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Title: Bank and Masonic Hall, Danbury, Iowa, Hedrick, D.H., Danbury Trust and Savings Bank
Description: The Danbury Trust and Savings Bank was built in 1911 and housed the bank on the first floor, and the Masonic Hall on the second floor. D.H. Hedrick served as the first president and the bank had a capital of $25,000. 1911 postmark.
Date Created: 1911
PID: grinnell:16211

Title: Busy day, Cumberland, Iowa
Description: Looking south on a bustling Main Street at a millinery shop and variety store on the left and the bank on the right with a church steeple in the background. 1911 postmark.
Date Created: 1911
PID: grinnell:16218

Title: C.N.W. Depot, Colo, Iowa, Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Depot, Colo, Iowa
Description: Looking east at a train arriving at the depot. The C&NW was the dominant railroad in Story County for 130 years and provided the first “modern” form of transportation in the County. People traveled by rail and most commerce became dependent on the railroad. In the 1950s, highway transportation overtook rail as the primary means of moving people and goods. The railroad flourished and floundered over its 130-year history until April 1995 when it was acquired by the Union Pacific Railroad. 1911 postmark.
Date Created: 1911
PID: grinnell:14688

Title: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Station and Adams Street, Creston, Iowa, Creston Railroad Depot
Description: Looking east at a three-story building which opened in 1899 at a cost of $75,000. Since Creston was a division point, the depot also contained numerous railroad offices on the upper levels for the division superintendent, dispatcher, roadmaster, physician and other officials. The depot abutted the busy Creston yards, which had one of the largest roundhouses in the CB&Q system. Today, the first floor houses an art gallery, senior center, and exhibits, while the second floor is reserved for municipal use. It is located at 200 West Adams Street, Creston, Union County, Iowa. 1911 postmark. Number 263.
Date Created: 1911
PID: grinnell:15624

Title: Dallas County Court House, Adel, Iowa, Dallas County Courthouse
Description: Looking northwest at the fourth courthouse in Adel which was built in 1902 at a cost of $109,000. Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals architecture. Located at 400 Public Square #2, Adel, Dallas County, Iowa, and listed in the National Register of Historic Places. 1911 postmark.
Date Created: 1911
PID: grinnell:13872

Title: Elm Street, Cresco, Iowa, O'Malley, F.
Description: Looking northwest on Elm Street with a view of the P.F. O'Malley building on the left with O'Malley's Department Store. 1911 postmark.
Date Created: 1911
PID: grinnell:16973

Title: New M.E. Church, Corning, Iowa, United Methodist Church, New Methodist Episcopal Church
Description: Looking southwest at a two-story brick building with dome built in 1910 at a cost of $22,000. It is located at 901 Nodaway Street, Corning, Adams County, Iowa. 1911 postmark.
Date Created: 1911
PID: grinnell:16245

Title: State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking east at the Iowa Capitol building with the Pioneers of the Territory monument (1892) designed and completed by Karl Gerhardt for a cost of $4,500 in the foreground. The building was completed in 1886 at a cost of $3,296,256, and, and at the time, was the only five-domed capitol in the country. It is located at 1007 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 1911 postmark. Number 3812.
Date Created: 1911
PID: grinnell:16090

Title: Stock Pavilion at Iowa State Fair Grounds, Des Moines, Iowa, Iowa State Fairgrounds, Livestock Pavilion
Description: Looking west at the 47,000 square foot Livestock Pavilion which was built in 1902, the first masonry building constructed at the fair. The Iowa State Fair and Exposition Grounds Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 1911 postmark. Number R-21028.
Date Created: 1911
PID: grinnell:18777

Title: Street scenes, Colo, Iowa, Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Depot, Looking south on Fourth Street, Church of God, Colo Methodist Episcopal Church
Description: Montage of 5 street scenes and a train arriving at the station. The bottom right scene is looking south on Fourth Street with the Colo Methodist Episcopal Church on the right. The wooden church first belonged to the Church of God and was purchased and remodeled by the Methodist Church in 1886. 1911 postmark.
Date Created: 1911
PID: grinnell:14687