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Title: 18th Street viaduct and bridges, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking southwest from 18th Street (now Fleur Drive) at the bridge over the Raccoon River. Number 63397.
Date Created: 1940
PID: grinnell:16163

Title: Birdseye view of Anthon, Iowa, Birds eye view of Anthon, Iowa, Bird's eye view of Anthon, Iowa
Description: Looking east at the town of Anthon, Iowa, with the Little Sioux River in the far background. One can also see the school house rising above the town in the center of the picture. Handwritten date on postcard reads Aug. 15, 1907. 1907 postmark. Number 3.
Date Created: 1907
PID: grinnell:13426

Title: Cutting the new Nishnabotna, Avoca, Iowa, Nishnabotna River, East Branch West Nishnabotna River, West Nishnabotna River
Description: Dredging the Nishnabotna River. The east and west forks of the Nishnabotna River make up the third largest tributary of the Missouri River in Iowa. The name "Nishnabotna" comes from an Otoe (Chiwere) word meaning "canoe-making river". 1911 postmark. Number 2172. Series 2.
Date Created: 1911
PID: grinnell:13681

Title: Des Moines Botanical Center, Des Moines, Iowa, Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
Description: Looking northeast from the Des Moines River at the Des Moines Botanical Center which was built in 1979 at a total cost of $3,362,000. Located at 909 Robert D. Ray Drive, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa.
Date Created: 1980
PID: grinnell:14690

Title: Des Moines River, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking at the west bank of the Des Moines River. 1913 postmark.
Date Created: 1913
PID: grinnell:16134

Title: Down the Des Moines valley, Iowa, Down the Des Moines River valley, Iowa
Description: Looking at the Des Moines River Valley. 1901 postmark. Number 11488.
Date Created: 1901
PID: grinnell:16934

Title: Ferry "Davenport" by moonlight between Rock Island, IL and Davenport, Iowa
Description: In this night scene on the Mississippi River, the large stern wheel Ferry "Davenport" travels between Rock Island, Illinois and Davenport, Iowa, with the spotlight scanning the water. Number 568A.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:16203

Title: Gateway Bridge crossing the Mississippi River, Clinton, Iowa, South Bridge
Description: Carrying U.S. Highway 30 connecting Illinois and Iowa, the beautiful bridge was opened to traffic on June 30, 1956. Built at a cost of $6,800,000, the main steel bridge is 4,150 ft long, overall length including approaches is 9,600 ft. The roadway is 72 ft. above normal river level and the steel towers are 175 ft. above water level. --verso. Number 6C-K1473. Series K-10.
Date Created: 1956
PID: grinnell:14429

Title: Government Bridge and Roller Dam, Davenport, Iowa, Arsenal Bridge, Lock and Dam No. 15
Description: An aerial view of the Government Bridge and the Lock and Dam No. 15 with the city of Davenport, Iowa, in the background. The Lock and Dam No. 15, completed in 1933, spans the Mississippi River between Rock Island, Illinois and Davenport, Iowa. It is the largest roller dam in the world, its dam is 1,203 feet (366.7 m) long and consists of nine 109 feet (33.2 m) non-submersible, non-overflow roller gates and two 109 feet (33.2 m) non-submersible overflow roller gates. It was designed solely to form pools to make commercial river traffic possible and is not situated perpendicular to the flow of the river. It is also one of the few roller dams that features an auxiliary lock. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. 1940 postmark. Number 66735.
Date Created: 1940
PID: grinnell:16954

Title: Government Bridge, Rock Island, Ill. & Davenport, Iowa, Arsenal Bridge
Description: The original bridge on the Mississippi River, finished in 1856, was the first railroad bridge across the Mississippi. It only lasted until 1866, and was replaced with a heavier wooden structure that reused the original piers. In turn this structure was replaced by an iron, twin deck bridge in 1872 that carried both a single rail line and a separate roadway. The federal government jointly used this bridge for access with the railroad, giving its name of Government Bridge. The current bridge is the fourth crossing of the Mississippi built in 1896 with an added rail line. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. 1910 postmark.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:16202