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Title: Episcopal Church, Chariton, Iowa, St. Andrews Episcopal Church
Description: Two story large brick building with bell tower on the right. The building was located at 502 North Jackson Street, Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa. Number A-16350.
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:14106

Title: Looking west from the Iowa State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking west from the steps of the Iowa State Capitol building with several men in uniform on the left and the city of Des Moines in the background. The building was completed in 1886 at a cost of $3,296,256, and, at the time, was the only five-domed capitol in the country. The dome of the capitol is gilded with tissue-paper thin sheets of pure 23-karat gold with a protective layer sealing the gold from the weather, and the top of its finial peak is 275 feet (84 m) above the ground. From its opening during 1884 until 1924, it was the tallest building in Des Moines, and likely the entire state. Located at 1007 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, and listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Title supplied by cataloger.
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:18755

Title: Oakland Avenue residence district, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Fletcher Avenue
Description: Looking northeast from the corner of Oakland Avenue and Fletcher Avenue at house that appears to be still standing. 1920 postmark. Number A-37246.
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:14686

Title: Passenger Station, Chicago and Northwestern Railway, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking at the busy Chicago and Northwestern train station on East Fourth Street between Walnut and Locust Streets which provided the east side with its main access to the railway service. 1920 postmark. Number R-28080.
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:18793