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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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Emery S. Bartlett in horse-drawn buggy
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Description
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Black and white photograph showing Emery S. Bartlett (1832-1915) driving a carriage pulled by a black horse. One of the first residents of Grinnell, Emery was a successful meat marketer and horse trainer. Written inscription on back reads as follows: "Emery S Bartlett with farmile driving horse / probably about 1890 / He loved good - and fast - driving horses, and in the early 1900s owned and raced fast harness horses. / This horse was not particularly beautiful - but was very faithful and only reluctantly did Mr. Bartlett consent to the disposal of the enfeebled horse about 1904."
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Date Created
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1890
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PID
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grinnell:23268
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Title
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Henry W. Spaulding
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Description
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Black and white photograph showing Henry W. Spaulding (1846-1937) dressed in a long coat and holding a hat, standing in front of a painted forest backdrop. Henry was the founder of Spaulding Manufacturing Company, in addition to being an Iowa state senator from 1910 the mayor of Grinnell for a short period of time.
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Date Created
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1880
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PID
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grinnell:23271
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Title
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Henry W. Spaulding
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Description
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Sepia photograph showing Henry W. Spaulding (1846-1937) seated in a relaxed pose and wearing a suit with a fine watch fob.
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Date Created
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1880
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PID
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grinnell:23242