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Title: Annie Williams Woomer
Description: A black and white portrait of Annie Williams Woomer in a dark dress with a lace collar. Her hair is pulled back and she is wearing a pin on her left shoulder. Note on back of photo reads "Me - on 4th Ave. Grinnell Iowa." Photo was found in a collection of photos titled Williams-Cook Collection.
Date Created: 1890
PID: grinnell:23270

Title: Ina Sprague
Description: Portrait of Ina Sprague as a young woman, shown in a white high-collared dress and wearing a necklace with her hair pulled up. Ina Sprague attended Grinnell High School and Grinnell College. This portrait could be for her Grinnell College Graduation. She taught at Grinnell for 4 years before moving to Davis School, where she later became principal for 28 years. Ina Sprague was a member of the Iowa State Education Association, the Iowa Retired Teachers Association, and the National Retired Teachers Association. She was also active in the Grinnell community, serving as a member of the Grinnell Museum and Historical Society, the Daughters of American Colonists, the Grinnell Chapter of the D.A.R., the Pythian Sisters, and the Rebekah Lodge.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:23248

Title: Ina Sprague
Description: A studio portrait of Ina Sprague (1891-1979) as a teenager or young adult. She is wearing a long white dress with her hair pulled back with a large bow, seated in a chair with one arm on an armrest. Possibly a high school graduation photo.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:23235

Title: Lena M. Sprague
Description: A photograph of Lena M. Sprague (1892-1962) in her cap and gown for college graduation. Lena Sprague was a member of the Methodist Church, graduated from Grinnell High School, and received a bachelor of arts degree from Grinnell College. She worked as an assistant to the city clerk for 30 years and never married.
Date Created: 1916
PID: grinnell:23247

Title: Mary Maroe Pearson Simpson
Description: A portrait photograph of Mary Maroe Pearson Simpson (1852 - 1926). She is shown wearing round glasses and a white button-up shirt with a black bow at the collar. Mary Simpson was born in Sharon, Wisconsin and died in Clarinda, Iowa after suffering from a long illness. She was a dressmaker with her own shop in Kellogg, Iowa and married William S. Simpson in 1871. The photograph is enclosed in a small brown folding frame.
Date Created: 1900
PID: grinnell:23237

Title: Peak Family ?
Description: A black and white family photograph of seven men and five women. They are gathered on the porch steps of a house with a brick path. Information from the back of the photograph tells us that Ethel Longley, when given a description of this photograph, determined that it was probably a photograph of the Peak Family. The people in the photograph could just as easily be a group of friends as they appear to be close in age. Two Peak brothers, James and John, came from Ireland in 1909. Between them they had six sons and four daughters so it is possible that this is a family group.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:26652

Title: Priscilla Trask Wire
Description: Black and white print mounted on presentational studio cardboard with identifying information on the front (typed and glued to frame) and back (in ink). Mrs. Wire is seated in front of a large spinning wheel, knitting yarn she has probably spun. She appears to be in her 70s or 80s, wearing a dark-colored dress with a light collar. The typed information reads "PRISCILLA TRASK WIRE / b. April 9,1830 ** d. June 24, 1914 / Married Truman C. Wire, Jan. 30, 1847 / Great Grandmother of Ruth Neely Rainier." Inscription on back reads "Grandma Wire."
Date Created: 1900
PID: grinnell:23215

Title: WWI soldiers
Description: Black and white photograph of U.S. soldiers from WWI standing at attention in a line. A handwritten date of 1916 is on the bottom of the photograph.
Date Created: 1916
PID: grinnell:26635