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827 Broad Street, Johnson & Wadsworth Drug Store
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Description
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Photograph of the Johnson & Wadsworth Drug Store and other Broad Street businesses before the 1889 fire. A tailor shop was located at 825 Broad, and a two-story confectionery at 831 Broad. A delivery wagon for Preston & Proctor Groceries is visible at far right.
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Date Created
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1880
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PID
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grinnell:3297
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Broad Street alley after 1882 cyclone, Cyclone of 1882
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Photograph of a section along Broad Street alley following the cyclone of 1882. The view is northeast from Main Street toward Broad Street. At left, Charles H. Spencer is standing in the rubble of the large garage belonging to his house at 1120 Main Street.
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Date Created
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1882
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PID
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grinnell:3292
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Central Park after 1889 fire, Fire of 1889
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Description
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Photograph of the downtown district after the fire in June 1889, which destroyed everything between Broad and Main streets, from the railroad tracks to Fourth Avenue. This view, looking southeast across the rubble to Broad Street and Central Park, shows the temporary huts built by merchants to house the post office, bank, and other businesses.
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Date Created
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1889
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PID
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grinnell:3288
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Title
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Fire of 1889
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Description
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Photograph of the damage to the business district, seen northeast across the railroad to the Congregational Church, caused by the 1889 fire. In 1891 another fire destroyed the center of the block to the north.
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Date Created
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1889
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PID
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grinnell:3304
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Fire of 1889
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Description
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Photograph of damage to the business district caused by the fire of 1889. The view is northeast across the railroad to the Congregational Church; Central Park is on the right. As a result of the fire, the City Council set up a fire zone and forbade the use of wooden awnings. The width of Commercial Street, which varied, also was made uniform.
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Date Created
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1889
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PID
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grinnell:3317
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Title
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Horse-drawn wagon, Fourth Avenue
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Description
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Photograph of a horse-drawn wagon carrying two men south of Fourth Avenue. The Eagle Block building (1879), recognizable by the eagle sculpture atop its pediment, is visible in the background.
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Date Created
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1880
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PID
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grinnell:3303