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Title: Academy and Catholic Church, Charles City, Iowa, Immaculate Conception Grade School, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Academy Immaculate
Description: Three story brick and stone church building (1203 Clark Street, Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) in the background with three story brick and stone school building in foreground. 1910 postmark.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:14096

Title: Alta Opera House, Alta, Iowa, The Alta
Description: Looking west at the opera house was a three-story brick veneer building built in 1907 and located on the Clarkson block.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:14273

Title: Alta Opera House, Alta, Iowa, The Alta
Description: Looking northwest at the opera house (pictured on the left) was a three-story brick veneer building built in 1907 and located on the Clarkson block. Title supplied by cataloger.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:14274

Title: Bird's-eye view looking down Locust Street from the Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking west from the stairs of the Iowa State Capitol building at Locust Street and downtown Des Moines in the background. The building was completed in 1886 at a cost of $3,296,256, and, and at the time, was the only five-domed capitol in the country. The dome of the capitol is gilded with tissue-paper thin sheets of pure 23-karat gold, with a protective layer sealing the gold from the weather, and the top of its finial peak is 275 feet (84 m) above the ground. From its opening during 1884 until 1924, it was the tallest building in Des Moines, and likely the entire state. It is located at 1007 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Number 107839.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:16145

Title: Birdland at Union Park, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: A view from Birdland Drive near the Des Moines River. Number 6447.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:18828

Title: Boaters on the Floyd River, Alton, Iowa, Souvenir of Alton, Iowa
Description: Looking at boaters enjoying a day on the Floyd River. The Floyd River is a tributary of the Missouri River, 112 long in northwestern Iowa. It enters the Missouri River at Sioux City and is named for Charles Floyd, a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. 1910 postmark. Number B1101A1. Title supplied by cataloger.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:13649

Title: C. & N.W. Railroad entering Alton, Iowa, Little Floyd River Bridge, Chicago and North Western Railroad
Description: Looking south at Alton, Iowa, from the Chicago and North Western Railway and Little Floyd River Bridge with signs on the right that say "Alton CNE Mile" and "Railroad Crossing Lookout [for] the Cars". You can see the steam rising from the train's smokestack in the background.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:13888

Title: C. B. & Q. Depot, Albia, Iowa, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Depot
Description: One story brick depot with signal and railroad carts, a telegraph sign on the front of the building, and a child leaning against the building with people walking on the brick platform. The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railway had plans for securing railroads for Albia as early as 1865 when they proposed to extend their line westward from Ottumwa to Albia and Chariton. The company wanted Monroe and Lucas counties to raise $100,000 to secure the road, threatening to locate the line through some other territory if that amount was not guaranteed. The people of Monroe County granted the right of way with the depot grounds at Albia. The C., B., & Q. traversed the entire portion of Monroe County from east to west, a distance of a little more than 27 miles, and its total value was assessed at $349,647 in 1896. Number 46670. Number 46670.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:13885

Title: Catholic Church, Council Bluffs, Iowa, St. Peter's Catholic Church
Description: The Gothic Revival style church was designed by architect Mathias Schnell and built in 1887. It is located at 1 Bluff Street, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:18376

Title: Central Avenue, Correctionville, Iowa, Anderson Garage, Manhattan Café, Driftwood Street
Description: Looking north on Central Avenue, now called Driftwood Street, at the Anderson Garage to the left and Manhattan Café on the right. Correctionville was platted in 1855, and it was so named from its location on a surveyors' correction line. Number 17106.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:18329