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Title: Float in Parade
Description: Postcard view of an early automobile decorated for a parade in Grinnell, Iowa. The automobile is decorated with ruffles, butterflies and a large umbrella. Women and children are passengers in the car. Azo stamp box on verso. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-5, Views of Grinnell.
Date Created: 1915
PID: grinnell:12441

Title: Grinnell Savings Bank Parade Car
Description: Postcard view of a car decorated for a parade advertising the Grinnell Savings Bank. The side of the car is decorated to read: $600,000 / Grinnell Savings Bank / Let our bank be your bank. An American flag is draped over the hood. Photo by Child. Azo stamp box on verso. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-5, Views of Grinnell.
Date Created: 1917
PID: grinnell:12383

Title: Hammond-Burns Wedding and 50th Anniversary Announcements
Description: Two newspaper clippings concerning Mae Hammond and Frank R. Burns. The first is the announcement of their wedding which occurred on June 1, 1918, at the home of the bride's mother, 1127 Broad Street, Grinnell, Iowa. The second is an announcement concerning their 50th wedding anniversary celebration held at the Des Moines Club in Des Moines, Iowa.
Date Created: 1918
PID: grinnell:20660

Title: Letter from Charles Noble to Frank Burns
Description: Letter from Charles Noble, professor of English at Grinnell College and a minister, to Frank R. Burns, confirming that Professor Noble will perform a marriage ceremony for Frank and Mae Hammond on June 1, 1918, at the Hammond home in Grinnell, Iowa.
Date Created: 1918
PID: grinnell:20661

Title: Main Street, Montezuma, Iowa
Description: Postcard view looking east on Main Street in Montezuma, Iowa, from the intersection of North 3rd Street and Main. A parade,possibly 4th of July, is in progress with many automobiles and flags. Card is postmarked February 21, 1911, in Montezuma, and is addressed to Miss Helen Shivers, Cadiz, Ohio.
Date Created: 1911
PID: grinnell:12507

Title: Main Street, Montezuma, Iowa
Description: Street scene in Montezuma, Iowa, possibly Armistice Day or a July 4th parade. Probably taken from the intersection of East Liberty and South 3rd Streets, looking east northeast.
Date Created: 1915
PID: grinnell:27243

Title: Merchants National Bank Parade Float
Description: Postcard view of an early automobile decorated as a parade float for Merchants' National Bank in Grinnell, Iowa. A flag bunting covers the hood of the car. Several men and women with umbrellas sit in the car. Azo stamp box on verso. Photograph by Child. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-5, Views of Grinnell.
Date Created: 1915
PID: grinnell:12442

Title: On the Way to Berlin via Brooklyn, Iowa
Description: Troops from California march down Jackson Street in Brooklyn, Iowa, on their way to New York and then France during World War I. The Brooklyn Opera House is in the background. Velox postcard with diamonds in corners.
Date Created: 1914
PID: grinnell:27232

Title: Parade on Broad Street
Description: Postcard view of a large crowd gathered in Grinnell, Iowa, along Broad Street between Fourth Avenue and Third Avenue waiting for a parade. The view is looking south along Broad Street. Men have climbed telephone poles and trees to get a better view. Horses and carriages and early automobiles are parked in Central Park. Photo by Child. Azo stamp box on verso. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-5, Views of Grinnell.
Date Created: 1917
PID: grinnell:12382

Title: Rexall Float
Description: Postcard view of a parade float, "The Rexall Line to Health," sponsored by R.E. Bates Drug Store, Grinnell, Iowa. The float is a decorated street car. Azo stamp box on verso. Photograph by Child. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-5, Views of Grinnell.
Date Created: 1915
PID: grinnell:12440