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Title: Cityscape of Early, Iowa, D.D. Carlton
Description: Looking at Main Street in Early, Iowa. Early was first platted two and one-half miles south of its current location in 1878, then moved to the current location in 1882. The town was named in honor of Judge D. Carr Early, earlier settler.
PID: grinnell:16805

Title: Electric Light Plant, Earlham, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast at a one-story electric power plant built by Hill and Johnson in 1909. Number 1.
PID: grinnell:16814

Title: Street scene, Eagle Grove, Iowa, West Broadway Street
Description: Looking northwest on West Broadway Street at several businesses including on the right Leuthold & Hinkley Clothing who dealt in hats and general clothing lines was opened in 1913 by John Leuthold and Guy A. Hinkley, Christeson & Jensen Grocery Store, Schoonover Brothers Grocery, owned by Harry and Howard Schoonover, a drugstore, and the Princess Theatre opened in the early 1910s and refurbished in April 1918, and the Ray E. Roper Hardware Store in the left foreground. Number 5815.
PID: grinnell:15099

Title: Union Electric Company's Station and loop at Union Park, Dubuque, Iowa
Description: Incorporated on August 13, 1900, to provide electric power to Dubuque, the Union Electric Company was the successor of Hill Street and West Dubuque Steam Railway Company, Dubuque Street Railway Company, Dubuque Light and Traction Company, Star Electric Company, and the Home Electric Company. Union Park, operated by the company, was the only park of its type in the United States maintained exclusively by a street railway company. After Union Electric made many improvements such as new rail cars, a new car barn and power station, and a manufacturing plant, Dubuque Electric Company took over the operation in 1916. No. 165
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:15560