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Billy Robinson
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Description
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Billy Robinson, pioneer aviator from Grinnell, Iowa, in his airplane. Photo by Child Art Studio. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-3.
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Date Created
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1910
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PID
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grinnell:6165
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Billy Robinson in a Biplane
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Description
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Photograph of Billy Robinson, Grinnell aviator, in a biplane. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-1.
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Date Created
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1910
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PID
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grinnell:6204
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Title
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Billy Robinson's Airplane
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Description
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Billy Robinson's airplane, a parasol wing monoplane. W.C. "Billy" Robinson was an early aviator who set an American nonstop distance flight record in 1914. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-3.
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Date Created
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1910
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PID
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grinnell:6154
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Billy Robinson's airplane
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Description
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Postcard view of the port (left) side of Billy Robinson's airplane. Azo stamp box on verso. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-1.
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Date Created
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1915
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PID
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grinnell:6294
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Billy Robinson's airplane
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Description
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Postcard view of the starboard (right) side of Billy Robinson's airplane. Azo stamp box on verso. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-1.
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Date Created
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1915
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PID
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grinnell:6292
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Brock Family in their 1910 Spaulding Automobile
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Description
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The Brock family in their 1910 Spaulding automobile. Dr. A. J. Brock, DDS, and daughter Beatrice Brock, age 3 1/2, are in the front seat. Mrs. Edith Brock and son Atwood, age 1 1/2, are in the back seat. The Spaulding was a 2-door right-hand drive automobile built in Grinnell, Iowa, in 1910. It had a 4 cylinder, 30 hp Rutenear motor and cost about $4800. Drake Community Library Archives. Oversize photos.
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Date Created
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1911
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PID
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grinnell:6061
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Chapin House
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Description
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View looking east on the Rock Island railroad tracks in Grinnell, Iowa. Chapin House is on the left; the depot is visible in the distance. On the very far left of the image the pillars of the porch of the Monroe Hotel can be seen. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-2.
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Date Created
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1900
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PID
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grinnell:6377
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Early Automobiles
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Postcard view of three early (1910s) automobiles, one a Ford and one an Oakland. The postcard was sent on June 12, 1911 from Mort(?) Powers of New Sharon, Iowa, to John Mincer of Grinnell, Iowa. The X under the automobile on the right probably identifies Mr. Powers. Photo was possibly taken in New Sharon. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-1.
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Date Created
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1911
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PID
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grinnell:6213
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First Train Arrives in Grinnell
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Description
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The first train arrives in Grinnell, Iowa, in June 1863 on the Mississippi and Missouri railroad line. The Mississippi and Missouri line later became the Rock Island Railroad. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-3.
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Date Created
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1863
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PID
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grinnell:6163
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Five Cylinder Motor
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Description
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Postcard view of a five cylinder motor built in 1909 at the Grinnell Washing Machine factory for Billy Robinson, Grinnell, Iowa, native and pioneer aviator. Azo stamp box on verso. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-1.
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Date Created
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1909
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PID
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grinnell:6299