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Drive in Union Park, Des Moines, Iowa
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Description
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View of garden in Union Park which is located at 725 Thompson Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. 1912 postmark. Number 6417.
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Date Created
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1912
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PID
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grinnell:18829
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Title
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Fountain at Greenwood Park, Des Moines, Iowa, Ashworth Park
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Description
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View of a fountain with stone sculpture surrounded by flowers. Greenwood Park was the first official large park in Des Moines purchased by park commissioners in 1894. Located at 4500 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. 1912 postmark.
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Date Created
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1912
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PID
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grinnell:18551
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Iowa State Capitol, from the south, Des Moines, Iowa
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Description
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Looking south at the Iowa State Capitol with what appears to be scaffolding around the main dome in the center and on the left. The building was completed in 1886 at a cost of $3,296,256, and, and at the time, was the only five-domed capitol in the country. The dome of the capitol is gilded with tissue-paper thin sheets of pure 23-karat gold, with a protective layer sealing the gold from the weather, and the top of its finial peak is 275 feet (84 m) above the ground. From its opening during 1884 until 1924, it was the tallest building in Des Moines, and likely the entire state. It is located at 1007 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Number 1.
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Date Created
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1912
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PID
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grinnell:18759
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Iowa State Capitol, from the southeast, Des Moines, Iowa
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Description
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Looking southeast at the Iowa State Capitol with a horse and buggy in the foreground. The building was completed in 1886 at a cost of $3,296,256, and, and at the time, was the only five-domed capitol in the country. The dome of the capitol is gilded with tissue-paper thin sheets of pure 23-karat gold with a protective layer sealing the gold from the weather, and the top of its finial peak is 275 feet (84 m) above the ground. From its opening during 1884 until 1924, it was the tallest building in Des Moines, and likely the entire state. Located at 1007 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, and listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Number 4.
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Date Created
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1912
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PID
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grinnell:18756
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New Post Office, Des Moines, Iowa, Des Moines Post Office
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Description
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Looking southwest at the two-story limestone and granite post office building designed by architect James Knox Taylor and completed in 1910 at a cost of $488,016.67. It was the first federally-sponsored post office in Des Moines specifically designed for only that purpose. Post operations had previously been on the first floor of the "Old Federal Building" at Fifth and Court Avenue (built 1870, razed 1968) beginning in 1870. Postal operations moved from the Walnut Street building in 1971 to a much larger facility at Second and University Avenue. This building is used for county offices. It is located on East Walnut Street and listed in the National Register of Historic Places. 1912 postmark. Number 604.
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Date Created
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1912
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PID
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grinnell:14679
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View in Union Park, Des Moines, Iowa
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Description
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View of benches in the park with a woman and children walking in the background. 1912 postmark.
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Date Created
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1912
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PID
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grinnell:18888