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Title
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Adam Woomer
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Description
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Black and white photographic portrait of "Great Grandpop Woomer, My Boys Great Grandfather." Judging by the age of the photograph and of the man, this is likely Adam Woomer (1818-1904) of Davenport. Mr. Woomer is dressed in a suit and bow tie.
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Date Created
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1880
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PID
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grinnell:23279
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Title
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Addie R. Morrison
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Description
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Photograph showing a young Addie R. Morrison (1880-1963) wearing a dark dress and holding a wide-brimmed hat, standing in front of a backdrop with palm fronds. A note on the back of the photograph reads "Photo of Addie R. Morrison, 11 years, taken June '91. She married Charles F. Chase in 1907. Back of the photo shows the photographer as Gardner, Successor to Child, but the front of the photograph shows Child as the photographer.
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Date Created
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1891
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PID
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grinnell:23274
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Title
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Alex Manson
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Description
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Black and white photographic portrait of Alexander Manson (1875-1966) in police uniform with a badge reading "CHIEF" on his cap. Manson served as chief of police in Grinnell from 1921 through 1939. Judging by his appearance, this photograph was most likely taken in the 1920s. During World War I he joined the YMCA and served as secretary with overseas duty in Paris for 2 1/2 years.
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Date Created
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1921
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PID
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grinnell:23239
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Title
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Alta Ingersoll Matteson
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Description
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Portrait photograph of Alta Ingersoll Matteson, circa 1881. She wears a dark colored dress with two velvet bows on the bodice, a white ruffled collar and jewelry. Alta Ingersoll Matteson was born in 1827 and died and 1899, surpassing her husband, Thomas P. Matteson (married in 1842) who passed away in 1890.
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Date Created
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1881
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PID
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grinnell:23211
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Title
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Annie Jones Williams
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Description
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Black and white photographic portrait of Annie Jones Williams (d. 1946), age 18. She is wearing a dark colored dress with an ornate collar and a jeweled choker.
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Date Created
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1890
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PID
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grinnell:23281
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Title
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Bell Tower and Steeple of Old Stone Church
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Description
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Black and white photograph showing head-on view of bellhouse and steeple of the Old Stone Church (First Congregational Church). The portion of the church adjacent to the tower is in ruins, with rubble strewn across the ground. Two people stand atop the tower. Several figures and a car (possibly a Hudson Hornet) are visible in the foreground.
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Date Created
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1952
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PID
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grinnell:23238
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Title
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Broad and Fourth Looking West
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Description
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Copy of a black and white photograph of the corner of 4th Avenue and Broad Street, Grinnell, Iowa taken circa 1880 showing the Johnson and Co. drug store and a number of carriages. This corner is now occupied by the former Merchants National Bank - the Louis Sullivan Jewel Box Bank. The photograph was reproduced for the 1954 Grinnell Centennial.
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Date Created
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1875
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PID
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grinnell:23285
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Title
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Buildings along Rock Island railroad line
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Description
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Buildings along RI (Rock Island) line before Grinnell Fire, possibly Central Park West. Several two-story brick buildings are visible in the background along with telephone poles. There is a wheeled cart in the middle at the right edge.
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Date Created
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1880
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PID
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grinnell:23226
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Title
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C. H. McCormick and Family
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Description
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McCormick family photo consisting of a father, mother, and child. The back of the photo has the following statement: "C.H. McCormick and family. Worked for us at Grinnell three years. A good boy." We do not know the donor of this photograph.
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Date Created
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1890
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PID
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grinnell:23230
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Title
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Congregational Church before 1952
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Description
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A black and white photograph of the Old Stone Church in Grinnell, Iowa before 1952.
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Date Created
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1930
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PID
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grinnell:26614