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Looking north on Main Street, Cushing, Iowa
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Description
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Looking north on Main Street with C.F. Quinn & Son drug store and garage/livery stable on the left and the Farmers Savings Bank on the right. The Farmers Savings Bank which was originally founded in Beaman, Iowa, was later organized under a state charter in 1908. 1915 postmark. Number 8. Title supplied by cataloger.
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Date Created
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1915
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PID
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grinnell:16966
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Mason House, Colfax, Iowa, Croft, Martha J.
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The three-story wooden Mason House was run by Mrs. Martha J. Croft, a favorite resort for traveling men, as well as for those who sought rest and the benefit of the spring water. 1915 postmark. Number 36826.
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Date Created
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1915
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PID
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grinnell:14424
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Parade of automobiles, Coin, Iowa
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Looking northeast at several automobiles lined up on Main Street. Coin was platted in 1879. The buildings were constructed entirely of wood, and the north side of Main Street burned down completely at the turn of the century. The buildings were soon replaced with red brick. 1915 postmark. Title supplied by cataloger.
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Date Created
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1915
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PID
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grinnell:16992
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Title
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Peter Hatterscheid's Elevators, Corwith, Iowa
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Description
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Looking at farmers unloading grain at a new grain elevator. Peter Hatterscheid built the elevator in 1914 at an estimated $6,000. It was purchased at a public sale by The Farmers Grain Company three years later for a price of $16,400.
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Date Created
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1915
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PID
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grinnell:16980
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Title
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State Capitol of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
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Description
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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. Number 42.
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Date Created
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1915
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PID
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grinnell:16849