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Boat on Crane Creek, Alpha, Iowa, Crane Creek
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Description
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Tour boat on Crane Creek near Alpha, Iowa. Alpha was founded in 1871. It was named Alpha, the first letter of the Greek alphabet, because it was the first community on Crane Creek. Number 7081. Title supplied by cataloger.
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Date Created
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1915
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PID
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grinnell:14276
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Title
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Cedar River, Charles City, Iowa
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Description
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View of Cedar River with canoe and paddles in the foreground. 1911 postmark. Number 1105/1.
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Date Created
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1911
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PID
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grinnell:14103
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Title
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Johnson's Mill and dam, Alpha, Iowa
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Description
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Johnson's Mill produced flour and was completed in 1870 along with the dam. 1918 postmark. Number 7083. Title supplied by cataloger.
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Date Created
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1918
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PID
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grinnell:14275
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Title
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Locust Street Bridge and Municipal Building, Des Moines, Iowa, Walnut Street Bridge, Des Moines River, Des Moines City Hall
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Description
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Looking southwest at the three-story Beaux Arts style Municipal Building and the Walnut Street Bridge from the Locust Street Bridge. The Des Moines City Hall building (Municipal Building) was designed by Proudfoot and Bird and built by Charles Weitz's Sons Construction Company of Des Moines in 1911. The Walnut Street Bridge is a closed-spandrel arch bridge which was built in 1911 by John Wheeler Construction Company of Geneva, Illinois. Its total length is 503.3 feet. Number 14476. Series 15.
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Date Created
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1910
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PID
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grinnell:18778
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Title
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Raccoon River, Des Moines, Iowa
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Description
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Looking northeast at the Raccoon River which was first documented on the 1814 map by Lewis and Clark. It is a 30.8 mile long tributary of the Des Moines River. It flows generally eastward into Polk County, and joins the Des Moines River just south of downtown Des Moines and is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. 1908 postmark.
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Date Created
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1908
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PID
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grinnell:16858