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Title: Grinnell College, A frosty morning on the campus, Grinnell, Iowa, Blair Hall
Description: Looking north. Blair Hall was constructed in 1882-1886, razed in 1961. Cost was $37,200 excluding grading and landscaping. Orignally housed the college chapel, the departments of chemistry, natural science, mathematics, and physics. Number 144.
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:13428

Title: Administration building and Blair Hall, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northwest. Chicago Hall was constructed in 1883, costing approximately $20,000 excluding grading and landscaping. Razed in 1958 to provide space for construction of Burling Library. Blair Hall was constructed in 1882-1886, razed in 1961. Cost was $37,200 excl. grading and landscaping. 1958 postmark. Number 65673. Series G-5.
Date Created: 1958
PID: grinnell:13451

Title: Lattner Auditorium Building, Lattner Building, Alpha and Omega sundial, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking north with Noyce Science Center in the background. The Alpha and Omega Sundial, located outside Bowen Hall of Science, is named for Harriet Gale. She is the late wife of Professor Emeritus of Physics Grant Gale, who has been on the Grinnell College faculty since 1928. --photo verso
Date Created: 1990
PID: grinnell:14378

Title: Arbor Lake, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking east at shoreline with canoers 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. Number 1222.
Date Created: 1905
PID: grinnell:14499

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: Arbor Lake, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast at shoreline with sailboats 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. 1907 postmark.
Date Created: 1907
PID: grinnell:14496

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. 1909 postmark. Number 58.
Date Created: 1909
PID: grinnell:14500

Title: Arbor Lake, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northwest at beach with boaters, swimmers and lifeguard tower. Arbor Lake, named for Arbor Day, when hundreds of trees were planted there on that day, was created in 1902 by damming a small creek k. Number 32304N. Series 11.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:14503

Title: Arbor Lake, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northwest at view of lake through trees. 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. Number 13889. Series 19.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:14494

Title: Arbor Lake, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northwest at beach with boaters, swimmers and lifeguard tower. Arbor Lake, named for Arbor Day, when hundreds of trees were planted there on that day, was created in 1902 by damming a small creek. Number 32304N. Series 11.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:14495