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Title: Arbor Lake, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking southeast at shoreline towards boathouse. Arbor Lake, named for Arbor Day, when hundreds of trees were planted there, was created in 1902 as a storage reservoir to provide soft water for manufacturing firms. 1912 postmark. Number 86.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:14501

Title: Association Building, [Grinnell] College, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking east from Park Street. Steiner Hall was originally intended to house the Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A. programs (named the Association Building). It later housed office, seminar rooms and classrooms. The building was constructed in 1906 at a cost of approximately $10,000 and renovated in 1977 and 1991-92. 1912 postmark. Number 32.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:13637

Title: Blair Hall, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northwest. Blair Hall was constructed in 1882-1886, razed in 1961. Cost was $37,200 excl. grading and landscaping. Originally housed the college chapel, the departments of chemistry, natural science, mathematics, and physics. Number 18.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:14556

Title: Business is pressing in Grinnell. Too busy to write.
Description: Man and woman dancing with man on box. Small felt banner with Grinnell printed on top. 1912 postmark. Number 14.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:14017

Title: Grinnell College, Blair Hall, Herrick Chapel, Campus, [Iowa College], Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking southwest with back view of Blair Hall and side view of Herrick Chapel. 1912 postmark.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:13353

Title: Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Train Wreck, October 24, 1912, Eldon, Iowa
Description: Looking at a freight train wreck near Eldon, Iowa, on October 24, 1912. Construction of the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad began October 1, 1851, in Chicago, and the first train was operated on October 10, 1852, between Chicago and Joliet. Construction continued on through La Salle, and Rock Island was reached on February 22, 1854, becoming the first railroad to connect Chicago with the Mississippi River. Eldon had its start in the year 1870 by the building of the Keokuk and Des Moines Railway through that territory. Eldon was incorporated in 1872. 1912 postmark.
PID: grinnell:16799

Title: M.E. Church, Methodist Episcopal Church, Presbyterian Church, Congregational Church, Christian Church, Churches, Newton, Iowa
Description: Montage of 4 Newton, Iowa churches circa 1912 including the M.E. Church, Presbyterian Church, Congregational Church and Christian Church. 1912 postmark.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:13312

Title: College campus, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northwest at Carnegie Hall on the left and men's gymnasium on the right. The Carnegie Library was constructed in 1904 funded with a $50,000 grant from Andrew Carnegie. The men's gymnasium was constructed in 1899 for $20,180 and razed in 1972. 1912 postmark. Number 27.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:13382

Title: Grinnell High School, Colonia[l] Opera House, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking southwest at the front entrance of the Colonial Theatre. It was built in 1902 at the southwest corner of Fifth Avenue and Main Street. It was used for touring stage plays, special events and Grinnell College productions. The theatre was torn down in 1974. 1912 postmark. Number 13.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:13372

Title: First Congregational Church, Old Stone Church, United Church of Christ, Congregational Church, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast on Broad Street with electric lines. Often called the "Old Stone Church". Erected in the year 1877 & the first church organized in Grinnell. The Rev. J.B. Grinnell was the founding pastor. 1912 postmark. Number 927.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:13287