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Title: Alumni Recitation Hall (ARH)
Description: Looking southeast from Park Street. Dedicated on November 24, 1916, the three-story Tudor-style building with Gothic features was part of a campus-wide modernization effort prompted by rising enrollment. It is the college's general classroom building. 1950 postmark. Number 9631.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13415

Title: Court house, Atlantic, Iowa, Cass County Court House, Cass County Courthouse
Description: Looking northwest at the Cass County Court House. The fourth and final courthouse constructed of Indiana limestone and standing three-stories high cost $119,000. It was dedicated on December 26, 1934. It was one of 10 county courthouses built in Iowa during the New Deal Era as part of the federal Public Works Administration. Located at 5 West Seventh Street, Atlantic, Cass County, Iowa, Listed in the National Register of Historical Places. Number M-424.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13440

Title: Darby Gymnasium, Darby Gym, Darby fieldhouse and mens gymnasium, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast. Darby Gym was constructed in 1942 and razed in 2004. Cost was $125,000. Number 22415N. Series 13.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13457

Title: Don & Irene's Motel, Danville, Iowa
Description: On verso: Don & Irene's Motel was located on Highway 34, 1/2 mile west of Danville, Iowa. Close to restaurant, air conditioned, kitchenettes, open year round, plenty of space. Phone: 4212.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:16208

Title: High school, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast from Fourth Avenue. The first Grinnell high school was built in 1904. An addition that expanded the building to include junior high students was completed in 1921. Number 21160. Series 1. It now houses the Grinnell Community Center.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13812

Title: Karigan's Restaurant, Fourth and Central, Dubuque, Iowa
Description: Looking northwest at a two-story stone building. Brothers Constantine and Theodore and their cousin Andrew Karigan opened Karigan's restaurant in downtown Dubuque in 1940. The exterior and especially the interior of the restaurant featured the popular Art Deco style of the day. Verso says: Karigan's Restaurant, Fourth and Central, One of Dubuque's most popular places to eat. "Good Food is the Secret of our Success". Number 6539.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:16035

Title: Memorial Union, Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa, Iowa State University
Description: Looking southeast at the Iowa State University Memorial Union which was built in 1927-1928 as a memorial to those who lost their lives in World War I. Located at 2229 Lincoln Way, Ames, Story County, Iowa.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13769

Title: Gates Hall, Mens dormitory, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast. Gates Hall bears the name of Grinnell's second president, George Augustus Gates, who led the College from 1887 through 1900. Number B-149.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13845

Title: Quaker Oats Company, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, American Cereal Company, North Star Mill, Pepsico, Cedar River, Red Cedar River
Description: Looking southeast from the Cedar River at the Quarker Oats Plant. In 1873, the Stuart family from Canada and the Higley and especially the Douglas family from Cedar Rapids established an oatmeal mill (initially known as the North Star Mill). The company later adopted the name American Cereal Company and by the 1890s began to produce a product line known as "Quaker Oats". The Cedar Rapids Quaker Oats plant established its own skyline of manufacturing buildings and became one of the largest in the nation. 1950 postmark. Number 4B-H1575. Series P5.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13420