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Ben's Tire Shop
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Description
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Ben's Tire Shop in Grinnell, Iowa, in the 1950s. The shop, a Goodyear dealer, was run by Benjamin P. Tarleton.
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Date Created
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1950
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PID
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grinnell:12032
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Title
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Betty Haines at the Switchboard
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Description
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Betty Haines at the switchboard in Grinnell, Iowa, in the early 1950s.
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Date Created
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1950
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PID
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grinnell:17368
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Title
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Catherine Haines at the Switchboard
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Description
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Catherine Haines (on the left) at the switchboard in Grinnell, Iowa, in the early 1950s.
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Date Created
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1950
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PID
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grinnell:17370
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Title
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Customer at the Hartwick State Bank
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Description
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Taken in 1952 at the time of the 25th anniversary of the Hartwick State Bank, Vertner Gabriel is the customer and Ken Benda and Lucille Shellenbarger are behind the counter.
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Date Created
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1952
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PID
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grinnell:20628
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Title
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Customers at the Cash Registers in McNally's
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Description
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View of customers in line at the cash registers in McNally's Foods, probably in the 1950s. The cash registers have signs which read, "Watch these figures for change due you! Your change figured automatically!" Cigarette displays are prominent in the checkout lanes.
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Date Created
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1955
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PID
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grinnell:11919
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Title
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Ed and Jim McNally
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Description
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Ed and Jim McNally pictured inside their grocery store in Grinnell, Iowa.
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Date Created
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1950
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PID
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grinnell:11914
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Title
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Everett Armstrong Interview, Voices from the Past
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Description
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Born in Chester Township on January 3, 1917, Everett moved into the city of Grinnell in 1930, where he graduated from Grinnell High School in 1935. After returning from a tour of duty in World War II, he founded Armstrong Electric from which he retired in 1980. He represented the Fourth Ward on the City Council from 1949 to 1951. He and his wife, Phyllis, were the parents of a daughter and a son.
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Date Created
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1992
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PID
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grinnell:23298