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2322 Olive Street, Cedar Falls, Iowa, Iowa State Normal School Boarding House, University of Northern Iowa
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Description
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Looking northeast at one of many boarding houses used to board Iowa State Normal School students. The students received both room and board at the houses, which were named for their owners. The expenses were comparable to on-campus living. In 1891, the charges were between $3.00-3.50 for a week; in 1912, rent was $2.00-$2.50 per week and meals $3.00-$4.00 per week. Many of the rooming houses still exist today in the College Hill area. Some have been converted into apartments while others are still private residences. Series 732.
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Date Created
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1920
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PID
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grinnell:14143
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72" Indep[endent] Head Wall on Armco Paved Invert Pip under 8' Fill, Iowa Culvert and Pipe Co., Des Moines, Iowa
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Description
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Man standing in Armco Culvert. 1918 ad about Armco Culverts: "'Armco' Iron Culverts cost less per year than any other type of construction you can use to drain railroad tracks or highways. They have been on the market for years and have been installed in all parts of the country — in all kinds of soils — under all imaginable conditions — and they have made good. They last! Made of the most durable of available culvert metals — rust-resisting 'ARMCO' Iron — light, strong, resilient. Easily and quickly installed with ordinary labor, and once in the ground there to stay."
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Date Created
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1930
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PID
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grinnell:16846
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96" installation, the finished job, Iowa Culvert and Pipe Co., Des Moines, Iowa
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Description
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Four men standing in an Armco Culvert. 1918 ad about Armco Culverts: "'Armco' Iron Culverts cost less per year than any other type of construction you can use to drain railroad tracks or highways. They have been on the market for years and have been installed in all parts of the country — in all kinds of soils — under all imaginable conditions — and they have made good. They last! Made of the most durable of available culvert metals — rust-resisting 'ARMCO' Iron — light, strong, resilient. Easily and quickly installed with ordinary labor, and once in the ground there to stay." 1931 postmark.
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Date Created
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1931
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PID
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grinnell:16931
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Aerial Truck, Davenport Fire Department, Davenport, Iowa
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Description
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View of a turn of the century fire truck pulled by 3 horses. The fire service in Davenport began in 1858 with the Hawkeye Volunteer Fire Company. The chief of this volunteer company was Chief Littler, a Civil War veteran who had one arm. In 1882, the City of Davenport established a professional, paid, fire department. They also used volunteers for three years. In 1885 the department became 100% paid professional fire fighters. The first chief of this all paid department was Chief Marsh Noel. By 1905 the City of Davenport could boast of seven pumper companies and two truck companies providing protection. 1910 postmark. Number 136.
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Date Created
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1910
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PID
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grinnell:16959
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Title
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Air view of Council Bluffs, Iowa, Aerial view of Council Bluffs, Iowa, Bayliss Park
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Description
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Looking northeast at an aerial view of Council Bluffs, Iowa. Bayliss Park is in the right-hand corner of the image. Verso: Council Bluffs, located in Southwestern Iowa, near the geographical center of the U.S.A. has a population of nearly 50,000. Its history goes back to 1804 when Lewis and Clark held council with the Indians on the high bluffs overlooking the Missouri River. 1964 postmark.
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Date Created
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1964
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PID
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grinnell:16243
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Title
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Albert, World's Largest Bull, Audubon, Iowa
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Description
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Albert, World's Largest Bull. Built by the Audubon Jaycees, the concrete and steel structure is 30 feet tall, and 15 feet across the horns, and weights 45 tons.--t.p. verso. Located of of U.S. Highway 71 South, Audubon, Audubon County, Iowa. 1969 postmark. Number DT-5011-C.
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Date Created
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1969
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PID
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grinnell:14229
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Title
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Albia hospital, Albia, Iowa, Miner's Hospital, Smith Hospital, Miller, Robert P., Gutch, T.E.
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Description
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Looking at the first hospital in Monroe County which was formed in 1909 at the corner of South Clinton and Second Avenue East. It was a former boarding house owned by Dr. Robert P. Miller. In later years, Dr. T.E. Gutch operated the facility then known as the Miner’s Hospital. This hospital closed during World War I due to a shortage of nursing staff. In 1946, after some reconstruction, the hospital was re-opened by Dr. R.A. Smith and was known as Smith Hospital. Monroe County Residents gradually grew out of the Smith Hospital. In 1952, a new hospital was built and the Smith Hospital closed in 1957. 1908 postmark.
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Date Created
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1908
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PID
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grinnell:14285