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Title: (All Cars Stop at Talbott's) Broad St. N. From 4th Ave., Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Transposed photo of trolley (right) onto Broad Street photo. 1912 postmark.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:14365

Title: Arbor Lake, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking southeast at shoreline towards boathouse. Arbor Lake, named for Arbor Day, when hundreds of trees were planted there, was created in 1902 as a storage reservoir to provide soft water for manufacturing firms. 1912 postmark. Number 86.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:14501

Title: Broad Street looking North, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking north on unpaved Broad Street with Central Park on right. 1912 postmark.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:14367

Title: Business is pressing in Grinnell. Too busy to write.
Description: Man and woman dancing with man on box. Small felt banner with Grinnell printed on top. 1912 postmark. Number 14.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:14017

Title: Grinnell High School, Colonia[l] Opera House, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking southwest at the front entrance of the Colonial Theatre. It was built in 1902 at the southwest corner of Fifth Avenue and Main Street. It was used for touring stage plays, special events and Grinnell College productions. The theatre was torn down in 1974. 1912 postmark. Number 13.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:13372

Title: First United Presbyterian Church, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking southwest on corner of Fifth Avenue and State Street. The United Presbyterian Church was built in 1907 and razed in 1977 for the new church. Number 920. Dated October 1, 1912.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:14486

Title: Fourth Avenue, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northwest from Fourth Avenue with high school in foreground. The first Grinnell high school was built in 1904. An addition that expanded the building to include junior high students was completed in 1921. 1912 postmark. Number 16487. It now houses the Grinnell Community Center.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:13811

Title: Grinnell high school debating team 1912, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Six members of the 1912 Grinnell High School debating team: Nelson, McIlrath, Ray, Goss, Smiley, Taylor. 1912 postmark.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:14369

Title: Rinefort's, Morse Building, Grinnell's largest clothier, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking southwest from the corner of 4th Avenue and Broad Street. The Morse Building was constructed in 1889 after the 800 block of Broad Street was destroyed in the 1889 fire. 1912 postmark.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:13529

Title: Rinefort's, Spencer Building, Grinnell's largest clothier, [Grinnell, Iowa]
Description: Looking northeast from Fourth Avenue with bicycles and automobile. The Spencer Building was constructed in 1884 for a sum of $5,768.26. 1912 postmark.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:13558

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