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Title: "We Like Center Point. So Will You", Center Point, Iowa
Description: Montage of 8 Center Point, Iowa landmarks including the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Station, Commercial Park, Center Point Canning Factory, High school building, Methodist Episcopal church, ditching for the water works mains, and Main Street. 1913 postmark.
PID: grinnell:13390

Title: Adams Street, East from Summit Hotel, Creston, Iowa
Description: One of the first hotels in Creston, Iowa, the Summit Hotel, was built in 1880 by a stock company composed of Swan & Becker and Colonel Beckwith, among others, and was destroyed by fire in 1896. The hotel owners rebuilt on the same site later that year, but shortly before midnight on December 1916 another fire destroyed the building. The loss was estimated at $200,000 and defective electrical wiring was believed to have caused the fire. Creston centennial card, 1869-1969.
PID: grinnell:16226

Title: Adel State Bank, Adel, Iowa
Description: Looking northwest at the corner of Ninth and Main Streets at the Adel State Bank, the Rexall Drug Store, and J.F. Tawney's Grocery Store. The building was built in 1908. It is located at 901 Main Street, Adel, Dallas County, Iowa, and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Number 19.
PID: grinnell:14290

Title: Albia square from the southeast corner, Albia, Iowa
Description: Looking northwest at a panoramic view of the Albia square which includes the courthouse, bicycle, horses and carriages and electric lines. Listed in the National Register for Historic Places as the Albia Square and Central Commercial Historic District. 1909 postmark. Number 8109.
PID: grinnell:13934

Title: Birdseye view, Dana, Iowa
Description: Aerial view of Dana, Iowa, with a shoe store on the right foreground and a church bell tower in the center background. Dana was incorporated in 1907 and was named after Samuel Dana, a pioneer settler who was a godfather in the project of establishing a trading center in the early days. 1912 postmark. Number 7.
PID: grinnell:16214

Title: Business block, Charles City, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast toward the Main Street business district of Charles City, Iowa, with W.C. Hering & Co. furniture store on the corner.
PID: grinnell:13610

Title: Business section, Alta Vista, Iowa
Description: Looking southeast at several stores including Walters Hardware, Conway Brothers, and the Alta Post Office. Alta Vista, Iowa, was incorporated in 1894. Number 12.
PID: grinnell:13370

Title: Business section, Clear Lake, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast on Main Avenue in Clear Lake, Iowa, with various store signs such as Lake Gift Shop and Lake Café on the left and Ray Sandry Real Estate, Gambles, and Ward Furniture on the right. Number 2-A252.
PID: grinnell:13723

Title: Busy day, Cumberland, Iowa
Description: Looking south on a bustling Main Street at a millinery shop and variety store on the left and the bank on the right with a church steeple in the background. 1911 postmark.
PID: grinnell:16218