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Title: Butt and Farmer Families in Ewart
Description: Family photograph taken in Ewart circa 1928. Front row: Julia Sharer, Leola Bennett Donai, Vera Bennett Rowe, Anthony Butt, (Donald Farmer, Helen Runnells, Dwight Burch - children in front), John Butt, Mildred Butt, Edith Farmer Bennett, Enola Burch, Esther Burch, Opal Burch, Norman Farmer, Joseph Farmer, Mattie Farmer Burch, Will Butt (Shorty). On the porch: Lewis Farmer, Arthur Sharer, Stella Farmer, Alva Burch, George Bennett, Rosa Farmer Cox, Jim Cox, Burrson Farmer.
Date Created: 1928
PID: grinnell:27214

Title: Doris Durey and Ray George Wedding Party
Description: Photograph of Doris Durey and Ray George's wedding party on July 20, 1926. They were married on the farm where Doris grew up which was called Bide-A-Wee Farm near Manchester, Iowa. The man to the right of the groom was Herb Palmer, who was Ray's college roommate. Flower bouquets are hand-colored.
Date Created: 1926
PID: grinnell:11750

Title: Elizabeth Schultz Interview, American Beliefs and Cultural Values
Description: Elizabeth Pfund was born in Jewell, Iowa. She came to Poweshiek County in 1927 as a rural school teacher. She married Ervin Schultz on Nov. 27, 1929. They raised their two children on the family farm in Malcom Township where she lived for over 65 years. She was active in 4-H, the Farm Bureau, and she served as a Sunday school teacher and in other positions at Trinity Lutheran Church. Interview conducted as part of American Beliefs and Cultural Values, an American Studies class taught by Hanna Griff at Grinnell College in 1993.
Date Created: 1993
PID: grinnell:26710

Title: Four Small Children in a Horse-drawn Cart
Description: Photograph of four children identified as Aline Lidtka, Elaine Lidtka, Carolyn Lidtka, and Rosemarie Bollinger (in hat) sitting in a horse-drawn cart. A barn and silo are in the background. The photograph was taken in the late 1920s.
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:3363

Title: Hoyt and June Veber
Description: Hoyt and June Veber, playmates of Don (1914-1980) and Paul (1915-1980) Anderson. Hoyt is wearing a buttoned shirt, belt, and rolled-up pants and June is wearing a white dress. The photograph is enclosed in a stiff paper leather-look booklet.
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:23228

Title: Ina Sprague
Description: Portrait of Ina Sprague as a young woman, shown in a white high-collared dress and wearing a necklace with her hair pulled up. Ina Sprague attended Grinnell High School and Grinnell College. This portrait could be for her Grinnell College Graduation. She taught at Grinnell for 4 years before moving to Davis School, where she later became principal for 28 years. Ina Sprague was a member of the Iowa State Education Association, the Iowa Retired Teachers Association, and the National Retired Teachers Association. She was also active in the Grinnell community, serving as a member of the Grinnell Museum and Historical Society, the Daughters of American Colonists, the Grinnell Chapter of the D.A.R., the Pythian Sisters, and the Rebekah Lodge.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:23248

Title: Ina Sprague
Description: A studio portrait of Ina Sprague (1891-1979) as a teenager or young adult. She is wearing a long white dress with her hair pulled back with a large bow, seated in a chair with one arm on an armrest. Possibly a high school graduation photo.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:23235

Title: Jennie, Anna and Edna Mae
Description: Edna Mae Meldrem and Jennie and Anna Otto pose at a family gathering sitting on the running board of an automobile.
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:27256

Title: Letter to Michael Brooks from his Brother
Description: Letter to Mr. Michael Brooks, Kellogg, Iowa, from his brother, postmarked March 11, 1922, Kearney Nebraska. The letter describes arrangements for Mr. Brooks' honeymoon trip to Kearney and gives information on train connections for the trip. The letter was found when remodeling a farm house near Rock Creek Lake.
Date Created: 1922
PID: grinnell:12987

Title: Letter to the Lillie Pilgrim from her Father
Description: Letter to Lillie Carter Pilgrim of Grinnell, Iowa, from her father, Clayton Estell Carter, dated October 1, 1926. The letter is written on the letterhead of City Garage, Ladysmith, Wisconsin, which was run by Mr. Carter's brother, Charles. Mr. Carter is visiting his brother and talks about their fishing trips. Includes envelope.
Date Created: 1926
PID: grinnell:30038