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Title: 1001 Broad Street, Anor Scott building, Northwest corner of Fifth Avenue and Broad Street, Southwest corner of Third Avenue and Elm Street
Description: Details of the building that first stood near what is now the northwest corner of the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Broad Street.
Date Created: 1854
PID: grinnell:3262

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: Farm Bureau Fun Night, Farm Bureau Spirit Song
Description: Program for the Poweshiek County Farm Bureau Fun Night. Lists the cast of the play, "The Nervous Wreck," and includes the text of the Farm Bureau Spirit Song.
Date Created: 1935
PID: grinnell:30031

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: Grinnell Area Rural Schools
Description: Inventory of Grinnell, Iowa, area rural schools conducted in 1958. Information for each school includes a picture of the school, teacher's name (if school is operating), location, general condition of the building, furniture and fixtures, and features of the yard or lawn. Includes schools from Chester, Grant, Malcom, Sheridan and Washington Townships in Poweshiek County, and Richland and Rock Creek Townships in Jasper County.
Date Created: 1958
PID: grinnell:6007

Title: Horse-drawn wagon, Fourth Avenue
Description: Photograph of a horse-drawn wagon carrying two men south of Fourth Avenue. The Eagle Block building (1879), recognizable by the eagle sculpture atop its pediment, is visible in the background.
Date Created: 1880
PID: grinnell:3303