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1953 Labor Day Parade
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Description
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Looking north and west from the corner of Fifth Avenue and Broad Street in Grinnell, Iowa, during the 1953 Labor Day Parade. Merchants' National Bank is in the background. The Chamber of Commerce float and a marching band are pictured.
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Date Created
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1953
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PID
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grinnell:20619
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Title
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1953 Labor Day Parade Fourth Avenue
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Description
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Looking west on Fourth Avenue from the corner of Fourth and Broad Street during the 1953 Labor Day parade in Grinnell, Iowa. The rear of a Grinnell Transport truck is visible and a float from North Market is in front of Merchants' National Bank. Turner Drugs is visible in the background.
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Date Created
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1953
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PID
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grinnell:20621
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1953 Labor Day Parade Looking West on Commerical
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Description
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Looking west on Commercial Street from the corner of Broad and Commercial during the 1953 Labor Day parade in Grinnell, Iowa. The entrance to the Park Hotel at 815 Broad Street is visible in the background, as are the storefronts on the north side of Commercial Street. Football players in Grinnell Tiger uniforms are riding on the front of an automobile decorated with a Tiger banner.
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Date Created
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1953
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PID
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grinnell:20624
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Gambles Store, Grinnell, Iowa
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Description
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Rally outside of Gambles Store, downtown Grinnell, Iowa, ca. 1950-1954. Possibly Clark Hall residents from Grinnell College.
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Date Created
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1950
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PID
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grinnell:5684
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Title
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Main Street between Commercial and 4th
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Description
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View of the west side of Main Street between Commercial Street and 4th Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa, in the mid-1950s. Duffy's Tavern (829 Main St.), established 1957, is on the right; P & M Cafe (825 Main St., run by Peg and Merl Masteller) is at the left. 827A Main Street is Rawlings TB Barber Shop. 827B Main Street was F&R Used Furniture in 1959 and C.H. King Used Furniture in 1962. Grinnell Feed and Grain is in the background at the left. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-2, Grinnell Buildings.
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Date Created
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1950
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PID
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grinnell:6475
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Title
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North Side of Fourth Avenue, 1953
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Description
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View of the north side of Fourth Avenue, west of Broad Street, during the 1953 Labor Day parade in Grinnell, Iowa. Merchant's National Bank and signs for Turner Drugs and a cafe are visible. The Fire Department's "Old Betsy" is driving away down the street.
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Date Created
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1953
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PID
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grinnell:20622
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Park Hotel in 1953
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Description
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View of the Park Hotel at 815 Broad Street in Grinnell, Iowa, as a parade float passes in front of it during the 1953 Labor Day parade. The float is advertising MoorMan's feed and has a hog in a pen on it as well as small boys in cowboy hats.
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Date Created
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1953
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PID
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grinnell:20626
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Spencer Building
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Description
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The Spencer building on the corner of Main Street and 4th Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa. Preston's Clothing is located in the Spencer Building. The Mathews Drugs sign is visible on the right. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Main Street Slides, p.20, slide 15.
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Date Created
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1954
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PID
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grinnell:21475