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Title: Larsen's Motel
Description: Color postcard of Larsen's Motel, which was one mile east of Grinnell, Iowa, on Highway 6, in the 1950s and 1960s. Mr. and Mrs. Don Larsen, owners and operators. Photo, art work and produced by Douglas R. Smith, Washington, D.C. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-2, Grinnell Buildings.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:11642

Title: Main Street between Commercial and 4th
Description: View of the west side of Main Street between Commercial Street and 4th Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa, in the mid-1950s. Duffy's Tavern (829 Main St.), established 1957, is on the right; P & M Cafe (825 Main St., run by Peg and Merl Masteller) is at the left. 827A Main Street is Rawlings TB Barber Shop. 827B Main Street was F&R Used Furniture in 1959 and C.H. King Used Furniture in 1962. Grinnell Feed and Grain is in the background at the left. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-2, Grinnell Buildings.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:6475

Title: Marian Dunham and Mr. Thompson
Description: Marian Dunham, librarian at Stewart Library in Grinnell, Iowa, watches as Mr. Thompson works on repairs to the Children's Room in the basement of the library, circa 1950. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-1, Stewart Library.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:6457

Title: Men's Dormitory, Grinnell, Iowa -- 23
Description: Postcard view of the men's dormitories at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa. The view looks across Ward Field to the northwest with the Gates-Rawson tower visible on the left and Cowles Hall visible to the right. Postcard published by E.C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-3, Grinnell College.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:11800

Title: Outside the Strand
Description: Young man and young woman standing outside the Strand Theater in Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-2, Grinnell Buildings.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:6489

Title: Post Office, Grinnell, Iowa 878
Description: Postcard view of the post office in Grinnell, Iowa on the southeast corner of 5th Avenue and Broad Street. Published by L.L. Cook Co., Milwaukee, Wis. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-1.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:6257

Title: Post Office, Grinnell, Iowa -- 3
Description: Postcard view of the U.S. Post Office in Grinnell, Iowa, on the southeast corner of 5th Avenue and Broad Street. Postcard published by E.C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-1.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:6356

Title: Rock Island Freight Depot
Description: View of the Rock Island railroad freight depot which was located on the northeast corner of the intersection of West Street and the railroad tracks in Grinnell, Iowa. The tower on top of the building was where the signal man manually controlled all electronic crossing systems during the daylight hours. This depot was said to be the highest point on the Rock Island tracks between Council Bluffs and Omaha. A Rock Island Motor Transit truck is visible in the background. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-5, Views of Grinnell.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:12294

Title: Smith Funeral Home
Description: View of the Smith Funeral Home at 1103 Broad Street in Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-2, Grinnell Buildings.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:12924

Title: Stewart Library
Description: View of Stewart Library, Grinnell, Iowa. Bushes in front, modern front doors, possibly taken about 1950. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-1, Stewart Library.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:6455