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Title
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Adams Street, East from Summit Hotel, Creston, Iowa, Summit House
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Description
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One of the first hotels in Creston, Iowa, the Summit Hotel, was built in 1880 by a stock company composed of Swan & Becker and Colonel Beckwith, among others, and was destroyed by fire in 1896. The hotel owners rebuilt on the same site later that year, but shortly before midnight on December 1916 another fire destroyed the building. The loss was estimated at $200,000 and defective electrical wiring was believed to have caused the fire. Creston centennial card, 1869-1969.
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Date Created
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1914
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PID
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grinnell:16226
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Allison Hotel, Britt, Iowa, Hotel Allison
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Description
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Obscure view of two story wooden building with front porch. The hotel was built in 1897 and destroyed in a fire in 1967. 1914 postmark. Number 1342.
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Date Created
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1914
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PID
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grinnell:14164
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Allison Hotel, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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Description
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Looking at a five-story brick and stone hotel building that once housed the Bishops cafeteria. The cafeteria closed in 1981 and the hotel was demolished in 1983 to create a new parking lot. 1915 postmark. Number 74. Series 189.
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Date Created
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1915
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PID
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grinnell:14137
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Antique car, Donnan, Iowa
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Description
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Looking at a family in a possible 1915 Oldsmobile. Donnan was named in honor of William G. Donnan (1834-1908), who served the area in the House of Representatives from 1871-75. The town's population slowly eroded over the years; by 1990 the population had dropped to 7, and the remaining residents voted to disincorporate. 1916 postmark.
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Date Created
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1916
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PID
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grinnell:16839
