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Title: St. Mary's Catholic Church, Catholic Church, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking southeast. St. Mary's Catholic Church was built in the mid-twenties and dedicated in February 1927. Built in the Romanesque style. Cost was $59,000. Number 11460. Series 18.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13644

Title: Herrick Chapel, Chapel, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking east from Park Street. Herrick Chapel was constructed in 1907, costing approximately $20,000. It was named for Stephen Leonard Herrick, an early settler in Grinnell who was a local merchant and trustee of the College. Number 3183.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13794

Title: Marshall County Courthouse, County court house, Marshalltown, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast. Marshalltown, located in the heart of Iowa, has been called "The Natural Industrial Center of Iowa". This modern city with its many fine buildings and well-equipped schools, is noted for its wide pleasant streets and boulevards shaded with thousands of trees.--t.p. verso. Construction of the Marshall County Courthouse began in 1884 and was finished in 1886 costing $150,000. The courthouse is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Located at 1 East Main Street, Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa. Number 20200. Series 4.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13720

Title: Poweshiek County Courthouse, Poweshiek County Court House, Court house, Montezuma, Iowa
Description: Looking southeast. The Poweshiek County Courthouse was built in 1857 costing $21,928.15 and is one of the oldest courthouses in Iowa. Listed in the National Register for Historic Places. Number N-326.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13540

Title: Darby Gymnasium, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Darby was constructed in 1942 and razed in 2004. Cost was $125,000. Number 0C357.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:14554

Title: Quad Dining Hall, Dining room and women's dormitory, [Grinnell College], Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking south. Quad Dining Hall was built in 1915.N Number 642.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13671

Title: Darby Gymnasium, Field house, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking north from Eighth Avenue. Darby was constructed in 1942 and razed in 2004. Cost was $125,000. Major renovations 1976-77, 1980. Number F-31.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13871

Title: Goodnow Hall, Grinnell College
Description: Looking northeast with Steiner Hall in background. Goodnow Hall was constructed in 1885, costing $15,700 excluding telescope ($2,125) and book stacks. Originally served as college library and astronomical observatory. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Number B-146.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:14559

Title: Greetings from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1st Avenue, First Avenue, Quaker Oats Plant, Municipal Island, May's Island, Cedar River, Red Cedar River
Description: Montage of 3 Cedar Rapids landmarks from left to right. "Cedar Rapids, Iowa located on Hwy. 30-218 showing First Ave, Municipal Island, Quaker Oats Plant, Aerial photo showing Cedar River and Business District." -- t.p. verso. "May's Island (Municipal Island) is an example of creative urban planning. A natural feature--the island in the river which bisects the city--was developed to create a link, both physical and pscychological, between the two parts of the city of Cedar Rapids. This concentration of government activity contributes to a local sense of civic and commercial unity seldom found in cities bisected by rivers." The Quaker Oats Company was founded in 1901 by the merger of four oat mills: The Quaker Mill Company of Ravenna, Ohio, a cereal mill in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, owned by George Douglas and Robert Stuart, The German Mills American Oatmeal Company in Akron, Ohio, and the Rob Lewis & Co. American Oats and Barley Oatmeal Corporation. Number 17484-B.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13309

Title: Greetings from Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Description: Split postcard with view of cornstalks and a farmer bailing hay with woman and children looking on. Number S30040-B.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:14126