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Bank Buildings, Collins, Iowa, Exchange State Bank
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Description
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Looking south on Main Street at the Exchange State Bank on the left with a train passing through in the background. The Exchange State Bank was established in 1902.
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Date Created
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1910
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PID
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grinnell:16260
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Title
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Bob's Tip-Top Restaurant, Ames, Iowa, Tip Top Lounge, Bob's Tip Top Lounge
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Description
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"Restaurant at Junction of U.S. Highways 30 and 69, Ames, Iowa."--t.p. verso. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jones opened Bob's Tip Top Sandwich Shop in 1949, a popular restaurant along the Lincoln Highway. It was later purchased by Jim Overturg, who dropped the Bob from the name and transformed it into a lounge. It is now a popular hangout for both college students and Ames residents. Located at 201 E Lincoln Way, Ames, Story County, Iowa. 1955 postmark.
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Date Created
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1955
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PID
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grinnell:14253
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Title
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C.N.W. Depot, Colo, Iowa, Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Depot, Colo, Iowa
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Description
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Looking east at a train arriving at the depot. The C&NW was the dominant railroad in Story County for 130 years and provided the first “modern” form of transportation in the County. People traveled by rail and most commerce became dependent on the railroad. In the 1950s, highway transportation overtook rail as the primary means of moving people and goods. The railroad flourished and floundered over its 130-year history until April 1995 when it was acquired by the Union Pacific Railroad. 1911 postmark.
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Date Created
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1911
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PID
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grinnell:14688
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Title
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Colo Cabin Camp at junction of Hi-Ways 30 & 65, Colo, Iowa, Colo Motel, Colo Cabin Camp at junction of Highways 30 & 65, Colo, Iowa
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Description
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Looking northeast at a one-story motel. Throughout most of the 1920’s, Charlie Reed allowed travelers to pitch tents on open land at this site. Beginning in 1928, however, that camping space was filled by the Colo Cabin Camp, which was also known by the late 1940’s as the Colo Motel, the sole name used after the mid-1950’s. This was an early use in Iowa of the term “motel,” a contraction of “motor hotel.” Connoting “modern,” this new word originated in California and quickly spread across the country after World War II. The motel has been recently remodeled and is now in use for those in need of a night’s stay. Number 5122.
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Date Created
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1945
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PID
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grinnell:16991
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Title
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Congregational Church, Ames, Iowa, Ames United Church of Christ, United Church of Christ Congregational
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Description
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Looking at the church corner of Sixth Street and Kellogg Avenue. The Congregational Church in this photo was the second church built on this site in 1900 and has been renovated several times. The church adopted the name United Church of Christ-Congregational in 1957 when the national Evangelical and Reformed Church and the Congregational Christian churches merged. Located at 217 6th Street, Ames, Story County, Iowa. 1909 postmark.
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Date Created
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1909
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PID
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grinnell:13618
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Title
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High school, Ames, Iowa
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Description
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The older part of the high school (on left with five chimneys) was built in 1881-82. The eight-classroom addition on the right was built around 1900. In July of 1937, it was razed in preparation for the new high school building. 1913 postmark.
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Date Created
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1913
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PID
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grinnell:14456
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Title
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Main Street, Ames, Iowa, Cooley & Jones
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Description
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Looking west on Main Street at street trolley tracks. Cooley & Jones Harness shop is on the left. Title supplied by cataloger.
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Date Created
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1920
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PID
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grinnell:13874
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Title
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Main Street, Ames, Iowa
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Description
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Looking east with the power plant in the background. There is a JCPenney store on the right and a hotel on the left. "The stores on Main Street are modern and attractive. Alert, well-maintained enterprises make up the business district of Ames."--t.p. verso. Number 24291N. Series 10.
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Date Created
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1950
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PID
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grinnell:14254