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Title: 1325 West Street
Description: Three views of 1325 West Street in Grinnell, Iowa. The house was built by Ed Bohstedt in 1952. View 2 shows the home during the March 1959 blizzard.
Date Created: 1952
PID: grinnell:21183

Title: 1953 Corvette, Grinnell Centennial Parade
Description: Van Wechel Motor Sales drives a 1953 Corvette in the Grinnell Centennial parade. Band members in uniform line the street behind it. The Corvette was introduced by General Motors in 1953. Van Wechel Motors was located at 1013 Broad Street. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous Photographs. Collection #17, Box #4.
Date Created: 1954
PID: grinnell:28728

Title: 913 Eighth Avenue, 913 8th Avenue
Description: Doris and Ray George's 1960 Christmas card with a wintertime view of their house at 913 Eighth Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa. The picture was taken the year before.
Date Created: 1959
PID: grinnell:11760

Title: 920 Park Street
Description: Two views of Nora Harbour's house at 920 Park Street in Grinnell, Iowa, on September 30, 1950. Hazel Tish's apartment was in the front upstairs. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-2, Grinnell Buildings.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:12927

Title: Ann Bohstedt and friends
Description: Ann Bohstedt (third from left) and Ruth and Willard Wells (second and first on left) and friends.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:21167

Title: Arnold's Shoes, Grinnell Centennial Parade
Description: The Arnold's Shoes entry in the Grinnell Centennial parade was a decorated go-cart or piece of riding yard equipment. Other entries in the picture include a pickup truck with a variety of traffic signs and a red tractor pulling a float in the shape of a birthday cake. Arnold's Shoes was located at 803 Fourth Avenue. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous Photographs. Collection #17, Box #4.
Date Created: 1954
PID: grinnell:28738

Title: Avis Crockett at the Switchboard
Description: Avis Crockett at the switchboard in Grinnell, Iowa, in the early 1950s.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:17369

Title: Bailey Park School Fourth Grade 1958/1959
Description: Class photo of the fourth grade class at Bailey Park School in Grinnell, Iowa, in 1958/1959. Lavina Osborn was the teacher. Top row, left to right: Miss Osborn, Dennis Whannel, Judy Kerr, Connie Walraven, Kelly Chady, Carolyn Wilson, Joan Whitcomb. Second row, left to right: Diane DeMeulenaere, Lance Wilson, Carol Jensen, Jim Sanders, Dodie Duncan. Third row, left to right: Betty Peak, Mary Warlet, Karen Strovers, Diana Jones, Janeen Thompson. Fourth row, left to right: Judy Haptenstal, Jerry Schalinske, Linda Bittner, Vicki Elliot, Robert Thornton. Fifth row, left to right: Mickey Reavis, Geoffrey Wozny, Markijean Pawlak, Dick Postels, Gary Johnson. Bottom row, left to right: Grace Haage (Bailey Park school principal), Greg Puls, Betty McHenry, Ron Van Wechel, Mike Green, Erin Petersen.
Date Created: 1959
PID: grinnell:20212

Title: Bell Tower and Steeple of Old Stone Church
Description: Black and white photograph showing head-on view of bellhouse and steeple of the Old Stone Church (First Congregational Church). The portion of the church adjacent to the tower is in ruins, with rubble strewn across the ground. Two people stand atop the tower. Several figures and a car (possibly a Hudson Hornet) are visible in the foreground.
Date Created: 1952
PID: grinnell:23238

Title: Ben's Tire Shop
Description: Ben's Tire Shop in Grinnell, Iowa, in the 1950s. The shop, a Goodyear dealer, was run by Benjamin P. Tarleton.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:12032