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Title: Mason House and mineral springs, Colfax, Iowa, Mason Hotel
Description: The Mason House was built in 1881 by William Mason Croft, mayor of Colfax, and was located closest to the train depot. In the process of drilling for coal in 1875, a well containing high mineral content was discovered near Colfax. The city flourished with this new discovery, and over the next four decades, thousands of people visited the town to partake in the healing powers of the fourteen mineral springs there. 1909 postmark. Number 157064.
Date Created: 1909
PID: grinnell:14426

Title: National Tournament, U.S. Army, Fort Des Moines, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: A montage of photos from the U.S. Army National Tournament held at Fort Des Moines in 1909 during President William Howard Taft's visit to Des Moines. Photos include: U.S. Army Field Kitchen, National Tournament, Des Moines, Iowa; Erecting Tents, U.S. Army Tournament, Des Moines, Iowa; Mess Time, U.S. Army Tournament, Des Moines, Iowa; President William H. Taft, National Tournament of U.S. Army, Des Moines, Iowa; "Pete", 2nd Cavalry, National Tournament, Des Moines, Iowa; Field Artillery, U.S. Army Tournament, Des Moines, Iowa; "We Belong to Uncle Sam", U.S. Army Tournament. 1909 postmark. Number 6.
Date Created: 1909
PID: grinnell:16138

Title: Rustic bridge at Union Park, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: View of wooden walking bridge in Union Park, located at 725 Thompson Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. 1909 postmark. Number 6450.
Date Created: 1909
PID: grinnell:16078

Title: Sixth Avenue Bridge, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: The closed-spandrel arch bridge on Sixth Avenue was designed by Edwin Thatcher from New York and built in 1907. In 1965 it collapsed due to bad infrastructure and was replaced in 1966. 1909 postmark. Number 563.
Date Created: 1909
PID: grinnell:18817

Title: St. Mary's Church, Alton, Iowa, Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Saint Mary's Catholic Church, St. Mary's Catholic Church
Description: Looking southeast at the newly built Catholic church made of Romanesque architecture and pressed brick and stone with two towers of the same height. The church was constructed in 1908, and Martin Heer from Dubuque was the architect. It is located at 609 10th Street, Alton, Sioux County, Iowa. 1909 postmark.
Date Created: 1909
PID: grinnell:13551

Title: Stable Gang Troop H, 2nd U.S. Calvary, Chariton, Iowa, Stable Gang Troop H, Second U.S. Calvary, Chariton, Iowa
Description: Eleven men from the Second U.S. Cavalry, Troop H, sitting on bags of supply rations in front of a camp. Number 5.
Date Created: 1909
PID: grinnell:14105

Title: State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast 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 dome of the capitol is gilded with tissue-paper thin sheets of pure 23-karat gold, with a protective layer sealing the gold from the weather, and the top of its finial peak is 275 feet (84 m) above the ground. From its opening during 1884 until 1924, it was the tallest building in Des Moines, and likely the entire state. It is located at 1007 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 1907 postmark. 1909 postmark. Number 1976.
Date Created: 1909
PID: grinnell:18766