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Title: Boat on Crane Creek, Alpha, Iowa, Crane Creek
Description: Tour boat on Crane Creek near Alpha, Iowa. Alpha was founded in 1871. It was named Alpha, the first letter of the Greek alphabet, because it was the first community on Crane Creek. Number 7081. Title supplied by cataloger.
Date Created: 1915
PID: grinnell:14276

Title: Greetings from Chester, Iowa, Upper Iowa River, Residence, Bridge over the Upper Iowa River, Hardware store and harness shop
Description: Montage of Chester, Iowa including two views of the Upper Iowa River, a local residence in winter and looking northwest at the hardware store and harness shop in winter. Number 4454.
Date Created: 1915
PID: grinnell:13307

Title: Second Avenue Bridge, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 2nd Avenue Bridge, Cedar River, Red Cedar River
Description: Looking north at the Second Avenue Bridge over the Cedar River. The open-spandrel arch bridge was built in 1906 by the Marsh Bridge Company of Des Moines, Iowa, and reconstructed in 1965. Number 22207.
Date Created: 1915
PID: grinnell:14116

Title: View of Mississippi River, Dubuque, Iowa
Description: Looking north at the great Mississippi River which is one of the world’s major river systems in size, habitat diversity and biological productivity, and is the second longest river in the United States. Number 5900.
Date Created: 1915
PID: grinnell:16030

Title: View of Mississippi River, looking North from Mother House Grounds, Dubuque, Iowa, Motherhouse Grounds, Mt. Carmel Motherhouse, Mt. Carmel Convent
Description: Looking north at the great Mississippi River which is one of the world’s major river systems in size, habitat diversity and biological productivity, and is the second longest river in the United States. Land was purchased in 1889 with part of the money the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (BVM) received as part of an indemnity of $6,400 for buildings of theirs burned in Philadephia. The school and convent in Dubuque was moved south of Dubuque. The convent was called Mount Carmel and and the land, St. Joseph's Prairie. Mount Carmel Motherhouse sits on 110 acres overlooking the Mississippi River. In the past, the building was the spiritual home for nearly 600 Sisters in the community. The motherhouse is also the administrative center of the congregation. Number 22535.
Date Created: 1915
PID: grinnell:16031

Title: Wagon Bridge, Dundee, Iowa, Maquoketa River
Description: Looking north at a Lost Deck plate girder bridge over the Maquoketa River. It was demolished in the 1980s. Number 206.
PID: grinnell:14664