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Title: Albia's variety store, Albia, Iowa, A & A Shoe Store
Description: Looking southwest at a three-story brick building with fire escape. The A & A Shoe Store is on the right. Number 6951.
Date Created: 1955
PID: grinnell:14284

Title: Alta State Bank, Alta, Iowa
Description: A corner view of a two-story brick building with Doctor Johnson's office and a barber pole on the left and a telegraph office and shoe store on the right. Number 8.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:14272

Title: Amana General Store, Amana, Iowa, Street scene
Description: Street scene showing the Main Office of the Amana Society, General Store and Post Office. The Amana colonies are old in the story of Iowa, almost as old as the state itself. The site for the colonies was chosen in 1854 by their inspired leader Christian Metz.--t.p. verso. Located at 4423 220th Trail, Amana, Iowa County, Iowa. Number 66660. Series A-4.
Date Created: 1960
PID: grinnell:13950

Title: Amana Meat Shop, Amana, Iowa
Description: Home of the Famous Westphalian Sugar Cured Hams and Bacons Shipped to Gourmets all over the World, and will keep indefinitely without spoiling because of their unique curing process.--t.p. verso. Number P97997.
Date Created: 1960
PID: grinnell:14259

Title: Business block, Charles City, Iowa, W.C. Hering & Co.
Description: Looking northeast toward the Main Street business district of Charles City, Iowa, with W.C. Hering & Co. furniture store on the corner.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:13610

Title: Business section, Alta Vista, Iowa, Walters Hardware, Conway Bros., Conway Brothers
Description: Looking southeast at several stores including Walters Hardware, Conway Brothers, and the Alta Post Office. Alta Vista, Iowa, was incorporated in 1894. Number 12.
Date Created: 1918
PID: grinnell:13370

Title: Celebration on Main Street, Deep River, Iowa
Description: Looking west on Main Street at a celebration.Title provided by cataloger. 1915 postmark. Number 39.
Date Created: 1915
PID: grinnell:18255

Title: Citizens Bank, Altoona, Iowa, Jess R. Perry, Drug and General Store
Description: Looking west on Second Street with the Citizens Bank (built in 1909) and the Jess R. Perry Drug and General Store (established in 1911) on the left. The bank was changed to Shaffer State Bank in 1915 and Perry sold his store to Clyde L. Wilbern of Sibley, Iowa, in 1913. Number 11. Title supplied by cataloger.
Date Created: 1918
PID: grinnell:14264

Title: Court Street, Bedford, Iowa, Bell Telephone Company, Bedford Commercial Historic District
Description: Looking northwest on Court Avenue with the Taylor County Courthouse appearing behind the trees in the background. The first building from the left was reportedly built in 1856 as a three-story buiding with the third floor removed in 1933. At the time of this photo, the drugstore was housed on the first floor and the Bell Telephone exchange was housed on the second floor. The Listed in the National Register of Historic Places under Bedford Commercial Historic District. Number 11.
Date Created: 1922
PID: grinnell:14577

Title: Dry goods store, Chapin, Iowa, Chapin Post Office, Meat market
Description: From left to right: Chapin Post Office, a meat market with a sign for Edison Records and dry goods store with sign selling shoes, rugs, suits, coats, etc., "Must be sold regardless of price within 30 days. You will find some real bargains". Chapin was platted in 1858 by Josiah Bushnell Grinnell, who had previously founded Grinnell, Iowa. Josiah Bushnell Grinnell gave this new town the name Chapin, the maiden name of his wife. A post office was established in 1860 with H.H. Grinnell as the postmaster.
Date Created: 1905
PID: grinnell:14107