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Title: Locust Street Bridge and Municipal Building, Des Moines, Iowa, Walnut Street Bridge, Des Moines River, Des Moines City Hall
Description: Looking southwest at the three-story Beaux Arts style Municipal Building and the Walnut Street Bridge from the Locust Street Bridge. The Des Moines City Hall building (Municipal Building) was designed by Proudfoot and Bird and built by Charles Weitz's Sons Construction Company of Des Moines in 1911. The Walnut Street Bridge is a closed-spandrel arch bridge which was built in 1911 by John Wheeler Construction Company of Geneva, Illinois. Its total length is 503.3 feet. Number 14476. Series 15.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:18778

Title: Looking west along the Walnut Street Bridge, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking northwest at the closed-spandrel arch bridge over the Des Moines River. The bridge was built in 1911 by John Wheeler Construction Company of Geneva, Illinois and Marsh Engineering Company of Des Moines, Iowa. It's total length is 503.3 feet. Verso says: Des Moines, Iowa Looking West Along Walnut St. Bridge in Foreground, Locust St. Bridge in Background Showing Library, Post Office, Equitable Bldg., Television Towers, Hotels Kirkwood, Savery and Brown, YMCA, and Insurance Exchange Buildings. Number 70792.
Date Created: 1945
PID: grinnell:18900

Title: New Locust Street Bridge showing Public Library, Des Moines, Iowa, Des Moines Public Library, Des Moines River
Description: Looking west at the historic Des Moines Public Library designed by Des Moines architects Gutterson and Smith in the Beaux Arts style and built in 1903. It was constructed of salmon pink, Minnesota limestone. As seen in this photo, the building originally featured a fountain and stone steps, which were removed in 1955. The building is located at 100 Locust Street, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The Locust Street Bridge was designed by George D. Dobson of Newell, Iowa and built in 1909. It is a closed-spandrel arch bridge with a total length of 447.2 feet. 1910 postmark. Number 607.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:18782

Title: Raccoon River, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast at the Raccoon River which was first documented on the 1814 map by Lewis and Clark. It is a 30.8 mile long tributary of the Des Moines River. It flows generally eastward into Polk County, and joins the Des Moines River just south of downtown Des Moines and is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. 1908 postmark.
Date Created: 1908
PID: grinnell:16858

Title: River front showing New Locust Street Bridge and Municipal Building, Des Moines, Iowa, Des Moines River, Des Moines City Hall, Walnut Street Bridge
Description: Looking southwest at the three-story Beaux Arts style Municipal Building and the Walnut Street Bridge from the Locust Street Bridge. The Des Moines City Hall building (Municipal Building) was designed by Proudfoot and Bird and built by Charles Weitz's Sons Construction Company of Des Moines in 1911. The Walnut Street Bridge is a closed-spandrel arch bridge which was built in 1911 by John Wheeler Construction Company of Geneva, Illinois. Its total length is 503.3 feet. 1913 postmark. Number 6420.
Date Created: 1913
PID: grinnell:18783

Title: Sixth Avenue Bridge, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: The closed-spandrel arch bridge on Sixth Avenue was designed by Edwin Thatcher from New York and built in 1907. In 1965 it collapsed due to bad infrastructure and was replaced in 1966. 1908 postmark.
Date Created: 1908
PID: grinnell:14598

Title: Sixth Avenue Bridge, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: The closed-spandrel arch bridge on Sixth Avenue was designed by Edwin Thatcher from New York and built in 1907. In 1965 it collapsed due to bad infrastructure and was replaced in 1966. 1909 postmark. Number 563.
Date Created: 1909
PID: grinnell:18817

Title: Sixth Avenue Bridge, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: The closed-spandrel arch bridge on Sixth Avenue was designed by Edwin Thatcher from New York and built in 1907. In 1965 it collapsed due to bad infrastructure and was replaced in 1966. 1916 postmark.
Date Created: 1916
PID: grinnell:16132

Title: Thompson's Bend, Union Park, Des Moines, Iowa, Des Moines River
Description: Looking northwest across the Des Moines River from Thompson's Bend. It was named for Andrew McFarland Thompson, a pioneer settler who staked claim to 1400 acres in 1848 along the east side of the Des Moines River between Center Street Dam and Sixth Avenue. 1910 postmark. Number 6445.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:18887