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Title: 808 4th Avenue, 808 Fourth Avenue
Description: Photograph of the interior of an office at 808 Fourth Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa. Two men are in the picture, one is sitting at a desk covered with papers, bottles of ink and date stamps. The other man sits opposite in a chair with a pair of crutches nearby. Horses and buggies are faintly visible outside the window. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-6, People.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:13005

Title: 900 Block of Main Street, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Postcard view of the west side of the 900 block of Main Street in Grinnell, Iowa. A horse-drawn Co-operative Delivery wagon is being unloaded in front of Wesco and Roby Grocery which was located at 909 Main Street. Also visible is J.W. Harpster Furniture and Undertaking. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-2, Grinnell Buildings.
Date Created: 1900
PID: grinnell:11237

Title: 900 Block of Main Street, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Postcard view of the 900 block of Main Street, Grinnell, Iowa, about 1907. Visible businesses include Mullins Pharmacy, Meat Market (McNallys?), The Leader, Lyric Theater, Bates & Stoaks Drugs, and Stick the Barber. Horse-drawn wagons in the mud streets. "No Swimming Here" sign posted by mud puddle in the middle of the street. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-1.
Date Created: 1907
PID: grinnell:6263

Title: Aerial View of Downtown Grinnell
Description: Aerial view of Grinnell, Iowa, possibly taken in 1895 from the water standpipe at the corner of Second Avenue and Main Street. In the foreground appears to be a lumber yard. Mid-photo the Rock Island railroad lines run east and west. Next you see the rear facades of the buildings on Commercial Street between Main Street and Broad Street. Central Park is visible to the far right and the Congregational Church (the Old Stone Church) is visible to the north of that. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-5, Views of Grinnell.
Date Created: 1895
PID: grinnell:12227

Title: Aerial View of Downtown Grinnell
Description: Aerial view of Grinnell, Iowa, taken in October 1895 from the water standpipe at Second Avenue and Main Street. This view looks to the northwest. In the upper left the Spaulding carriage factory is visible. In the foreground are grain bins and an elevator. In the bottom right corner, the tracks in the road define Main Street. In the upper right, Grinnell House, and early hotel is visible and beyond that is Preston and Proctor opera house. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-5, Views of Grinnell.
Date Created: 1895
PID: grinnell:12228

Title: Aerial View of Grinnell in the 1960s
Description: Aerial view of Grinnell, Iowa, probably in the 1960s. The view is looking to the northwest. The Mayflower Home and the water tower are visible in the lower left quadrant and the majority of the downtown is visible. Photograph by Wellhouse Studio. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-5, Views of Grinnell.
Date Created: 1960
PID: grinnell:12445

Title: Bill's Jewelry Shop
Description: Bill's Jewelry Store at 901 Main Street on the northwest corner of 4th Avenue and Main Street in Grinnell, Iowa, probably in the 1980s. The store is located in the Corrough Block building which was built in 1900. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-2, Grinnell Buildings.
Date Created: 1980
PID: grinnell:11240

Title: Broad St. South from Fourth Ave., Grinnell, Ia. --47--
Description: Postcard view of Broad Street in Grinnell, Iowa, looking south from Fourth Avenue. Kruxo postcard published by Iowa Calendar Co., Marshalltown. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-2, Grinnell Buildings.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:6509

Title: Broad Street North From Third Avenue, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Color postcard view of Broad Street in Grinnell, Iowa, looking north northwest from near the intersection of Commercial Avenue and Broad Street. Central Park is visible on the right, the hotel and bank on the left. Postcard is addressed to Mr. Fay Bagley, Hilton, N.Y., and postmarked July 17 [1919]. C.T. Photochrom postcard number R-57049 published by Curt Teich. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-5, Views of Grinnell.
Date Created: 1919
PID: grinnell:12334

Title: Corner View of B.P.O.E. Building
Description: A view of the B.P.O.E. building when it housed Godfather's Pizza in Grinnell, Iowa, at the corner of 4th Avenue and Main Street. The restaurant closed it's Grinnell location in 2011. Grinnell Locksmith was located in the basement; its sign is visible on the Main Street side of the building. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Imagine Grinnell Slides, p.37, slide 5.
Date Created: 1988
PID: grinnell:20570