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Title: Outing Club, Davenport, Iowa
Description: In the early 1890s the Rev. A.M. Judy of First Unitarian Church saw a need for a place for the young people of his congregation to gather for recreation and sporting activities. He enlisted the support of the Unity Club and they found that the estate of J.D. Brewster on Brady Street near Central Park, now Vander Veer Botanical Park, was available. The house would serve as a clubhouse and the grounds were large enough to support tennis and a variety of field sports. A larger clubhouse was required and a Colonial Revival structure was built at the turn of the century. It included dining rooms, smoking and billiard rooms, a reading room and a ball room. A fire destroyed the building in April 1905, but it was rebuilt and opened in July of the same year. The club has continued to grow over the years and it has expanded its facilities and activities. It is located at 2109 Brady Street, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. 1911 postmark.
Date Created: 1911
PID: grinnell:18456

Title: Public school building, Arispe, Iowa, Arispe Public School
Description: Two story wooden building with bell tower. Arispe Public School was established in 1905 at a cost of $3,000. 1911 postmark.
Date Created: 1911
PID: grinnell:13926

Title: Public school, Gilman, Iowa
Description: Two story brick and stone public school building in Gilman, Iowa. 1911 postmark.
Date Created: 1911
PID: grinnell:14412

Title: St. Mary's Church, Alton, Iowa, Saint Mary's Catholic Church, St. Mary's Catholic Church, Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church
Description: Looking southwest at the Catholic church made of Romanesque architecture and pressed brick and stone with two towers of the same height. The church was constructed in 1908, and Martin Heer from Dubuque was the architect. It is located at 609 10th Street, Alton, Sioux County, Iowa. 1911 postmark. Number 3.
Date Created: 1911
PID: grinnell:13550

Title: State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking east at the Iowa Capitol building with the Pioneers of the Territory monument (1892) designed and completed by Karl Gerhardt for a cost of $4,500 in the foreground. The building was completed in 1886 at a cost of $3,296,256, and, and at the time, was the only five-domed capitol in the country. It is located at 1007 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 1911 postmark. Number 3812.
Date Created: 1911
PID: grinnell:16090

Title: Stevens Beach Souvenir Stand, Okoboji Lake, Arnolds Park, Iowa, Lake Okoboji
Description: Souvenir stand advertising "parking, popcorn, peanuts, papers, posts and periodicals", cottages for rent, and a soda fountain on the way to Stevens Beach at Lake Okoboji. 1911 postmark.
Date Created: 1911
PID: grinnell:13746

Title: Stock Pavilion at Iowa State Fair Grounds, Des Moines, Iowa, Iowa State Fairgrounds, Livestock Pavilion
Description: Looking west at the 47,000 square foot Livestock Pavilion which was built in 1902, the first masonry building constructed at the fair. The Iowa State Fair and Exposition Grounds Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 1911 postmark. Number R-21028.
Date Created: 1911
PID: grinnell:18777

Title: Street scenes, Colo, Iowa, Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Depot, Looking south on Fourth Street, Church of God, Colo Methodist Episcopal Church
Description: Montage of 5 street scenes and a train arriving at the station. The bottom right scene is looking south on Fourth Street with the Colo Methodist Episcopal Church on the right. The wooden church first belonged to the Church of God and was purchased and remodeled by the Methodist Church in 1886. 1911 postmark.
Date Created: 1911
PID: grinnell:14687

Title: Taylor County Court House and jail, Bedford, Iowa, Taylor County Courthouse
Description: Looking northeast at the three-story, Richardsonian Romanesque style building. The courthouse was completed in 1893 at a cost of $38,810. E.M. Ellison, Architect. Allen H. Chaffie, Builder. It is made of pressed brick and Bedford limestone. Located at 405 Jefferson Street, Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa. Listed in the National Register for Historic Places. The sheriff's office and jail are in the brick building to the right of the courthouse. 1911 postmark. Number 163.
Date Created: 1911
PID: grinnell:13624

Title: Window Display Leader Store, Gowrie, Iowa, Peters' Shoes
Description: Store window view selling Peters' Shoes, ribbons and a new line of silks. 1911 postmark.
Date Created: 1911
PID: grinnell:16913