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Title: Birdseye view looking east, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Cedar Rapids Post Office and Federal Building, Cedar Rapids Business College
Description: Looking east on 2nd Avenue SE with the Cedar Rapids Post Office and Federal Building on the right and the Cedar Rapids Business College shown in the background. The post office and federal building was constructed in 1895 at a cost of $100,000 and renovated and enlarged in 1906 at a cost of $215,000 by James Knox Taylor, supervising architect of the United States Treasury. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The Cedar Rapids Business College was constructed in 1911 and located on the corner of Second Avenue and Fifth Street. 1915 postmark. Number 74.
Date Created: 1915
PID: grinnell:14138

Title: East side Main Street, Clarksville, Iowa, Butler County State Bank, H.W. Kitchen, Groceries, Masonic Hall
Description: Looking southeast at the Masonic Hall with the Butler County State Bank and H.W. Kitchen on the corner. The Butler County State Bank was established in 1871 and founded by Lewis Slimmer. It went out of business in 1933 during the Great Depression. Number 4.
Date Created: 1915
PID: grinnell:14063

Title: East side Main Street, Searsboro, Iowa, J.H. Powell
Description: Looking northeast at the J.H. Powell grocery store and drug store on Main Street.
Date Created: 1915
PID: grinnell:18250

Title: Farmers Savings Bank, Cushing, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast at the Farmers Saving Bank which was originally founded in Beaman, Iowa, and was later organized under a state charter in 1908. Number 7. Title supplied by cataloger.
Date Created: 1915
PID: grinnell:16965

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: Main Street, Doon, Iowa, J.J. Achatz General Store, Achatz, John J.
Description: Looking south at Main Street in Doon, Iowa, with the J.J. Achatz General Store, a barber shop, a pub, and a meat market. Doon was incorporated in 1892 with founder, H.D. Rice, as its first mayor. 1915 postmark.
Date Created: 1915
PID: grinnell:16065

Title: North Street, Cantril, Iowa, Methodist Church
Description: Looking northeast from North Street towards the Methodist Church in Cantril, Iowa.
Date Created: 1915
PID: grinnell:14150

Title: North side Main Street looking east, Coggon, Iowa, Ware, Milo L., A.F. Pillard Farm Machinery, Standard Oil Company
Description: Looking east at the Milo L. Ware store (foreground) and the A.F. Pillard Farm Machinery building (background). The man in the picture is pulling a horse-drawn Standard Oil Company tank. Coggon was founded in 1857, and had several names (Manhattan, Green's Mill, Nugent's Grove) before Coggon was chosen by Mr. T. Spaulding of England after his cousin William Coggon of England. Number P3.
Date Created: 1915
PID: grinnell:16993

Title: Parade of automobiles, Coin, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast at several automobiles lined up on Main Street. Coin was platted in 1879. The buildings were constructed entirely of wood, and the north side of Main Street burned down completely at the turn of the century. The buildings were soon replaced with red brick. 1915 postmark. Title supplied by cataloger.
Date Created: 1915
PID: grinnell:16992