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Title: Cong[regationa]l Church, 1860-1879, Grinnell, Iowa, First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ
Description: Looking northeast. "The area of the old stone church that followed the wooden structure on the left. The wooden school on right stood before the 3 story brick & block hi[gh]-sch[ool] now gone"--t.p. verso
Date Created: 1880
PID: grinnell:13570

Title: Cooper School, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking north at the front of Cooper School which was built in 1889 and named in honor of Colonel S.F. Cooper, one of the first teachers in Grinnell who was also a Commandant of the Grinnell Troops in the Civil War. The building was closed in 1974 and sold to Grinnell College. The building was was razed in 1983. 1915 postmark.
Date Created: 1915
PID: grinnell:14509

Title: Panorama of Grinnell, Fourth Avenue and Main Street, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking north on Main Street. 1908 postmark.
Date Created: 1908
PID: grinnell:13676

Title: High school, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast from Fourth Avenue. The first Grinnell high school was built in 1904. An addition that expanded the building to include junior high students was completed in 1921. Number 21160. Series 1. It now houses the Grinnell Community Center.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13812

Title: Iowa Theatre, Merchants National Bank, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking south inside the bank with teller cages and view of stained glass windows. 1918 postmark. Built in 1914 by Louis H. Sullivan, "father of the American skyscraper", the Merchant's National Bank was one of a number of "jewel box" banks built in small midwestern communities.
Date Created: 1918
PID: grinnell:13393

Title: Poweshiek County National Bank, Poweshiek County Bank, Brenton Bank, Wells Fargo Bank, Merchants National Bank, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking north. Built in 1914 by Louis H. Sullivan, "father of the American skyscraper", the Merchant's National Bank was one of a number of "jewel box" banks built in small midwestern communities.
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:13392

Title: Poweshiek County National Bank, Poweshiek County Bank, Brenton Bank, Wells Fargo Bank, Merchants National Bank, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northwest. Built in 1914 by Louis H. Sullivan, "father of the American skyscraper", the Merchant's National Bank was one of a number of "jewel box" banks built in small midwestern communities. Number 46770.
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:13395

Title: Public library, Grinnell, Iowa, Stewart Library
Description: Looking east from Broad Street. In 1901 Joel Stewart, a farmer, banker, and state legislator, offered to build the public library on land donated by the Congregational Church Society. The cornerstone was laid on May 7, 1901. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Number 994.
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:13630