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Title: Academy and Catholic Church, Charles City, Iowa, Immaculate Conception Grade School, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Academy Immaculate
Description: Three story brick and stone church building (1203 Clark Street, Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) in the background with three story brick and stone school building in foreground. 1910 postmark.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:14096

Title: Band stand, Central Park, Charles City, Iowa
Description: Woman and child sitting on the Central Park bandstand. The third block (Block 9) from the river along Mill Street (now North Main Street) was envisioned by city planners, Joseph and Malinda Kelly to be the center of the city so he set it aside as the public square, and it has ever since remained open as public land and park. It is now named Central Park. Central Park is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the North Main Street Historic District. 1918 postmark. Number A-58774.
Date Created: 1915
PID: grinnell:14572

Title: Cedar River, Charles City, Iowa
Description: View of Cedar River with canoe and paddles in the foreground. 1911 postmark. Number 1105/1.
Date Created: 1911
PID: grinnell:14103

Title: Cedar Valley Hospital, Charles City, Iowa, Charles City College, Comprehensive Systems, Inc., German-English College, German-English Normal School
Description: Looking south from Clark Street, the two story brick and stone building was built in 1892 and originally used as a college. The girls' dormitory was used as a hospital starting around 1914. The college was open until 1914 when it merged with Morningside College in Sioux City. In 1970 the building became the home of Comprehensive Systems, Inc. and is located at 1700 Clark Street, Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa. 1946 postmark. Number A373.
Date Created: 1946
PID: grinnell:13371

Title: Charles City College, Charles City, Iowa, German-English College, German-English Normal School, Administration Building
Description: Sponsored by the Northwest German Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, the German-English College was built in 1892. The name of the college was changed to Charles City College in 1894. The Administration Building was torn down during the Depression. The college was open until 1914 when it merged with Morningside College in Sioux City.
Date Created: 1905
PID: grinnell:13844

Title: Charles City Western Railway, Charles City, Iowa, Charles City & Western Railway, Charley Western Railway
Description: The rail line provided passenger service. By 1910, the Charles City Western Railway's interurban gasoline-powered streetcar was providing transportation down Main Street and eventually to Marble Rock. Local service ended in 1921. 1912 postmark. Number A-16351.
Date Created: 1909
PID: grinnell:13443

Title: Charles Theater, Charles City, Iowa, Charles Theatre
Description: Constructed in 1935, the ART DECO design included real gold leaf and is considered to be the best example of the few remaining ART DECO theaters in the United States.--t.p. verso. Located at 409 N. Main Street, Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa. Number 39130885.
Date Created: 1945
PID: grinnell:14097

Title: Floyd County Court House, Charles City, Iowa, Floyd County Courthouse
Description: This second courthouse was erected in 1881 on the foundation of the old building [which was destroyed by fire]. It was built of the best brick, finished with stone trimmings, and handsomely designed. The total cost was $17,000. It was condemned in 1939 and a new building was erected in its place in 1940. It was located at 101 South Main Street, Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa. Number 244.
Date Created: 1933
PID: grinnell:14561

Title: Gym, Charles City College, Charles City, Iowa, German-English College, German-English Normal School, Gymnasium
Description: Two-story wooden building. Sponsored by the Northwest German Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, the German-English College was built in 1892. The name of the college was changed to Charles City College in 1894. The college fielded teams in football and basketball, included a women's basketball team in 1914. The college was open until 1914 when it merged with Morningside College in Sioux City. 1912 postmark. Number R-21634.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:13843

Title: Hart Motor Court, Charles City, Iowa
Description: Looking south at the Hart Motor Court (now Hartwood Inn), Jack and Lillian Hart, Highways 218-18, Charles City, Iowa. "Not just a cabin...not just a court...but your castle for the night." On the banks of the beautiful Cedar River. --t.p. verso. Located at 1312 Gilbert Street, Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa. 1951 postmark.
Date Created: 1951
PID: grinnell:14101