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Gene and John Bartachek
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Description
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From left to right: John and Gene Bartachek on March 30, 2017, after being interviewed for the Poweshiek History Preservation Project oral history program.
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Date Created
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2017
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PID
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grinnell:27172
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George W. Cook to Henry W. Cook, December 13, 1858
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George writes to his brothers about the bond vote for the railroad. He sends money for the purposes of purchasing a deed. He also writes that a vote was taken to move the College from Davenport to Grinnell.
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Date Created
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1858
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PID
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grinnell:12289
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George W. Cook to Sarah E. Cook, February 26, 1859
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George writes to Sarah to discuss the purchase of a deed. Other topics include land, lumber, the Baptist Church, the railroad, and prices of goods.
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Date Created
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1859
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PID
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grinnell:12352
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Grace United Methodist Church
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Images of Grace United Methodist Church, Brooklyn, Iowa, and its predecessors. The first church was a simple frame church built in 1862. The next church was built in 1877, and the current church was built in 1914.
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PID
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grinnell:12861
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Grinnell Granite and Marble Works Receipt
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Description
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Receipt from Grinnell Granite and Marble Works to Luetta Decker, dated March, 1896, in the amount of $12.00 for a marker in Kent Cemetery, Poweshiek County, Iowa.
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Date Created
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1896
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PID
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grinnell:6198
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High School, Brooklyn, Iowa
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Description
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Color postcard view of Brooklyn High School in Brooklyn, Iowa. Card is postmarked October 7, 1910, in Brooklyn, and is addressed to Mrs. Etta Decker, Lea Port, Indiana. Card was published by J.M. Hamilton, Monmouth, Illinois. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-7, Poweshiek County -- Other towns.
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Date Created
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1910
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PID
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grinnell:12818
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Jennie, Anna and Edna Mae
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Description
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Edna Mae Meldrem and Jennie and Anna Otto pose at a family gathering sitting on the running board of an automobile.
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Date Created
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1920
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PID
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grinnell:27256
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John Nathaniel Norris Family
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Description
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The John Nathaniel Norris family of Brooklyn, Iowa, circa 1888. Pictured are Samuel Corwin Norris, Elver Bernette Norris, Alsinda Mae Keysor Norris holding Flora Celia Norris, Jacob (Jake) Martin Norris, Silby Sophronia Norris, John Nathaniel Norris, Elzy Fayette Norris, Grace Deatte Norris, and Martha Lavina Norris. John Norris was a rural mail carrier in Poweshiek County, Iowa, who was blinded during the Civil War.
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Date Created
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1888
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PID
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grinnell:12431
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Julia Annah Pierce Breniman
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Description
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Julia Annah Pierce Breniman sitting in her wheelchair and holding a bouquet of flowers. She was married to Christian D. Breniman on November 17, 1867. They lived in Brooklyn, Iowa, and had 7 children. Mrs. Breniman was confined to a wheelchair due to varicose veins.
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Date Created
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1911
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PID
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grinnell:27268