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Title: Cooper School, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking north at the front of Cooper School which was built in 1889 and named in honor of Colonel S.F. Cooper, one of the first teachers in Grinnell who was also a Commandant of the Grinnell Troops in the Civil War. The building was closed in 1974 and sold to Grinnell College. The building was was razed in 1983. 1915 postmark.
Date Created: 1915
PID: grinnell:14509

Title: East Des Moines High School, Des Moines, Iowa, East High School
Description: Looking east at a four-story stone building built in 1911 and renovated in 2005. When the building first opened, the school board was unable to afford new furniture, because of the enormous cost of its construction. During the first spring of the building's existence, a number of students used whatever vehicles they could provide to haul the furniture from the old building to the new one. Located at 815 East 13th Street, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. 1915 postmark. Number 8913.
Date Created: 1915
PID: grinnell:16158

Title: High school, Burt, Iowa, Burt High School
Description: The two-story brick building was erected in 1911 at a cost of $18,000. You can see children sitting on the front step. 1915 postmark. Number 3.
Date Created: 1915
PID: grinnell:14159

Title: Public school, Denver, Iowa
Description: Looking at a three-story brick and stone building with children standing in the entrance.
Date Created: 1915
PID: grinnell:16940

Title: Public school, Dows, Iowa, Dows Public School
Description: Looking northeast at a two-story brick school building built in 1914. Dows, Iowa (originally named Otisville) was established in 1880 and named for a railroad contractor. Number 9.
Date Created: 1917
PID: grinnell:16059