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Title: Gym, Charles City College, Charles City, Iowa, German-English College, German-English Normal School, Gymnasium
Description: Two-story wooden building. Sponsored by the Northwest German Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, the German-English College was built in 1892. The name of the college was changed to Charles City College in 1894. The college fielded teams in football and basketball, included a women's basketball team in 1914. The college was open until 1914 when it merged with Morningside College in Sioux City. 1912 postmark. Number R-21634.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:13843

Title: High School, Aurelia, Iowa
Description: A-U-R-E-L-I-A, That's the way to spell it, Aurelia Aurelia, That's the way to yell it.--t.p. verso. A.H.S. at top left and inlay photo of two-story wooden high school which was built in 1883 torn down in 1922. 1910 postmark.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:14467

Title: High School, Gowrie, Iowa, Gowrie High School
Description: Looking at the front entrance to a two story brick and stone building. 1911 postmark.
Date Created: 1911
PID: grinnell:15868

Title: High school building, Avoca, Iowa
Description: Two story brick & stone high school building with bell tower. A combination gymnasium and auditorium, a library, a large study room, and five additional classrooms totalling $69,000 were added in 1926.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:14225

Title: High school building, Cherokee, Iowa, Lincoln High School
Description: Lincoln High School was built in 1895 at a cost of $20,000 on the corner of Main and First Street. It was built with Sioux Falls granite that was brought in by train. The building was razed in 1960. 1912 postmark.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:14088

Title: High school building, Durant, Iowa, Durant High School
Description: Looking north at a three-story brick building. Durant was first named Brayton after its founder Benjamin Brayton. The name was later changed to Durant after Thomas C. Durant, one of the pioneers of the Transcontinental Railroad and an individual who contributed the bulk of funds needed to build the town's first public school. 1912 postmark.
PID: grinnell:16818

Title: High school building, Fairfield, Iowa, Fairfield High School
Description: Picture of Fairfield High School. Located on West Briggs Street between 3rd and 4th Streets, it was built in 1912 at a cost between $50,000 and $60,000. The building burned down on April 22, 1938. Number 26171 N. Series .
PID: grinnell:16774

Title: High school building, Fonda, Iowa, Fonda Community High School
Description: Looking northeast at the Fonda High School which was built in 1907. It was destroyed in a fire in 1927, rebuilt in 1928, and razed in 2015. 1908 postmark.
Date Created: 1908
PID: grinnell:15960