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Title: Billy Robinson's "Scout"
Description: Black and white photograph of Billy Robinson's "Scout" parasol monoplane, the first design he built at the Grinnell Aeroplane Company.
Date Created: 1913
PID: grinnell:26632

Title: C.& N.W.R. Locomotive No. 2209, Chicago and North Western Railway Locomotive No. 2209
Description: Postcard view of C.& N.W. Railway locomotive No. 2209. Velox stamp box with diamonds in the corners. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Hodgdon Photographs Collection #259.
Date Created: 1907
PID: grinnell:27287

Title: Charles Austin Palmer and Nora Belle Brown
Description: Postcard image of Charles Austin Palmer and Nora Belle Brown in a horse and carriage while courting in 1909 or 1910. They were married on September 21, 1910. Charles Austin and his brothers received a horse and carriage at graduation from eighth grade, but they were not allowed to continue their schooling. Azo stamp box on verso of postcard.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:12216

Title: Church of Christ Delegates in Spaulding Automobile
Description: Delegates from the Church of Christ in Grinnell, Iowa, pose in a Spaulding automobile on their way to a state convention in Ottumwa, Iowa. The automobile is a Spaulding "30." Back of photo has name: Mrs. Bell Barnes. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-4, Spaulding Company.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:11836

Title: D.A. Laros & Sons
Description: View of D.A. Laros & Sons manufacturing facility on the northeast corner of Spring Street and Fourth Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa. The view is looking towards the northwest. Laros & Sons manufactured buggies, surries and spring wagons. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-2.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:6424

Title: D.A. Laros & Sons
Description: Photo of the D.A. Laros & Sons manufacturing facility on the northeast corner of Spring Street and Fourth Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa. Laros & Sons manufactured buggies, surries and spring wagons. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-2.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:6376

Title: Interior of the Grinnell Aeroplane Company
Description: Probably the interior of the Grinnell Aeroplane Company in Grinnell, Iowa. Men are gathered around a steering mechanism. Note propellers propped against the wall on the right. The Grinnell Aeroplane Company was founded by Billy Robinson. Photo by Child. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-6, People.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:12476

Title: Receipt for Ford Touring Car
Description: Receipt dated March 16, 1910, from the Grinnell Garage Company, Grinnell, Iowa, to Mr. George Brown for a Ford Touring car costing $950. Brown is possibly George Brown (1837-1934) who is buried in Westfield Cemetery in Poweshiek County, Iowa. The proprietors of Grinnell Garage Company were E.H. Spaulding and A.C. Dickerson.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:6412

Title: Spaulding "30" Touring Car
Description: Photograph of a Spaulding touring car manufactured in Grinnell, Iowa. Price of the car is listed as $1550 with a sliding gear, and $1500 with a planetary gear. Neither price includes the top. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-4, Spaulding Company.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:11833

Title: Spaulding Automobiles
Description: Two Spaulding automobiles outside of the Spaulding Manufacturing plant in Grinnell, Iowa. The Spaulding automobile was produced from 1909 to 1916. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-3.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:11309