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Anna Marie Stewart
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Description
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A portrait of Anna Marie Bush Stewart (1826-1908), wife of Joel Stewart. She is shown wearing a hairband, a white scarf, a chained necklace, and earrings.
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Date Created
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1880
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PID
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grinnell:23220
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Annie Williams Woomer Turner
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Description
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A black and white photograph of Annie Williams Woomer Turner. She is shown posing in a fur coat and large, round hat with a lace fringe and flowers. The back of the photograph has the following statement: "Me in the lovely fur coat Carl sent me at Grinnell Iowa. Everyone admired it, -- was so glad forme [sic]." The photograph is printed on a postcard. Carl was one of her three sons.
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Date Created
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1910
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PID
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grinnell:23254
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Title
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Davis School Teachers, circa 1920
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Description
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A black and white photograph of what we assume are Davis School teachers. The photograph includes seven women, who are identified on the back of the photograph, one of whom includes Lizzie Davis, the namesake of the school. From the left: Ethel Trotter, Ina Sprague, Bertha Smith, Vesta Atkinson, unknown, Ms. Daggett, Lizzie Davis.
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Date Created
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1915
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PID
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grinnell:26624
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Ethel M. Stewart home
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Description
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Black and white photograph of the Ethel M. Treat Stewart home at 1007 Spring Street in Grinnell. Ethel and her two daughters, Mildred and Ellen, are visible out front.
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Date Created
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1910
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PID
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grinnell:26642
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Title
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Fannie R. Buchanan
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Description
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Black and white photographic portrait of a smiling Fannie R. Buchanan (1875-1957), an active member of 4H and composer (along with Miss Lena Parish) of several nationally recognized 4H songs. In 1942 she received a citation from the USDA for outstanding contribution to rural culture. She was a 1984 Iowa Women's Hall of Fame Honoree for the music projects she conducted for the Iowa State College Extension Service which touched Iowans in nearly every county in the state.
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Date Created
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1910
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PID
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grinnell:23263
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Title
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Ina Sprague
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Description
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Black and white photograph of Ina Sprague (1891-1979), lifelong resident of Grinnell. Ina was principal of the Davis School for 28 years until her retirement in 1956.
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Date Created
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1940
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PID
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grinnell:23255
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James H. Bonesteel and Alice Brent Bonesteel
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Description
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Black and white photograph of a couple, James H. Bonesteel and his wife Alice Brent (according to written inscription). James is dressed in a black suit, and Alice is wearing a dark-colored dress with a lace collar. This photograph was rescued from a donor in Michigan who found it in an antique shop. The photographer was Eckhardt, in Grinnell, but we don't know anything else about the couple.
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Date Created
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1890
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PID
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grinnell:23282
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Leila Mabel Williams
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Description
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Black and white photograph of Leila Mabel Williams (1880-1909) at age 18 wearing a dark-colored dress with a high collar and ruffles on the left side. "Sister Babe 18 yrs" is written on the back of the photograph.
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Date Created
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1898
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PID
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grinnell:23280
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Title
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Margaret Kiesel and audience
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Description
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Black and white photograph of crowd listening to Margaret Kiesel (1908-1987) read the biography of Rose Stoops in front of the Grinnell Historical Museum on Rose Stoops Day. Rose Stoops stands to Margaret's left in the photo.
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Date Created
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1981
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PID
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grinnell:26650
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Marian Alice Williams
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Description
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Black and white photographic print of Marian Alice Williams (1853-1926) wearing a dark dress with a high white collar, mounted to presentational cardboard. Marian Alice Cook was born in Oneida, New York and came to Poweshiek County when she was two years old. She married Civil War veteran William Calvin Williams (1847-1928) on 12/31/1872 and was a member of the WRC, the New Country Club, and the Methodist Church.
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Date Created
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1900
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PID
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grinnell:23251