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Title: Arbor Lake, Grinnell, Ia.
Description: Color postcard view of sailboat on Arbor Lake in Grinnell, Iowa. Postcard addressed to Miss Mattie Kelty, Chicago Heights, Ill. Postmarked January 18, 1906. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-1.
Date Created: 1906
PID: grinnell:6262

Title: Arbor Lake, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking east at shoreline with sailboat and 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. 1906 postmark. Number 132.
Date Created: 1906
PID: grinnell:14498

Title: Barracks, Fort Des Moines, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking northwest at several housing units for army officers who attended the Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School established in 1901 on 640 acres, several miles south of downtown Des Moines. In 1917 the first officer candidate class of African Americans in US military history, trained at Fort Des Moines, and received commissions. Also in 1917 a training camp for black medical personnel began, and in 1918 the fort was used for the treatment of World War I casualties. In 1933-34 it was used as a Civilian Conservation Corps camp. With the entry of the United States into World War II, the fort was used as a training center for women, for service in the Army's Women's Army Corps. After the war, the fort housed veteran soldiers for a time, and was turned over to the city in the early 1950s. Much of the original 640-acre base was sold off for development as the city grew. A number of the fort's buildings still stand, mainly on the southern and eastern edges of the parade ground. These buildings, including barracks, quarters, and stables, are now used for a variety of civic and commercial purposes. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. 1906 postmark. Number 1749.
Date Created: 1906
PID: grinnell:16758

Title: Batchelors Quarters, Fort Des Moines, Des Moines, Iowa, Bachelors Quarters
Description: Looking north at a housing unit for army officers who attended the Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School established in 1901 on 640 acres, several miles south of downtown Des Moines. In 1917 the first officer candidate class of African Americans in US military history, trained at Fort Des Moines, and received commissions. Also in 1917 a training camp for black medical personnel began, and in 1918 the fort was used for the treatment of World War I casualties. In 1933-34 it was used as a Civilian Conservation Corps camp. With the entry of the United States into World War II, the fort was used as a training center for women, for service in the Army's Women's Army Corps. After the war, the fort housed veteran soldiers for a time, and was turned over to the city in the early 1950s. Much of the original 640-acre base was sold off for development as the city grew. A number of the fort's buildings still stand, mainly on the southern and eastern edges of the parade ground. These buildings, including barracks, quarters, and stables, are now used for a variety of civic and commercial purposes. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. 1906 postmark. Number 24.
Date Created: 1906
PID: grinnell:16161

Title: Blair Hall, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking north. Blair Hall was constructed in 1882-1886, razed in 1961. Cost was $37,200 excluding grading and landscaping. 1906 postmark.
Date Created: 1906
PID: grinnell:14542

Title: Grinnell College, Carnegie Hall, Carnegie Library, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast. Carnegie Library was constructed in 1904, costing $50,000 excluding stacks and moveable furnishings. Funded by a $50,000 grant from Andrew Carnegie. Title supplied by cataloger.
Date Created: 1906
PID: grinnell:13436

Title: Center School
Description: Miniature photo of Center School, Grinnell, Iowa, pasted on a card with the words, "Old H.S. Building" and "Thanksgiving Day '06." Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-2, Grinnell Buildings.
Date Created: 1906
PID: grinnell:6500

Title: Central Park, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking north from Third Avenue at park and church. 1906 postmark.
Date Created: 1906
PID: grinnell:14007

Title: Cong'l Church, 1860-1879, Grinnell, Iowa, Congregational Church, 1860-1879, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Postcard view of the First Congregational Church building in Grinnell, Iowa which served the congregation from 1860-1879. The building to the right is Center School. Front of postcard is inscribed, "From Harry, Dec. 27th '06." A clipping giving the last date of worship in the church is pasted to the verso of the postcard. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-1.
Date Created: 1906
PID: grinnell:6237