Search results | Digital Grinnell

Title: Aerial View of Broad Street Looking South
Description: Aerial view looking south on Broad Street from Fifth Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa, probably in the late 1950s.
Date Created: 1955
PID: grinnell:11898

Title: Baling Hay
Description: Harry Ryan baling hay in the mid-1950s in Chester Township, Poweshiek County, Iowa. He is driving an orange Allis-Chalmers tractor equipped with an umbrella, and it is pulling a hay baler. Barns, outbuildings and a windmill are visible in the background.
Date Created: 1955
PID: grinnell:29796

Title: Bartlett Hall, women's dormitory, Iowa State Teacher College, Cedar Falls, Iowa, University of Northern Iowa, State College of Iowa, Iowa State Normal School
Description: Looking north at Unit 1 of Bartlett Hall which was named in honor of Moses Willard Bartlett. Professor Bartlett was a member of the first faculty of the Normal School in 1876. Unit 1 was completed in 1915. Located at West 23rd Street, Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, Iowa. Number 5C-K520.
Date Created: 1955
PID: grinnell:13581

Title: Birthday Party for Jim Sanders
Description: Children attending a birthday party for Jim Sanders circa 1955 in Grinnell, Iowa. The photo was taken at 1411 6th Avenue in Grinnell. Back row, left to right: Gary Johnson, Jim Sanders, Jerry Schalinske, Dennis Stowe. Front row, left to right: Benny Brown, Randy Demaro, Jeff Phelps, Jean Sanders.
Date Created: 1955
PID: grinnell:20218

Title: Blair Hall, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa -- 15
Description: Postcard view of Blair Hall on the Grinnell College campus in Grinnell, Iowa. Postcard number 22418N published by E.C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin. From Joanne M. Bunge's Grinnell College student scrapbook, 1952-1956.
Date Created: 1955
PID: grinnell:12969

Title: Blair Hall, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa 35101
Description: Postcard view of Blair Hall on the Grinnell College campus in Grinnell, Iowa. From Joanne M. Bunge's Grinnell College student scrapbook, 1952-1956.
Date Created: 1955
PID: grinnell:12968

Title: Carson Motel, on hi-way 92, Carson, Iowa, Carson Motel on Highway 92
Description: Looking north at a one-story building with a café sign on the left.
Date Created: 1955
PID: grinnell:14146

Title: Cedar Rapids Barber College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Moler Barber College, Iowa Barber College, Cedar Rapids School of Barbering and Hairstyling, American College of Hairstyling
Description: An interior view of the college.The American Colleges of Hairstyling were originally founded as Moler Barber Colleges in 1899 in Des Moines and 1900 in Cedar Rapids, making them two of the oldest schools in the nation. The Cedar Rapids school was renamed the Cedar Rapids School of Barbering and Hairstyling in 1950 and renamed the American College of Hairstyling in 1991. On verso: Cedar Rapids Barber College, 218 1st Street, S.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa. You are cordially invited to visit our college. Investigate the advantages of the barber profession. Let us tell you about our supervised student work. Bring this card with you, and receive free of charge a very informative booklet "Your Hair and its Care". Ladies Haircuts Free. Number 8527B.
Date Created: 1955
PID: grinnell:13381

Title: Cedar River, between Cedar Falls and Waterloo, Iowa, Red Cedar River
Description: Looking at the Cedar River recreation area and beach with ferris wheel. The Cedar River is a tributary of the Iowa River, which flows to the Mississippi River. The Cedar River takes its name from the red cedar (Juniperus virginiana) trees growing there, and was originally called the Red Cedar River by the Meskwaki Indians. Number 5C-K522.
Date Created: 1955
PID: grinnell:14142

Title: Christmas Greetings 1955
Description: 1955 Christmas greeting card with portrait, from W.B. and Clara E. Wilson in Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection 182, Drummond Club.
Date Created: 1955
PID: grinnell:21059