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Title
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Adams Street, East from Summit Hotel, Creston, Iowa, Summit House
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Description
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One of the first hotels in Creston, Iowa, the Summit Hotel, was built in 1880 by a stock company composed of Swan & Becker and Colonel Beckwith, among others, and was destroyed by fire in 1896. The hotel owners rebuilt on the same site later that year, but shortly before midnight on December 1916 another fire destroyed the building. The loss was estimated at $200,000 and defective electrical wiring was believed to have caused the fire. Creston centennial card, 1869-1969.
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Date Created
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1914
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PID
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grinnell:16226
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Title
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Adel State Bank, Adel, Iowa, Rexall Drug Store, Tawney, J.F.
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Description
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Looking northwest at the corner of Ninth and Main Streets at the Adel State Bank, the Rexall Drug Store, and J.F. Tawney's Grocery Store. The building was built in 1908. It is located at 901 Main Street, Adel, Dallas County, Iowa, and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Number 19.
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Date Created
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1915
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PID
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grinnell:14290
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First Baptist Church, Centerville, Iowa
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Description
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Looking northwest at a two story brick building with bell tower located at 603 West State Street, Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa. Number 3A492.
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Date Created
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1955
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PID
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grinnell:14108
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Title
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Front Street looking east, Brooklyn, Iowa
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Description
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Looking northeast from Front Street in Brooklyn, Iowa. There is a barber pole in front of the first building. Number 61797.
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Date Created
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1910
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PID
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grinnell:18272
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Title
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Humboldt M.W.A. Team, Clarion, Iowa, Modern Woodmen of America
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Description
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A "rainbow parade" on Main Street with a Modern Woodmen Forester drill team marching in formation. "Humboldt M.W.A. team at Clarion." --t.p. Modern Woodmen of America was founded by Joseph Cullen Root on January 5, 1883, in Lyons, Iowa. He wanted to create an organization that would protect families following the death of a breadwinner. The drill teams became nationally known for events held from 1890 to the late 1930s, and the Foresters were even honored by Herbert Hoover at the White House. Because each group was differentiated by a different style and color of the uniform, their demonstrations were referred to as "Rainbow Parades." The Rainbow Parades were hosted by cities across the United States and included 10,000 units of Foresters, with more than 160,000 men participating. 1906 postmark.
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Date Created
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1906
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PID
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grinnell:14069