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Alamo Park, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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Alamo Park was opened on June 11, 1909, and it was estimated that 2,500 people attended that first day. The park was torn down in 1921 to make room for Roosevelt Junior High School.1909 postmark. Number 6478.
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1909
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grinnell:14455
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Allison Hotel, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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Looking at a five-story brick and stone hotel building that once housed the Bishops cafeteria. The cafeteria closed in 1981 and the hotel was demolished in 1983 to create a new parking lot. 1909 postmark. Number 22216.
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1909
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grinnell:14136
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Broad Street, Grinnell, Iowa
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Postcard view looking northwest from Central Park at the 800 block of Broad Street in Grinnell, Iowa. Card is addressed to Miss Nora Murphy, Grinnell, Iowa, and postmarked September 24, 1909, Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-1.
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1909
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PID
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grinnell:6220
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Buffalo, Greenwood Park, Des Moines, Iowa, Ashworth Park
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View of four Buffalo roaming Greenwood Park in the winter. Greenwood Park was the first official large park in Des Moines purchased by park commissioners in 1894. Located at 4500 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. 1909 postmark. Number 6443.
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1909
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grinnell:18550
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Burlington Depot, Creston, Iowa, Creston Railroad Depot, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad-Creston Station
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Looking northeast at a three-story building which opened in 1899 at a cost of $75,000. Since Creston was a division point, the depot also contained numerous railroad offices on the upper levels for the division superintendent, dispatcher, roadmaster, physician and other officials. The depot abutted the busy Creston yards, which had one of the largest roundhouses in the CB&Q system. Today, the first floor houses an art gallery, senior center, and exhibits, while the second floor is reserved for municipal use. The building is located at 200 West Adams Street, Creston, Union County, Iowa, and is on the National Register of Historic Places. 1909 postmark.
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1909
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PID
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grinnell:16225
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Burlington Hospital, Burlington, Iowa, Mercy Hospital, Burlington, Iowa
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Looking northwest at a six-story brick and stone building with Greek columns at the entrance. The building was constructed in 1901 by Lightner Brothers Construction Company of Cedar Rapids. It occupies the site of two non-extant Victorian residences (Smythe, Armstrong). It was located at 602 North Fourth Street, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa. 1909 postmark.
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1909
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grinnell:14161