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Title: C. H. McCormick and Family
Description: McCormick family photo consisting of a father, mother, and child. The back of the photo has the following statement: "C.H. McCormick and family. Worked for us at Grinnell three years. A good boy." We do not know the donor of this photograph.
Date Created: 1890
PID: grinnell:23230

Title: Esther K. Woodruff
Description: Esther K. Woodruff, in her teens. Esther wears a bow in her hair, a star-patterned blouse with three quarter length sleeves, and a knee-length skirt with vertical stripes. She also wears black tights and black shoes, each with a bow and a buckle. Esther stands behind a heavily decorated bike with her left arm resting on the seat. The background behind Esther displays a balcony in the left-hand side with draped curtains and a column on the right-hand side. This is a studio photograph taken by the Kester studio in 1903. The photograph is pasted on a cardboard frame with embossed decorations of a crown on the above and below the pasted photograph. On the back of the photograph is written "Ester K. Woodruff. Fourth of July. 1903."
Date Created: 1903
PID: grinnell:21719

Title: Hammond Children
Description: Walter and Hattie Child Hammond's children taken by Child Studio in Grinnell, Iowa. Mae Hammond and her brothers: Bruce, Pat, Arthur, and Walt.
Date Created: 1905
PID: grinnell:20428

Title: Helen, Rudolph and Alice Renfrow
Description: Portrait of Helen, Rudolph and Alice Renfrow, the three oldest children of Lee Augustus Renfrow and Eva Pearl Craig Renfrow, taken in Red Wing, Minnesota, in 1907.
Date Created: 1907
PID: grinnell:12189

Title: M.K. Merritt and Eugene Scott Merritt
Description: Lovely picture of Moses Kelsey Merritt holding his grandchild, Eugene Scott, born July 17, 1900, on his lap. Mr. Merritt is wearing a suit, and the child is wearing a white dress and holding a toy. The back of the photograph has the following statement: M.K. Merritt, Grinnell, IA. A fine neighbor at Grinnell. Died at Bellingham Mich. Signed by E.C.D. Mr. Merritt was an early resident of Grinnell.
Date Created: 1901
PID: grinnell:23216

Title: Mae and Pat Hammond
Description: Portrait of Mae and Pat Hammond, children of Walter and Hattie Child Hammond, taken by Child Studio in Grinnell, Iowa.
Date Created: 1900
PID: grinnell:20436

Title: Renfrow Children in 1908
Description: Portrait of the Renfrow children in 1908. From left to right: Rudolph, Helen, Evanel and Alice Renfrow.
Date Created: 1908
PID: grinnell:12191

Title: Renfrow Children in 1909
Description: The Renfrow family children circa 1909 in Grinnell, Iowa. From left to right: Rudolph Belden Renfrow, Helen Frances Renfrow, Evanel Elizabeth Renfrow, Alice Lee Renfrow. Rudolph, Helen, Evanel and Alice were Edith Renfrow Smith's older siblings.
Date Created: 1909
PID: grinnell:12136

Title: Wesley Cratty 1896-1950
Description: Wesley Cratty, age about 4. Wesley's blond hair is styled with large curls at the top of his head and at the nape of his neck. He is wearing a dark suit with a very wide, ruffled collar that covers his shoulders. A large bow is tied at his neck. Each sleeve is cuffed in white. His jacket is belted and there are three decorative buttons at the knee of his trousers. He wears high top boots. Studio portrait by Ikenberry Photographer, Newton, Iowa, The photograph has been pasted to a cardboard frame bearing the photographers name and location.
Date Created: 1890
PID: grinnell:21716