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Title: C. & N.W. shops, Belle Plaine, Iowa, Chicago & North Western shops, Chicago & North Western Railroad shops
Description: Chicago & North Western railroad shops in Belle Plaine, Iowa with a railroad locomotive on a turntable. 1908 postmark.
Date Created: 1908
PID: grinnell:13447

Title: Chicago and North Western Train Wreck, April 23, 1908, De Witt, Iowa, Silver Creek
Description: View of the wrecked train. On April 23, 1908, southwest of DeWitt, Iowa, at Silver Creek, flooding weakened a bridge and gave way to stock train 132 where an engine and 17 cars of cattle fell into the water. Three crewmen perished in the wreck.
Date Created: 1908
PID: grinnell:16950

Title: Depot, Belle Plaine, Iowa, Chicago and Northwestern Depot, Chicago & North Western railroad depot
Description: Looking southwest. The first building on the left is the baggage building and the second building is the depot. The house just beyond the depot is the Burley House, owned by Mrs. B.B. Burley. Two railroad employees are standing near the tracks on the right.
Date Created: 1908
PID: grinnell:13889

Title: Frozen form pillars, Iowa River, Belmond, Iowa, Main Street Bridge
Description: Wintery scene of the frozen Iowa River looking at a Lost Pratt through truss bridge in the background. The bridge was replaced in 1977. 1908 postmark.
Date Created: 1908
PID: grinnell:14178

Title: Iowa River, Belle Plaine, Iowa
Description: Looking down the Iowa River near Belle Plaine. 1908 postmark.
Date Created: 1908
PID: grinnell:14190

Title: Lumberyard, Bouton, Iowa
Description: Looking at a two story wooden building near the railroad tracks with "Lumber, Posts, Tiles, Sash, Doors, Cement, Lime & Shingles" across the top. Two men are standing near the front of the building and a horse and wagon are on the side. A large farmhouse with front porch is on a hill in the background. 1908 postmark.
Date Created: 1908
PID: grinnell:14171

Title: South Bridge, Belle Plaine, Iowa
Description: Wooden bridge over stream leading to the South Bridge over the Iowa River near Belle Plaine, Iowa. A horse and buggy are in the left foreground. 1908 postmark.
Date Created: 1908
PID: grinnell:13771

Title: Street scene, Blockton, Iowa, J.N. Freeland General Merchandise
Description: Looking northwest at a two-story brick building with sign "J.N. Freeland General Merchandise" on the side. There is a small dog standing near the utility pole on the left. 1908 postmark.
Date Created: 1908
PID: grinnell:13666