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Title: M.E. Church and Goodnow Hall
Description: Miniature photograph of the M.E. Church at the corner of 5th Avenue and Park Street in Grinnell, Iowa. On the verso is a photograph of Goodnow Hall on the Grinnell College campus. The photo of Goodnow shows the observatory dome which was removed in 1926. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-2, Grinnell Buildings.
Date Created: 1900
PID: grinnell:6501

Title: M.E. Church, Grinnell, Iowa, 928, Methodist Episcopal Church, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Postcard of the Methodist Episcopal Church on the corner of 5th Avenue and Park Street in Grinnell, Iowa. Postcard produced by C.U. Williams Photoette, Bloomington, Illinois. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-1.
Date Created: 1900
PID: grinnell:6193

Title: Mae and Pat Hammond
Description: Portrait of Mae and Pat Hammond, children of Walter and Hattie Child Hammond, taken by Child Studio in Grinnell, Iowa.
Date Created: 1900
PID: grinnell:20436

Title: Main Street, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Postcard view of a group of men standing on Main Street in Grinnell, Iowa. The image on the postcard is reversed. The buildings pictured include 908 Main Street on the east side of Main Street, just north of the intersection of Main and 4th Avenue. There is a horse water trough on the left side of the picture, and a huge mud hole in the middle of the street with a duck (probably a decoy) in it. Velox stamp box on verso. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-1.
Date Created: 1900
PID: grinnell:6354

Title: Manufacturing district, Grinnell, Iowa --1--
Description: Postcard of the manufacturing district in Grinnell, Iowa. The black column in the center of the image was a smoke stack at the Iowa Southern Utilities company that provided steam heat to the college and some of the downtown buildings. The building in the lower left corner of the picture was the One Minute Washing Machine Factory. The Elks Lodge is currently (2015) in that location on the southwest corner of Main Street and Third Avenue. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-3.
Date Created: 1900
PID: grinnell:6167

Title: Martha
Description: Theater program. The Redpath Vawter Management presents, "Martha," an opera in five scenes, by the Aborn Opera Company. Libretto by St. George and Friedrich; music by Friedrich von Flotow. Grinnell, Iowa, High School Auditorium, Monday, Nov. 3. Cast: Ethel Harrison, Estelle Engler, Chester Bright, Frederic Taggart, Chas. D'Altoni, Margery Morrison, Chester Bright. Drake Community Library Archives. Early Theater Productions. Collection #100.
Date Created: 1900
PID: grinnell:6118

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: Mr. Innes and His Band
Description: J.E. Bayer and H.F. Lanphere present Mr. Innes and his Band in combination with scenes from Grand Opera by Grand Opera Artists (not in costume); the whole under the direction of F. N. Innes. Performers: Helene Noldi, Frances Boyden, Edgardo Zerni, Wilhelm A. Xanten, Achille Alberti, S. P. Vernon, Bohumir Kryl, Henry Heidelberg. Drake Community Library Archives. Early Theater Productions. Collection #100.
Date Created: 1900
PID: grinnell:6110

Title: Nelson & Sons Sample Day, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Postcard view of the south side of 4th Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa, between Broad and Main Streets. Nelson & Sons is having a "sample day" and there are half a dozen horse-drawn delivery wagons parked in front of the business. Other businesses visible: Central Garage Company and Vienna Cafe and Restaurant. Postcard by Norton's Photo, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-1.
Date Created: 1900
PID: grinnell:6353

Title: North Broad Street, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Color postcard view of the northwest corner of Broad Street and 6th Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa. The house on the far left is now (2014) Smith Funeral Home. Published by Suhling Company, Chicago, Illinois. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-1.
Date Created: 1900
PID: grinnell:6342