
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Elkhorn College, Elkhorn, Iowa, Danish Lutheran College, Elkhorn Lutheran High School and College
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The Elkhorn Lutheran High School and College was established in 1878 to "help young folk coming over here from the fatherland, Denmark, to obtain such an instruction as weould qualify them for their professions or work in this country". The instruction was given in Danish and English. The main building was destroyed in a fire in 1910 and a new building dedicated the same year. The college was discontinued in the 1950s.
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grinnell:16789
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Greetings from Earlville, Iowa, Northern Avenue, Methodist Episcopal Church, Illinois Central Depot, Hotel corner, Earlville schools, Congregational Church, Street scene
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Looking at a greeting card with 7 postcard photos of the Methodist Episcopal Church built in 1866 and destroyed by fire in 1916, looking north on Northern Avenue, looking west at a train pulled up at the Illinois Central Depot in Earlville, Iowa, hotel corner north of the railroad tracks in Earlville, Earlville was one of the first consolidated school districts in Delaware County, and the Congregational Church built in 1859. 1911 postmark. Number 1017.
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grinnell:16922
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H.W. Emeny Auto Company, Eldora, Iowa, Emeny, Harry W.
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Looking southeast at the three-story brick Wisner Building built in 1912 by Reed & Stern from St. Paul, Minnesota. The building was named after Gilman H. Wisner and it held the H.W. Emeny Auto Company. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
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grinnell:16795
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High school building, Durant, Iowa, Durant High School
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Looking north at a three-story brick building. Durant was first named Brayton after its founder Benjamin Brayton. The name was later changed to Durant after Thomas C. Durant, one of the pioneers of the Transcontinental Railroad and an individual who contributed the bulk of funds needed to build the town's first public school. 1912 postmark.
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grinnell:16818
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July 4, 1907 celebration, Elgin, Iowa, Elgin Concert Hall, Elgin IOOF Lodge, Order of the Eastern Star Lodge
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Looking east on Center Street at a July 4 parade. The Elgin Block, built in 1872, included the Elgin Concert Hall (on right), the Elgin Lodge, IOOF No. 220, and the Order of the Eastern Star Lodge. 1907 postmark.
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grinnell:16919