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Arbor Lake, Grinnell, Iowa
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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.
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Date Created
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1950
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PID
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grinnell:14503
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Arbor Lake, Grinnell, Iowa
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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.
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Date Created
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1950
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grinnell:14494
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Arbor Lake, Grinnell, Iowa
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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.
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Date Created
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1950
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grinnell:14495
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Brooklyn Supreme, world's largest horse, owned by C. G. Good & Son, Ogden, Iowa
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Brooklyn Supreme, world's largest horse. Weight 3200, height 19 1/2 hands, measures 10 ft. 2 in. around the body, wears a 40 inch collar, takes 30 inches of iron to make one shoe, 14 years old, a pure bred Belgain stallion. Owned by C.G. Good & Son, Ogden, Iowa. Exhibitied by Ralph M. Fogleman, Callender, Iowa.
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Date Created
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1950
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grinnell:14034
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Carlson's Cabins, Blencoe, Iowa, Carlson's Cottages
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"On Highway 75, 45 miles south of Sioux City, Iowa. 60 miles north of Omaha, Nebraska. Located out in the open, away from the city; where you may rest or play on large lawn areas and enjoy the quiet and fresh air of the country with every city convenience for your comfort. Cottages are heated in winter and cooled in summer with many large open windows. Friendly service and every comfort is assured our guests." --t.p. verso. 1950 postmark. Number 79163.
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Date Created
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1950
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grinnell:13949
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Grinnell House, 1011 Park Street, Grinnell, Iowa, Carnegie Library, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
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Completed in 1905, the structure was one of the few college libraries funded by Andrew Carnegie, who was principally interested in supporting community libraries. Carnegie was considered outgrown by the 1950s, and in 1959 the books were moved to the new Burling Library. Number 32305. Series 12.
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Date Created
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1950
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grinnell:14388
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St. Mary's Catholic Church, Catholic Church, Grinnell, Iowa
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Looking east on Broad Street. St. Mary's Catholic Church was built in the mid-twenties and dedicated in February 1927. Built in the Romanesque style. Cost was $59,000. Number 11460. Series 18.
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Date Created
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1950
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PID
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grinnell:13642