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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: Lubbers Memorial Fountain, Riverview Park, Clinton, Iowa
Description: The fountain was dedicated on November 11, 1934, in memory of John Albert Lubbers, a Clinton businessman, and civic leader. Two large pumps supply 400 gallons of water a minute to the fountain. Number 0B-H1947.
Date Created: 1940
PID: grinnell:14431

Title: M.E Church, Colfax, Iowa, Colfax Methodist Episcopal Church, First Methodist Episcopal Church, Methodist Episcopal Church
Description: Looking southwest at the corner entrance of the Colfax Methodist Episcopal Church. It was completed in 1878 costing about $2,400 and is located at 7 South Locust Street, Colfax, Jasper County, Iowa. 1940 postmark. Number 17191.
Date Created: 1940
PID: grinnell:13461

Title: M.E. Church, Bloomfield, Iowa, Methodist Episcopal Church, United Methodist Church
Description: The building was completed in 1901 at a price of $13,000. It was made of brick above a stone foundation, trimmed with Louisiana white limestone. Number B-316.
Date Created: 1940
PID: grinnell:13571

Title: Maytag Company, Newton, Iowa
Description: The wash[ing] machine center of the world.--photo verso. The Maytag Washing Machine Company was established in 1907. Number 22379N. Series 16. Title supplied by cataloger.
Date Created: 1940
PID: grinnell:13977

Title: Methodist Church, Cherokee, Iowa, First Methodist Church, St. Paul's United Methodist Church
Description: Looking southeast at a two-story brick building built and dedicated on February 21, 1915. By congregational vote, the name of the church was changed from “First Methodist Church” to “St. Paul’s Methodist Church” in 1947. The church is located at 531 W. Main Street, Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa. Number 24162-5.
Date Created: 1940
PID: grinnell:13561

Title: Methodist Episcopal Church, Dows, Iowa, Dows United Methodist Church
Description: Looking northwest at a three-story brick and stone church built in 1872. Dows, Iowa (originally named Otisville) was established in 1880 and named for a railroad contractor.
Date Created: 1940
PID: grinnell:16061

Title: Oak Lodge, Bellevue State Park, Bellevue, Iowa
Description: The Oak Lodge was constructed in the late 1920’s by the Bellevue Country Club which oversaw a nine hole golf course adjacent to the park. In 1929, the Board of Conservation took over the Oak Lodge which was available to the public by reservation. In 1972, a new lodge was constructed on the Nelson Unit to replace the old Oak Lodge which, because of its age and deterioration, was not feasible for renovation (it was destroyed by fire in 1973). Number 9105.
Date Created: 1940
PID: grinnell:14181

Title: Overlooking the Mississippi River, Bellevue State Park, Bellevue, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast at the Mississippi River and Bellevue, Iowa, from a hand-constructed stone wall located in Bellevue State Park. Number 9523.
Date Created: 1940
PID: grinnell:14182

Title: Post office, Creston, Iowa, Creston Post Office
Description: Looking northeast at a Georgian Revival, Beaux Arts building, designed by James Knox Taylor, Supervising Architect of the United States Department of the Treasury, built in 1901. It housed the post office on the main floor and a federal courtroom on the second floor. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The post office has subsequently been relocated to a more modern building, and this building has been converted into commercial space located at 281 North Maple Street, Creston, Union County, Iowa. Number B415.
Date Created: 1940
PID: grinnell:16969