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Title: 1008 High Street, H. W. Williams residence
Description: Photographs of the house at 1008 High Street, built sometime before 1861. The family home of H. W. Williams, it later was converted to student apartments.
Date Created: 1861
PID: grinnell:3255

Title: 827 Broad Street, Johnson & Wadsworth Drug Store
Description: Photograph of the Johnson & Wadsworth Drug Store and other Broad Street businesses before the 1889 fire. A tailor shop was located at 825 Broad, and a two-story confectionery at 831 Broad. A delivery wagon for Preston & Proctor Groceries is visible at far right.
Date Created: 1880
PID: grinnell:3297

Title: 904 High Street, Charles R. Morse residence, Jan and Jacque Anderson residence, Sharp Lannom II residence
Description: Photograph of the frame house at 904 High Street, built in 1894 for Charles R. Morse. When Morse tired of his house at 531 Park Street, he moved uptown and built this mansion.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:3260

Title: Aerial view of Commercial District, Aerial view of Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Photograph taken by Billy Robinson from his monoplane. In this southeast view, Broad Street is on the left. The Armory is at the bottom left corner, with the Cornerstone Building next door, to the east.
Date Created: 1916
PID: grinnell:3291

Title: Broad Street alley after 1882 cyclone, Cyclone of 1882
Description: Photograph of a section along Broad Street alley following the cyclone of 1882. The view is northeast from Main Street toward Broad Street. At left, Charles H. Spencer is standing in the rubble of the large garage belonging to his house at 1120 Main Street.
Date Created: 1882
PID: grinnell:3292

Title: Building Road in Iowa
Description: Jacob Martin ("Jake") Norris, with paper in his hand, stands with a road building crew in Poweshiek County, Iowa. Numerous teams of horses and mules hitched to road building equipment are working on a steep hill.
Date Created: 1900
PID: grinnell:12471

Title: Eighth Grade Rural Commencement
Description: Program for the eighth grade commencement exercises for the Poweshiek County, Iowa, rural schools held on Sunday, May 27, 1934, at the Montezuma High School auditorium. The program includes a list of names of graduates arranged by township. Emma P. Denham was the county superintendent of schools.
Date Created: 1934
PID: grinnell:12459

Title: First Schoolhouse in Sugar Creek Township
Description: First schoolhouse and the first scholars of the first term of Sugar Creek Township, Poweshiek County, Iowa. From left to right: Levi McDowell, James Stanley, John English, Mrs. John Baker, Mrs. Sam Stewart, and Mrs. John English. The school was built in 1851 and the first teacher was Mr. Jack McDowell. Photo by Dr. John Souter; taken about 1898. Drake Community Library Archives. Oversize photos.
Date Created: 1898
PID: grinnell:6062

Title: George W. Cook and Electa C. Cook to Sarah E. Cook, February 8, 1858
Description: Electa writes of how she misses Sarah and remembers good times together. George writes of their dog, Caper, and mentions crops.
Date Created: 1858
PID: grinnell:11881

Title: George W. Cook and Electa C. Cook to Sarah E. Cook, October 23, 1859
Description: Electa writes about how she misses the family, asks for news of family members, and gives updates on those in Iowa. George writes that the College railroad business are completed.
Date Created: 1859
PID: grinnell:12391