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Title: Looking east, Akron, Iowa, Akron Opera House
Description: Looking east on Reed Street at the Akron Opera House on the left which also held the land office. The opera house was built in 1905 and is located at 151 Reed Street, Akron, Plymouth County, Iowa and listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Date Created: 1907
PID: grinnell:14287

Title: Looking north on Main Street, Cushing, Iowa
Description: Looking north on Main Street with C.F. Quinn & Son drug store and garage/livery stable on the left and the Farmers Savings Bank on the right. The Farmers Savings Bank which was originally founded in Beaman, Iowa, was later organized under a state charter in 1908. 1915 postmark. Number 8. Title supplied by cataloger.
Date Created: 1915
PID: grinnell:16966

Title: Looking southwest on Main Street, Allerton, Iowa, Farmers National Bank, Dougherty & Merritt, Grocers
Description: Looking southwest at the Farmers National Bank, Dougherty & Merritt, Grocers, and a restaurant in downtown Allerton before the 1927 fire which destroyed six buildings. 1912 postmark. Title supplied by cataloger.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:13459

Title: Main Avenue, Clear Lake, Iowa, Rogers Hotel, Ritz Cafe, Knutson, F.L., Kenyon Real Estate
Description: Looking north down Main Avenue with Rogers Hotel sign, Ritz Café on right along with Dr. Knutson, optometrist, a drug store, and a bakery across the street. Number E-281. Title supplied by cataloger.
Date Created: 1945
PID: grinnell:13545

Title: Main Street Looking East, Dallas Center, Iowa, Brenton, William H., Dallas Center Fire Department, Walnut Street, Brenton Brothers Bank, Loring, J.O.
Description: Looking east on Main Street (now Walnut Street) with the firehouse on the right foreground with bell tower and the Brenton-Richmond Building (built 1901) and the J.O. Loring, Brenton Brothers building (built 1899). In 1881, the first Brenton Bank was organized in Dallas Center by William H. Brenton, a local farmer. Upon the death of their father in 1893, Charles and Clyde Brenton formed a team of Brenton Brothers. On the left is the McLean Building Number 1.
Date Created: 1903
PID: grinnell:16964

Title: Main Street West, Churdan, Iowa, Citizen's Bank, Reporter's office
Description: Looking west at the Churdan, Iowa business district with the Citizen's Bank and what appears to be a shoe store on the left and a sign with Reporter Office on the right. The town of Churdan, Iowa was named for Joseph Churdan, Sr. (Uncle Joe), a local farmer later appointed as the first postmaster. 1907 postmark.
Date Created: 1907
PID: grinnell:14592

Title: Main Street West, Fertile, Iowa, Fertile Mills, Molsberry, W. I.
Description: Looking west on West Main Street at Fertile, Iowa businesses including a dentist office on the right and Fertile Mills in the background. Fertile was founded by William Rhodes, a Canadian who came to Iowa in 1858 and built a mill to process wheat into flour. 1913 postmark. Number 47.
PID: grinnell:14749

Title: Main Street at Baxter, Iowa
Description: Looking south on Main Street in Baxter. Horse and buggy in the street.
Date Created: 1905
PID: grinnell:14212

Title: Main Street east from Ford, Anamosa, Iowa, Stone, E.S., Jeweler, Hartman Buggies & Wagons
Description: Looking east from S. Ford Street at various stores and shops including a tailor shop, jewelry shop, drugstore and more. 1914 postmark. Number 10.
Date Created: 1914
PID: grinnell:13481

Title: Main Street looking north, Aurora, Iowa
Description: Looking north on Main Street. A restaurant is on the left and a hardware/furniture store is on the right. The town of Aurora was officially incorporated on May 25, 1899. 1909 postmark.
Date Created: 1909
PID: grinnell:14479