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Title: Main Street, Ashton, Iowa, Third Street Bridge
Description: Looking east at the business district in Ashton, Iowa. The third street truss bridge, built in 1907 by the Canton Bridge Co., of Canton, Ohio, is shown in the background which spans Otter Creek. Originally named St. Gilman, Iowa, in 1872 and renamed Ashton, Iowa, in 1882 after May Ashton, the daughter of a railroad man who traveled in the area. The town was incorporated in 1885.
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:14580

Title: Multiview of Atlantic, Iowa, Mullins, Ulysses S., Shranger, Darius E., Harlan, Edward S., Herring, James G.
Description: Four residences in Atlantic, Iowa. Looking southwest at the Ulysses.S. Mullins house was built in 1898 by Edward Shaw, a lumber baron, as a wedding gift to his daughter, Leila Shaw Mullins who married Dr. Ulysses S. Mullins in 1898. It was later turned into a bed breakfast. Located at 1409 Chestnut St, Atlantic, Cass County, Iowa. The Darius E. Shranger house, or Whitmare House, was built in 1917 and located at 108 9th Street, Atlantic, Cass County, Iowa. Edward S. Harlan was a prominent Atlantic banker. Mr. James G. Herring was the manager of the Atlantic Auto Company in Atlantic, Iowa, and father of 26th Governor of Iowa Clyde L. Herring.
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:13355

Title: Parade of automobiles, Anthon, Iowa
Description: Looking northwest on East Main Street at a parade of automobiles parked in from of the local pool hall and lunch room in Anthon, Iowa. Title supplied by cataloger.
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:14244

Title: H. Orcutt Hardware, West side Main Street, Searsboro, Iowa
Description: Looking northwest at the hardware, furniture, implement store, undertaking shop and meat market
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:13798