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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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Brooklyn Hatchery and Produce Receipt
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Description
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Receipt from Brooklyn Hatchery and Produce to Wallace Breniman for hens, roosters, and ducks. Dated Nov. 10, 1944.
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Date Created
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1944
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PID
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grinnell:27263
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Title
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C.&N.W. R.R. Yards after tornado, May 21, 1918, Boone, Iowa, Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Yards
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Description
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Building remains after the May 21, 1918 tornado in Boone, Iowa. Six deaths were reported. Boone sustained the greatest monetary loss, probably $500,000, half of which was caused by the partial destruction of the Chicago & Northwestern's division shops. The storm area at Boone was confined to the extreme eastern edge of the city, about three blocks in width and nearly 10 blocks long. The storm was confined to the poorer section of the city and among those injured were railroad laborers living in box car bunk houses. 1919 postmark. Number 5.
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Date Created
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1919
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PID
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grinnell:13886