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Title: LOOK Building, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: On verso: "This modern five-story structure houses LOOK's subscription department which procures, processes and maintains the subscription portion of more than 7,000,000 paid circulation". Looking southeast at the LOOK Magazine building published by brothers Gardner and Mike Cowles who also owned the Des Moines Register and Tribune and the Minneapolis Star and formed the Iowa Broadcasting Company. The magazine was published in Des Moines from 1937 to 1971 and was similar to Life Magazine in content and emphasis in pictorials. The building, located at 111 Tenth Street, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, has been converted into residential lofts. 1965 postmark. Number S-211.
Date Created: 1965
PID: grinnell:16143

Title: Locust Street looking east from Sixth Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa, Alexandria Theater, Family Theater, Iowa State Capitol building, Observatory Building
Description: Looking east at a bustling Locust Street with the Alexandria and Family Theaters on the left, the Observatory Building on the right, and the Iowa State Capitol building in the background. Number R-21025.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:18779

Title: Locust Street looking west, Des Moines, Iowa, United Federal Savings and Loan, Hotel Savery, Equitable Life Building
Description: On verso: "Locust Street, Des Moines, Iowa, looking west. Heart of business center. Right--United Federal Savings and Loan, and modern Hotel Savery. Left--Ultra modern elevator parking garage, and Equitable Tower in background." Number 65683. Series DM-8.
Date Created: 1955
PID: grinnell:16144

Title: Looking west along the Walnut Street Bridge, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking northwest at the closed-spandrel arch bridge over the Des Moines River. The bridge was built in 1911 by John Wheeler Construction Company of Geneva, Illinois and Marsh Engineering Company of Des Moines, Iowa. It's total length is 503.3 feet. Verso says: Des Moines, Iowa Looking West Along Walnut St. Bridge in Foreground, Locust St. Bridge in Background Showing Library, Post Office, Equitable Bldg., Television Towers, Hotels Kirkwood, Savery and Brown, YMCA, and Insurance Exchange Buildings. Number 70792.
Date Created: 1945
PID: grinnell:18900

Title: New Hippee Building, Des Moines, Iowa, Wells Fargo Bank, Hippee, G.M.
Description: Looking northwest at a 12-story building built circa 1912 by G. M. Hippee, prominent businessman and banker, and housed the Iowa Loan and Trust Co. Located at 210 Sixth Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. 1918 postmark. Number A-55761.
Date Created: 1918
PID: grinnell:18751

Title: New S. & L. Building, Des Moines, Iowa, New Savings and Loan Building
Description: Looking at the National Life Savings and Loan Building. 1913 postmark.
Date Created: 1913
PID: grinnell:18815

Title: Observatory Building, Des Moines, Iowa, Van Ginkel Building
Description: The first skyscraper in Iowa stood was on Locust Street reported at a height of 197 feet and heralded as "the tallest office building between Chicago and San Francisco" when it opened in 1896. It included a distinctive five-story observation tower and provided electricity and gas lighting to all tenants. The building was eventually demolished in1937, and this location is now occupied by Capital Square Mall. 1905 postmark. Number 105.
Date Created: 1905
PID: grinnell:16137

Title: Walnut Street at night, Des Moines, Iowa, Davidsons, Lyric Theater, Mandelbaums
Description: Evening view of Walnut Street looking west at Davidsons on the left and the Lyric Theater and Mandelbaum's on the right. 1911 postmark.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:18902

Title: Walnut Street at night, Des Moines, Iowa, Lyric Theater, Mandelbaums
Description: Evening view of Walnut Street looking west at the Lyric Theater and Mandelbaum's on the right. 1910 postmark.
Date Created: 1911
PID: grinnell:18901

Title: Walnut Street, looking west from Fourth Street, by Night, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Evening view of Walnut Street looking west at the Kirkwood Hotel and Davidsons on the left and Willmers, the Lyric Theater, Johnsons, and Mandelbaum's on the right. Number R-21031.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:16874