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Title: Venetian Ball Room, Hotel Savery, Des Moines, Iowa, Savery Hotel, Savery III, Renaissance Des Moines Savery Hotel
Description: Looking at the Venetian Ball Room located on the second floor of the Savery Hotel which displayed influences of Mediterranean Revival architecture on its design. The hotel is an eleven-story limestone and brick building that rises 140 feet (43 m) above the ground. H.L. Stevens & Co. designed the current 233-room hotel in the Colonial Revival style and it was the third Savery Hotel to be built in Des Moines, opening in 1919. It was later rebuilt in 1930 and renovated extensively in 1999 and in 2016-2017. Located at 400 Locust Street, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa and listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Number 1748.
Date Created: 1925
PID: grinnell:16857

Title: Veterans' Memorial Auditorium, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast at the Vets Memorial Auditorium which opened on February 1, 1955 and was named to honor the World War II veterans of Polk County. It is located at 833 5th Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Number P15932.
Date Created: 1955
PID: grinnell:16869

Title: View in Union Park, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: View of benches in the park with a woman and children walking in the background. 1912 postmark.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:18888

Title: Views of Iowa State Fair and Davidson's Store, Des Moines, Iowa, S. Davidson & Bros., Exposition Building, Livestock Pavilion
Description: Iowa's Largest Furniture Store, S. Davidson & Bros., People's Furniture Store. Photos include: Corner of Main Floor, Furniture Display, Walnut Street Building; Main Exposition Building of Iowa State Fair containing Davidson's Special House Furnishing Exhibit; Corner of Carpet Room in Walnut Street Building; Stock Pavilion, Iowa State Fair. The D. Davidsons & Bros. was founded by patriarch Saul Davidson which expanded throughout Iowa and was purchased by Younkers in 1948 who ran the furniture business as a separate entity until the 1970s. The Iowa State Fair and Exposition Grounds Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The S. Davidsons & Bros. store was located at 412 Walnut Street, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. 1906 postmark.
Date Created: 1906
PID: grinnell:16087

Title: Walnut Street at night, Des Moines, Iowa, Davidsons, Lyric Theater, Mandelbaums
Description: Evening view of Walnut Street looking west at Davidsons on the left and the Lyric Theater and Mandelbaum's on the right. 1911 postmark.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:18902

Title: Walnut Street at night, Des Moines, Iowa, Lyric Theater, Mandelbaums
Description: Evening view of Walnut Street looking west at the Lyric Theater and Mandelbaum's on the right. 1910 postmark.
Date Created: 1911
PID: grinnell:18901

Title: Walnut Street, looking west from Fourth Street, by Night, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Evening view of Walnut Street looking west at the Kirkwood Hotel and Davidsons on the left and Willmers, the Lyric Theater, Johnsons, and Mandelbaum's on the right. Number R-21031.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:16874

Title: Winners in Iowa State Fair, $1000 Saddle Horse Stake, Des Moines, Iowa, Iowa State Fairgrounds
Description: Looking at 10 men on horseback. The Iowa State Fair was one of a circuit of five of the largest fairs which was formed to make up a big saddle horse stake amounting to about $6,500. It was believed that it would attract saddle horse men throughout the entire county as it was the best circuit offering saddle horse stakes that had ever been formed. Number R-57025.
Date Created: 1915
PID: grinnell:16930