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904 High Street
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Photograph of the frame house at 904 High Street, built in 1894 for Charles R. Morse. When Morse tired of his house at 531 Park Street, he moved uptown and built this mansion.
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grinnell:3260
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917 Reed Street
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Charles F. Craver, owner of Craver & Steele manufacturers, built this large Italianate residence in 1883, after his original home at Seventh and Broad was destroyed by the 1882 cyclone.
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grinnell:3281
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Academy and Catholic Church, Charles City, Iowa
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Three story brick and stone church building (1203 Clark Street, Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) in the background with three story brick and stone school building in foreground. 1910 postmark.
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grinnell:14096
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Administration Building, State Reformatory, Anamosa, Iowa
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Looking southwest at the Administration Building, built in Romanesque, Gothic Revival. The institution was established in 1872. It is Iowa's largest prison. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places. 1910 postmark.
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grinnell:13489
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Aerial Truck, Davenport Fire Department, Davenport, Iowa
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View of a turn of the century fire truck pulled by 3 horses. The fire service in Davenport began in 1858 with the Hawkeye Volunteer Fire Company. The chief of this volunteer company was Chief Littler, a Civil War veteran who had one arm. In 1882, the City of Davenport established a professional, paid, fire department. They also used volunteers for three years. In 1885 the department became 100% paid professional fire fighters. The first chief of this all paid department was Chief Marsh Noel. By 1905 the City of Davenport could boast of seven pumper companies and two truck companies providing protection. 1910 postmark. Number 136.
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grinnell:16959
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Alta Opera House, Alta, Iowa
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Looking northwest at the opera house (pictured on the left) was a three-story brick veneer building built in 1907 and located on the Clarkson block. Title supplied by cataloger.
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grinnell:14274
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Alta Opera House, Alta, Iowa
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Looking west at the opera house was a three-story brick veneer building built in 1907 and located on the Clarkson block.
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grinnell:14273
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Alumni Hall, [Iowa College], Grinnell, Iowa
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Looking northwest. Alumni Hall (Music Building) was constructed in 1882, razed in 1958 to make room for construction of Burling Library. Cost approximately $19,100 excluding grading and landscaping. Number 934.
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grinnell:13531