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Title: Aerial view of Banker's Life, Des Moines, Iowa, Principal Financial Group, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Cathedral Church of Saint Paul
Description: Looking northwest. Verso says: Aerial view of Banker's Life, 4 of Des Moines, Iowa's 193 churches, the Telephone Building and Television towers looming in the background. St. Paul's Episcopal Church is circled in red. Number 65696.
Date Created: 1945
PID: grinnell:16166

Title: Bankers Life Company, home office building, Des Moines, Iowa, Principal Financial Group
Description: Looking northeast from High Street. Verso says: The Bankers Life Company, established in 1879 by Edward Temple, a pioneer Iowa banker in the best life insurance company west of the Mississippi River. Located at 711 High Street, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. 1947 postmark. Number 0B-H565.
Date Created: 1945
PID: grinnell:14680

Title: Beach at Methodist Camp, Clear Lake, Iowa
Description: People swimming with a sign that reads "This Beach Closed to All Swimmers After Dark". The area is now the Bell Harbor Homeowners Association, but it once consisted only of cabins owned by various Methodist churches in Iowa. Number H-233.
Date Created: 1945
PID: grinnell:14042

Title: Beauty spot, Clear Lake, Iowa
Description: Serene spot on the Clear Lake viewed from a boat dock. Number M-511.
Date Created: 1945
PID: grinnell:14043

Title: Business section, Calmar, Iowa, George A. Bucheit Stores, Frana Opera House, Olympic Theatre, Flaskerud & Korbel Hardware Store
Description: Looking southeast at downtown Calmar, Iowa, with a gazebo in the center, George A. Bucheit Stores far left, Frana Opera House, the Olympic Theatre and The Flaskerud & Korbel Hardware Store. Number B477.
Date Created: 1945
PID: grinnell:14156

Title: Come to Clear Lake for real sport and rest, Clear Lake, Iowa
Description: Spectators at the sailboat race at Clear Lake, Iowa. Number B-755.
Date Created: 1945
PID: grinnell:14041

Title: Commonwealth Apartment Hotel, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Commonwealth Senior Apartments
Description: Looking southwest towards the entrance of the interior of the lobby in the Commonwealth Apartment Hotel and the inset is looking northwest into the courtyard. It was built in 1925 as an extended-stay hotel, the building features arched doorways and windows, black marble baseboards and elaborate decorative columns. The building now features 84 newly renovated apartments and is used for senior living. Located at 1400 2nd Avenue, SE, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. Number 32077N.
Date Created: 1945
PID: grinnell:14128

Title: Court house, Decorah, Iowa, Winneshiek Court House, Winneshiek County Courthouse
Description: Looking southwest at the courthouse with the Civil War soldier monument shown on the left. This is the second courthouse in Decorah designed by architects Kinney & Detweiler and constructed by O.H. Olson contractors. The building, located at 201 West Main Street, Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa, was completed in 1904 at a cost of $125,000 and is listed in the National Register of Historical Places. Number P208.
Date Created: 1945
PID: grinnell:16182

Title: Jasper County Court House, Jasper County Courthouse, Court house, Newton, Iowa
Description: The courthouse was completed in 1911 at a price of approximately $140,825 and built of Bedford (Indiana) limestone, lined with brick. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Number B-190.
Date Created: 1945
PID: grinnell:13500