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Title: 900 Block of Broad Street
Description: View of a parade(?) in the 900 block of Broad Street about 1907. Norris Feed is in the background. Horses in the street are pulling an elaborate wagon. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-1.
Date Created: 1907
PID: grinnell:6234

Title: Aerial View of Downtown Grinnell
Description: Aerial photograph of downtown Grinnell, Iowa, looking southeast from the intersection of 6th Avenue and West Streets in 1967. Lake Nyanza is visible in the upper right corner of the photo.
Date Created: 1967
PID: grinnell:6408

Title: Aerial View of Grinnell Looking North
Description: Aerial photo of downtown Grinnell taken by Dave Heise from a helicopter in July 1967 during Ridiculous Days. This view looks north on Main Street from Commercial Street to 6th Avenue.
Date Created: 1967
PID: grinnell:6231

Title: B.P.O.E. Home, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Color postcard view of the B.P.O.E. building on the southeast corner of Main Street and 4th Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa. The lower floor is occupied by R.E. Bates Wallpaper and Paint Supplies. The red brick building to the right in the picture is the Antler Hotel. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-1.
Date Created: 1914
PID: grinnell:6217

Title: Barbershop
Description: At the east end of the 900 block of Main Street in Grinnell, Iowa. Post Office with barbershop in the cellar in 1919. Standing in front on either side of a barbershop pole are: Les Grooms, Barney (Bony) Little, unknown itinerant barber, G.B. McGuin (assistant postmaster) and Glen Anderson (post office). Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-3.
Date Created: 1919
PID: grinnell:6152

Title: Bell Camera Company, Grinnell, Ia.
Description: Panoramic view looking northwest from 4th Avenue and State Street, Grinnell, Iowa, at the Norris garage. Brand Apartments are visible in the background to the left. This building was the home of the Bell Camera Company approximately 1908-1918. The Bell Camera Company, established by Isaac A. Bell, manufactured panoramic cameras. The building burned and another building was built in its place. Drake Community Library Archives. Oversize photos.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:6065

Title: Big Shipment of Grinnell Gloves
Description: Employees of Grinnell Gloves lined up outside the building at Broad Street and Third Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa in the 1930s. Approximately half a dozen trucks are loaded with boxes of gloves. Photo is labeled "Big shipment, Grinnell Gloves, Blue Line Transfer." Water tower in center background. Building in background to right is labeled "Ia S.U. OP" (Iowa Southern Utilities Operations?) Railroad tracks in foreground. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-3.
Date Created: 1930
PID: grinnell:6153

Title: Billy Robinson
Description: 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.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:6165

Title: Billy Robinson in a Biplane
Description: Photograph of Billy Robinson, Grinnell aviator, in a biplane. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-1.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:6204

Title: Billy Robinson's Airplane
Description: 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.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:6154