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Title: Arbor Lake, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking southeast at shoreline towards boathouse. Arbor Lake, named for Arbor Day, when hundreds of trees were planted there, was created in 1902 as a storage reservoir to provide soft water for manufacturing firms. 1912 postmark. Number 86.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:14501

Title: Business is pressing in Grinnell. Too busy to write.
Description: Man and woman dancing with man on box. Small felt banner with Grinnell printed on top. 1912 postmark. Number 14.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:14017

Title: College campus, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northwest at Carnegie Hall on the left and men's gymnasium on the right. The Carnegie Library was constructed in 1904 funded with a $50,000 grant from Andrew Carnegie. The men's gymnasium was constructed in 1899 for $20,180 and razed in 1972. 1912 postmark. Number 27.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:13382

Title: Grinnell High School, Colonia[l] Opera House, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking southwest at the front entrance of the Colonial Theatre. It was built in 1902 at the southwest corner of Fifth Avenue and Main Street. It was used for touring stage plays, special events and Grinnell College productions. The theatre was torn down in 1974. 1912 postmark. Number 13.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:13372

Title: East Campus, Grinnell College, [Grinnell, Iowa]
Description: A view of Grinnell College's east campus. 1912 postmark.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:14386

Title: Fourth Avenue, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northwest from Fourth Avenue with high school in foreground. The first Grinnell high school was built in 1904. An addition that expanded the building to include junior high students was completed in 1921. 1912 postmark. Number 16487. It now houses the Grinnell Community Center.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:13811

Title: Grinnell high school debating team 1912, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Six members of the 1912 Grinnell High School debating team: Nelson, McIlrath, Ray, Goss, Smiley, Taylor. 1912 postmark.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:14369

Title: Main Street north from Sixth Avenue, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: 1912 postmark. Number 16486.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:13982

Title: Mears Cottage, [Grinnell College], Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast. Mears Cottage was constructed in 1888, costing $14,719. Originally served as a ladies dormitory. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 1912 postmark. Number 49.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:14529

Title: New depot, Newton, Iowa
Description: One-story brick depot built around 1910 by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad. 1912 postmark.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:14316

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