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Title: 1938 Grinnell Automobile Race
Description: Photograph of an automobile race in Grinnell, Iowa, in 1938. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-6, People.
Date Created: 1938
PID: grinnell:13008

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: 1953 Labor Day Parade
Description: Looking north and west from the corner of Fifth Avenue and Broad Street in Grinnell, Iowa, during the 1953 Labor Day Parade. Merchants' National Bank is in the background. The Chamber of Commerce float and a marching band are pictured.
Date Created: 1953
PID: grinnell:20619

Title: 1953 Labor Day Parade Looking West on Commerical
Description: Looking west on Commercial Street from the corner of Broad and Commercial during the 1953 Labor Day parade in Grinnell, Iowa. The entrance to the Park Hotel at 815 Broad Street is visible in the background, as are the storefronts on the north side of Commercial Street. Football players in Grinnell Tiger uniforms are riding on the front of an automobile decorated with a Tiger banner.
Date Created: 1953
PID: grinnell:20624

Title: 20th Reunion of the Grinnell High School Class of 1952
Description: Photo of the 20th reunion of the Grinnell High School class of 1952 held in the Elks Hall in Grinnell, Iowa in 1972. Those identified are front row, left to right: Gordon Felper, Tom Parmley, John Taylor, Larry Lang, Roger Tharp, Larry German, Dean Moyer, Bill Gilbreath, and Neil Johnson. Two faculty members are sitting in the second row, one of whom is Esther Norris. Back row, third from right: Jeanette (Starnes) Lender. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-6, People.
Date Created: 1972
PID: grinnell:13098

Title: True Story
Description: Advertisement for a play about the romance between a male Grinnell College history professor and a female Grinnell College English professor performed at the Colonial Theater in Grinnell, Iowa. Probably 1925. Drake Community Library Archives. Early Theater Productions. Collection #100.
Date Created: 1925
PID: grinnell:6114

Title: Aerial Photo of Grinnell 1967
Description: Aerial photo of downtown Grinnell taken by Dave Heise from a helicopter in July 1967 during Ridiculous Days. This view looks to the southeast. The intersection at the bottom of the image, just to the right of center, is the intersection of 6th Avenue and West Street.
Date Created: 1967
PID: grinnell:6230

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: Barbara Bush in Grinnell
Description: Barbara Bush, former first lady of the United States, was the guest of honor at a luncheon at the Grinnell Country Club in Grinnell, Iowa, in 1984 while campaigning for her husband, George H.W. Bush, candidate for the United States presidency. Left to right: Michael Mahaffey, Poweshiek County Republican chairman; Dorothy Pinder, Bush for President county chair; Mrs. Bush; and Mary Louise Smith, former chairman of the Republican National Committee. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-6, People.
Date Created: 1984
PID: grinnell:13015

Title: Birthday Party for Jim Sanders
Description: Children attending a birthday party for Jim Sanders circa 1955 in Grinnell, Iowa. The photo was taken at 1411 6th Avenue in Grinnell. Back row, left to right: Gary Johnson, Jim Sanders, Jerry Schalinske, Dennis Stowe. Front row, left to right: Benny Brown, Randy Demaro, Jeff Phelps, Jean Sanders.
Date Created: 1955
PID: grinnell:20218