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Title: 20th Reunion of the Grinnell High School Class of 1952
Description: Photo of the 20th reunion of the Grinnell High School class of 1952 held in the Elks Hall in Grinnell, Iowa in 1972. Those identified are front row, left to right: Gordon Felper, Tom Parmley, John Taylor, Larry Lang, Roger Tharp, Larry German, Dean Moyer, Bill Gilbreath, and Neil Johnson. Two faculty members are sitting in the second row, one of whom is Esther Norris. Back row, third from right: Jeanette (Starnes) Lender. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-6, People.
Date Created: 1972
PID: grinnell:13098

Title: 815 Seventh Avenue in 1976, 815 7th Avenue in 1976
Description: View of 815 Seventh Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa, in 1976. This house was the home of Benjamin and Gladys Schoonover Tarleton.
Date Created: 1976
PID: grinnell:12037

Title: 817 Seventh Avenue, 817 7th Avenue
Description: View of 817 Seventh Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa, in 1976. 817 is the red tinted concrete block and stucco home. The yellow house is 815 Seventh Avenue. Ben and Gladys Tarleton lived at 815 Seventh Avenue. Their daughter, Dorothy who married Philip Palmer, moved to 817 Seventh Avenue from a home on East Street in about 1950 so that they could be near the Tarletons. In 1953, Philip and Dorothy Palmer and their children moved to Colorado.
Date Created: 1976
PID: grinnell:12059

Title: Abandoned Cars
Description: Abandoned cars in Grinnell, Iowa, 1973. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Chamber of Commerce Slides, p.9, slide 10.
Date Created: 1973
PID: grinnell:19318

Title: Aerial View of East Street and 4th Avenue 1970s, Aerial View of East Street and Fourth Avenue
Description: Aerial photo of the intersection of East Street and 4th Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa, in the early 1970s, looking west-northwest. Visible along the bottom of the photograph, from left to right, are Russ's Feed, McCurry Cafe, Pioneer gas station and Fina Fuel. Across the street is the Goodyear parking lot. Also visible are the Spaulding Manufacturing buildings and the the police station. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Views of Grinnell, Aerial Images. Collection 17-5.
Date Created: 1970
PID: grinnell:27168

Title: Astir-Switzer's Motel, Switzer's Motel
Description: Color postcard view of Astir-Switzer's Motel on Highway 6 East, in Grinnell, Iowa. Managed by Lowell and Margaret Corkery. Postcard published by ColourPicture Publishers, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-2, Grinnell Buildings.
Date Created: 1971
PID: grinnell:11641

Title: Burling Library, North Facade
Description: View of the north facade of Burling Library on the Grinnell College campus in Grinnell, Iowa. A portion of the Forum is visible to the right and a portion of the Fine Arts Building is visible in the center of the photograph. These three buildings were designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-3, Grinnell College.
Date Created: 1970
PID: grinnell:11823

Title: Child Art Rooms
Description: Photo of the Child Art Rooms in Grinnell, Iowa, taken in 1974 by William Oelke before it was demolished to make room for the expansion of the bank. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-2, Grinnell Buildings.
Date Created: 1974
PID: grinnell:11242

Title: Darby Gym from Afar
Description: A view of Darby Gymnasium from afar. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Chamber of Commerce Slides, p.8, slide 10.
Date Created: 1970
PID: grinnell:19313

Title: Darby Gymnasium
Description: Postcard view of Darby Gymnasium on the Grinnell College campus in Grinnell, Iowa. Postcard is addressed to Lynn Grattan, Rt.3, Grinnell, Iowa, and signed Grandma Grattan. Postmarked July 13, 1978, in Des Moines, Iowa. Postcard published by Es-N-Len Photos, Aurora, Illinois. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-3, Grinnell College.
Date Created: 1978
PID: grinnell:11611