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Title: Greetings from Clarion, Iowa, White Fox Creek
Description: Picturesque view of White Fox Creek located to the east of Clarion, Iowa. 1954 postmark. Number 11719. Series L-19.
Date Created: 1954
PID: grinnell:14072

Title: Helen Blair, Davenport, Iowa
Description: The Helen Blair was built in 1897 in Marietta, Ohio. In July of 1910, the Helen Blair steamboat struck a hidden obstruction in the channel of the Mississippi River causing her to sink in about 7 feet of water. The damage was estimated at $2,500 and she was raised and repaired. The boat was dismantled in 1920. 1911 postmark. Number 594-A.
Date Created: 1911
PID: grinnell:16960

Title: High bridge over Mississippi River, Clinton, Iowa, Clinton-Illinois Wagon Bridge, Clinton High Bridge, Clinton Bridge, Clinton Railroad Bridge, Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Bridge, Mississippi River
Description: The Clinton-Illinois Wagon Bridge in the foreground was a cantilever through truss bridge built in 1892 and "lost" in 1956. It was built by Clinton Bridge & Iron Works. The Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Bridge in the background was a truss bridge that opened in 1909 and still carries approximately 50 trains a day from the Union Pacific Railroad. The cost of erecting the bridge was one million dollars plus. It was built by Detroit Bridge Company. 1907 postmark. Number 15925.
Date Created: 1907
PID: grinnell:13448

Title: Home of "Quaker Oats", Cedar Rapids, Iowa, American Cereal Company, North Star Mill, Pepsico, Cedar River, Red Cedar River
Description: 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. 1908 postmark. Number 22222.
Date Created: 1908
PID: grinnell:13421

Title: Iowa River bridge, Belle Plaine, Iowa, South Bridge
Description: The Iowa River lattice through truss bridge was located just south of Belle Plaine, Iowa. Number E9363.
Date Created: 1905
PID: grinnell:14195

Title: Johnson's Mill and dam, Alpha, Iowa
Description: Johnson's Mill produced flour and was completed in 1870 along with the dam. 1918 postmark. Number 7083. Title supplied by cataloger.
Date Created: 1918
PID: grinnell:14275

Title: Lincoln Highway bridge across Mississippi River, Clinton, Iowa, North Bridge, Lincoln Highway Mississippi River Bridge, Lyons-Fulton Bridge
Description: Built in 1891 with a wooden deck, the Lyons Bridge spanned the Mississippi from Clinton (then Lyons), Iowa to Fulton, Illinois. It was replaced in 1933 with a metal grate (Lincoln Highway Bridge). Number 97585.
Date Created: 1924
PID: grinnell:13585

Title: Lock and Dam no. 13 from lookout tower, Eagle Point Park, Clinton, Iowa, Joyce's Park
Description: Construction began in 1935 and opened May 13, 1938. The Lock & Dam was part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nine-Foot Channel Project (1927-1940) represents the culmination of a 100-year effort to improve the navigability of the upper Mississippi River between the mouth of the Missouri River and Minneapolis, Minnesota. This specific project arose as a response to the farm crisis of the 1920s. Listed in the National Register of Historical Places. Number 0B-H1948.
Date Created: 1940
PID: grinnell:14571

Title: Locust Street Bridge and Municipal Building, Des Moines, Iowa, Walnut Street Bridge, Des Moines River, Des Moines City Hall
Description: Looking southwest at the three-story Beaux Arts style Municipal Building and the Walnut Street Bridge from the Locust Street Bridge. The Des Moines City Hall building (Municipal Building) was designed by Proudfoot and Bird and built by Charles Weitz's Sons Construction Company of Des Moines in 1911. The Walnut Street Bridge is a closed-spandrel arch bridge which was built in 1911 by John Wheeler Construction Company of Geneva, Illinois. Its total length is 503.3 feet. Number 14476. Series 15.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:18778

Title: Looking west along the Walnut Street Bridge, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking northwest at the closed-spandrel arch bridge over the Des Moines River. The bridge was built in 1911 by John Wheeler Construction Company of Geneva, Illinois and Marsh Engineering Company of Des Moines, Iowa. It's total length is 503.3 feet. Verso says: Des Moines, Iowa Looking West Along Walnut St. Bridge in Foreground, Locust St. Bridge in Background Showing Library, Post Office, Equitable Bldg., Television Towers, Hotels Kirkwood, Savery and Brown, YMCA, and Insurance Exchange Buildings. Number 70792.
Date Created: 1945
PID: grinnell:18900