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Chapel, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
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Description
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Looking northeast. Constructed in 1907 at a cost of approx. $20,000, Herrick Chapel was designed to house the college's religious services and to serve as a general purpose large auditorium which seats 700. Carnegie Library in background. 1909 postmark. Number 931.
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1909
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grinnell:13796
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Crocker School, Des Moines, Iowa
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Looking southwest at two children in the foreground with the Crocker School in the background. The school was built in 1870 and demolished ca. 1962. It was named after Marcellus Monroe Crocker, a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and prominent lawyer in Des Moines, Iowa. 1909 postmark. Number 48.
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1909
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grinnell:16929
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Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, Administration Building, Old Main
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Looking northeast at the front entrance of Drake University's Administration Building, now known as Old Main. Drake University was founded in 1881. The architectural style is High Victorian Gothic. Old Main is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and located at 2507 University Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. 1909 postmark.
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Date Created
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1909
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grinnell:18535
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Elliott's Business College, Burlington, Iowa, Elliott's School of Shorthand, Elliott Business College, Hedge Building, Johnson-Rasmussen Building, Orchard City Business College
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Looking southwest at a three-story Victorian Gothic commercial style building built in the 1880s and made of limestone, brick, slate roof and terra cotta. "Elliott's School of Shorthand" is located on the left side of the building facing North Fourth Street. There is a book store, "Wonder Market" and Bijou on the building facing Jefferson Street. The building was designed by architect Charles A. Dunham to be a showplace for the city. Between 1880 and 1913, a business college (Orchard City Business College, later called Elliott's Business College) occupied the second and third floors of the corner portion. Elliott's Business College was founded by George W. Elliott and was the successor to Burlington Commercial College and Burlington Business College, which operated from 1856. It is located at 401 Jefferson Street, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, and is listed in the Natonal Register of Historic Places. 1909 postmark.
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Date Created
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1909
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PID
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grinnell:13460
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Evangelical Lutheran Church, Section of Main Street., M.E. Church, Methodist Episcopal Church, Creamery, Greetings from State Center, Iowa
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Montage of State Center: Evangelical Lutheran Church, Section of Main Street, M.E. Church, Creamery, Main Street, Catholic Church, Public school, Presbyterian Church. 1909 postmark.
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Date Created
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1909
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grinnell:13341
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High school, Adair, Iowa
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Two story brick building with bell tower. 1909 postmark. Number 589. Series 4.
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1909
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grinnell:14292
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High school, Belle Plaine, Iowa, North Side School
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Two story brick building. In 1880 the North school building was put up at a cost of $16,000. William Young of Marshalltown did the brick work and roofing and L. Wallace and Son did the carpenter work. 1909 postmark.
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Date Created
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1909
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grinnell:14197
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High school, Dayton, Iowa
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The Dayton High School was completed in 1920 and the auditorium was added in 1939. 1909 postmark.
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Date Created
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1909
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grinnell:16188