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County farm, Lucas County, Chariton, Iowa, Lucas County Farm
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The Lucas County Home was built in 1904 and torn down in 1986. County homes or poorhouses were tax-supported residential institutions to which people were required to go if they could not support themselves.
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1905
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grinnell:13736
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Depot, Chelsea, Iowa
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Locomotive sitting at the Chelsea Depot with passengers milling around. Grain elevator in background. The Northwestern Railroad leased the Chicago, Iowa and Nebraska Railroad in 1869. A.A. McChesney was the first station agent when the railroad was built and James Hanify the first section boss.
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1905
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grinnell:14092
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Dry goods store, Chapin, Iowa, Chapin Post Office, Meat market
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From left to right: Chapin Post Office, a meat market with a sign for Edison Records and dry goods store with sign selling shoes, rugs, suits, coats, etc., "Must be sold regardless of price within 30 days. You will find some real bargains". Chapin was platted in 1858 by Josiah Bushnell Grinnell, who had previously founded Grinnell, Iowa. Josiah Bushnell Grinnell gave this new town the name Chapin, the maiden name of his wife. A post office was established in 1860 with H.H. Grinnell as the postmaster.
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Date Created
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1905
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grinnell:14107
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Greetings from the Iowa State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa
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Looking east at the Iowa State Capitol building which was completed in 1886 at a cost of $3,296,256, and, and at the time, was the only five-domed capitol in the country. The Weidenmann Project's Centennial Fountain in the foreground was designed by architect John Weidenmann of New York City and completed in 1892. The capitol building is located at 1007 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 1905 postmark. Number 5.
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1905
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grinnell:16093
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High school, Baldwin, Iowa
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Two-story brick high school building with bell tower. Built in 1897.
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1905
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grinnell:14218
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High school, Baldwin, Iowa
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Two-story brick high school building with bell tower. Built in 1897.
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1905
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grinnell:14217
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High school, Clear Lake, Iowa
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Pencil sketch of the three-story brick and stone high school building. The Romanesque building was built in 1855 and burned down in 1912. It was located at 800 Second Avenue North, Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. Number 8.
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1905
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grinnell:14474