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Title: I.C. wreck, May 29, 1918, Aplington, Iowa, Illinois Central train wreck
Description: Men inspecting the remains of a train wreck. "Five persons were killed and a dozen injured when Illinois Central passenger train No. 11, westbound, was wrecked near Aplington. The track was weakened by the high water, the locomotive and mail car plunging onto the bank and the combination express and smoker turned over." Cited from the Oakland Tribune, Oakland, CA, 29 May 1918. 1918 postmark.
Date Created: 1918
PID: grinnell:13944

Title: I.C. wreck, May 29, 1918, Aplington, Iowa, Illinois Central train wreck
Description: Men looking through the remains of a train wreck with onlookers in the background. "Five persons were killed and a dozen injured when Illinois Central passenger train No. 11, westbound, was wrecked near Aplington. The track was weakened by the high water, the locomotive and mail car plunging onto the bank and the combination express and smoker turned over." Cited from the Oakland Tribune, Oakland, CA, 29 May 1918. 1918 postmark.
Date Created: 1918
PID: grinnell:13946

Title: I.C. wreck, May 29, 1918, Aplington, Iowa, Illinois Central train wreck
Description: Men standing on top of a train car turned on it side. A crane is in the background. "Five persons were killed and a dozen injured when Illinois Central passenger train No. 11, westbound, was wrecked near Aplington. The track was weakened by the high water, the locomotive and mail car plunging onto the bank and the combination express and smoker turned over." Cited from the Oakland Tribune, Oakland, CA, 29 May 1918. 1918 postmark.
Date Created: 1918
PID: grinnell:13945

Title: I.C. wreck, May 29, 1918, Aplington, Iowa, Illinois Central train wreck
Description: Man standing on the remains of a train car. "Five persons were killed and a dozen injured when Illinois Central passenger train No. 11, westbound, was wrecked near Aplington. The track was weakened by the high water, the locomotive and mail car plunging onto the bank and the combination express and smoker turned over." cited from the Oakland Tribune, Oakland, CA, 29 May 1918. 1918 postmark.
Date Created: 1918
PID: grinnell:13947

Title: Iowa Theatre, Merchants National Bank, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking south inside the bank with teller cages and view of stained glass windows. 1918 postmark. Built in 1914 by Louis H. Sullivan, "father of the American skyscraper", the Merchant's National Bank was one of a number of "jewel box" banks built in small midwestern communities.
Date Created: 1918
PID: grinnell:13393