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Title: Greetings from Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Color greeting postcard with four views of Grinnell, Iowa, in the shape of butterfly wings. The figure of a woman is in the center. The four views are of: Iowa [Grinnell] College, Stewart Library, Broad Street between 4th and 5th Avenues, and Blair Hall on the Iowa College campus. Postcard published by Brown & Harrington, Grinnell, Iowa. "The PCK Series" is embedded in a drawing of a peacock on the verso. Postcard is addressed to Mrs. Lula Baird, Corwith, Iowa, and is dated May 25, 1909. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-1.
PID: grinnell:6287

Title: Hon. Beth Jenkins
Description: Portrait of Bartholomew "Beth" Jenkins, an early pioneer of Poweshiek County, Iowa. Jenkins ran a lumber yard with Rodney Clark and was also, at various times, a farmer and a teacher. In 1903 he was elected Mayor of Grinnell. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-5, Views of Grinnell.
Date Created: 1903
PID: grinnell:12268

Title: Interior Views of Stewart Library
Description: Interior views of the first floor of Stewart Library in Grinnell, Iowa, probably shortly after its construction in 1901. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-1, Stewart Library.
Date Created: 1901
PID: grinnell:6435

Title: Joel Stewart
Description: Portrait of Joel Stewart wearing a hat and a fur coat. Stewart was a Grinnell farmer and politician who funded the building of the Stewart Library building in 1901. Photo taken by Child Art Studio in 1901. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-2.
Date Created: 1900
PID: grinnell:6427

Title: Mary E. Wheelock
Description: Portrait of Mary E. Wheelock, the first librarian of the Grinnell Free Library. Miss Wheelock was born in Grinnell, Iowa, in 1867, the daughter of Harrison T. and Cynthia M. Wheelock. Photograph by Child. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-2, Stewart Library.
Date Created: 1900
PID: grinnell:6433

Title: Stewart Library
Description: Photograph of Stewart Library in Grinnell, Iowa, probably shortly after it was built in 1901. Norris Livery Stable is visible to the left. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-2, Stewart Library.
Date Created: 1901
PID: grinnell:6431

Title: Stewart Library
Description: View of Stewart Library in Grinnell, Iowa, probably shortly after construction in 1901. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-2, Stewart Library.
Date Created: 1901
PID: grinnell:6434

Title: Stewart Library
Description: View of Stewart Library in Grinnell, Iowa, probably shortly after construction in 1901. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-1, Stewart Library.
Date Created: 1901
PID: grinnell:6436

Title: Stewart Library and the Congregational Church
Description: Postcard view of Stewart Library and the First Congregational Church in Grinnell, Iowa, in the early 1900s. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-1, Stewart Library.
Date Created: 1905
PID: grinnell:6445

Title: Stewart Library and the Congregational Church
Description: Postcard view of Stewart Library and the Congregational Church in Grinnell, Iowa. Card is addressed to Cora Miller at the Hotel Davenport and postmarked September 5, 1908, Grinnell, Iowa; signed by Sadie Gurn. Card was published by S. Langsdorf & Co., New York and produced in Germany. Number S. 1611. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-1, Stewart Library.
Date Created: 1908
PID: grinnell:6447