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Title: Alumni Recitation Hall (ARH)
Description: Looking southeast from Park Street. Dedicated on November 24, 1916, the three-story Tudor-style building with Gothic features was part of a campus-wide modernization effort prompted by rising enrollment. It is the college's general classroom building. 1950 postmark. Number 9631.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13415

Title: Business section, Clear Lake, Iowa, Lake Gift Shop, Lake Café, Ray Sandry Real Estate, Gambles, Ward Furniture Store
Description: Looking northeast on Main Avenue in Clear Lake, Iowa, with various store signs such as Lake Gift Shop and Lake Café on the left and Ray Sandry Real Estate, Gambles, and Ward Furniture on the right. Number 2-A252.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13723

Title: Darby Gymnasium, Darby Gym, Darby fieldhouse and mens gymnasium, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast. Darby Gym was constructed in 1942 and razed in 2004. Cost was $125,000. Number 22415N. Series 13.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13457

Title: Don & Irene's Motel, Danville, Iowa
Description: On verso: Don & Irene's Motel was located on Highway 34, 1/2 mile west of Danville, Iowa. Close to restaurant, air conditioned, kitchenettes, open year round, plenty of space. Phone: 4212.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:16208

Title: High school, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast from Fourth Avenue. The first Grinnell high school was built in 1904. An addition that expanded the building to include junior high students was completed in 1921. Number 21160. Series 1. It now houses the Grinnell Community Center.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13812

Title: Karigan's Restaurant, Fourth and Central, Dubuque, Iowa
Description: Looking northwest at a two-story stone building. Brothers Constantine and Theodore and their cousin Andrew Karigan opened Karigan's restaurant in downtown Dubuque in 1940. The exterior and especially the interior of the restaurant featured the popular Art Deco style of the day. Verso says: Karigan's Restaurant, Fourth and Central, One of Dubuque's most popular places to eat. "Good Food is the Secret of our Success". Number 6539.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:16035

Title: Main Street, Ames, Iowa
Description: Looking east with the power plant in the background. There is a JCPenney store on the right and a hotel on the left. "The stores on Main Street are modern and attractive. Alert, well-maintained enterprises make up the business district of Ames."--t.p. verso. Number 24291N. Series 10.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:14254

Title: Memorial Union, Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa, Iowa State University
Description: Looking southeast at the Iowa State University Memorial Union which was built in 1927-1928 as a memorial to those who lost their lives in World War I. Located at 2229 Lincoln Way, Ames, Story County, Iowa.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13769

Title: Gates Hall, Mens dormitory, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast. Gates Hall bears the name of Grinnell's second president, George Augustus Gates, who led the College from 1887 through 1900. Number B-149.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13845

Title: Passenger boat, Clear Lake, Iowa, Miss Clear Lake passenger boat
Description: Looking at the Miss Clear Lake boating tour. From about 1935 to 1955, speedboat rides were a major part of Clear Lake's everyday business during the busy tourist seasons. Number M-515.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:14048