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Title
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Campanile, Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa
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Description
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Construction of the Campanile was completed in 1898 in memoriam of Margaret MacDonald Stanton, first dean of women, and the first bells were placed in the Campanile in 1899. Later in 1920, when Mrs. Stanton's husband, Edgar W. Stanton, 4-time acting president of Iowa State University, died, the university installed a musical instrument in the structure known as the Edgar W. and Margaret MacDonald Stanton Memorial Carillon.
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Date Created
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1940
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PID
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grinnell:14450
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Oak Lodge, Bellevue State Park, Bellevue, Iowa
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Description
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The Oak Lodge was constructed in the late 1920’s by the Bellevue Country Club which oversaw a nine hole golf course adjacent to the park. In 1929, the Board of Conservation took over the Oak Lodge which was available to the public by reservation. In 1972, a new lodge was constructed on the Nelson Unit to replace the old Oak Lodge which, because of its age and deterioration, was not feasible for renovation (it was destroyed by fire in 1973). Number 9105.
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Date Created
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1940
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PID
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grinnell:14181
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Title
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Public library, Bloomfield, IA, Carnegie Library, Bloomfield Public Library
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Description
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Looking southwest at the Carnegie Library originall named after Andrew Carnegie who donated $10,000 to build it. The word "LIBRARY" is cut in a stone panel over the door. There is also a bronze tablet beside the door which states, "Let There Be Light. This Library the Gift of Andrew Carnegie, August 1913". The library was dedicated on August 13, 1913. The name was later changed to Bloomfield Public Library. Located at 107 N. Columbia, Bloomfield, Davis County, Iowa. Number 3194.
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Date Created
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1940
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PID
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grinnell:13429
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Title
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Street looking east, Bancroft, Iowa, A.H. Fuchs Hardware
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Description
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Looking east on W. Ramsey Street with a Rexall drugs sign on the second building from the left and A.H. Fuchs Hardware sign the first building on the right. Number B127.
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Date Created
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1940
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PID
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grinnell:13848