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Title: Birds' eye view, Iowa State Fair Grounds, Des Moines, Iowa, Iowa State Fairgrounds, John Deere Agriculture Building, Administration Building
Description: Looking southeast at the Agriculture Building on the left and the Administration Building on the right. The Agriculture Building was built in 1904 and is one of the best remaining examples of exposition-style architecture anywhere in the world. The Administration Building was built in 1908 and the original fountain still stands in the main lobby. The Iowa State Fair and Exposition Grounds Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 1915 postmark.
Date Created: 1915
PID: grinnell:16086

Title: Brown Hotel, Fourth and Keo, Des Moines, Iowa, Iowa Department for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
Description: Looking southwest at a 11 story brick and stone building. Verso says: Brown Hotel, Fourth and Keosauqua, 244 Rooms, Moderately Priced, Iowa's Largest Garage across the Street, Coffee Shoppe. Located at 524 Fourth Street, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Number 13 AT 119.
Date Created: 1960
PID: grinnell:16847

Title: Buffalo, Greenwood Park, Des Moines, Iowa, Ashworth Park
Description: View of four Buffalo roaming Greenwood Park in the winter. Greenwood Park was the first official large park in Des Moines purchased by park commissioners in 1894. Located at 4500 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. 1909 postmark. Number 6443.
Date Created: 1909
PID: grinnell:18550

Title: Camp library, American Library Association, Camp Dodge, Iowa
Description: Looking north at the original Camp Dodge library accredited by the American Library Association. From July to November of 1917, construction at Camp Dodge took place at a frenetic pace which included thirty barracks, two headquarters buildings, a 3,000-seat auditorium, a base hospital, three fire stations, post offices, libraries, and railroad depots were also constructed. In addition, there were 8 YMCA halls, a YWCA auditorium, a YWCA Hostess House, and centers for such organizations as the Knights of Columbus, the Lutheran Brotherhood, and the Jewish Welfare Service. Located at 7105 Northwest 70th Avenue, Johnston, Polk County, Iowa.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:14689

Title: Citizens Bank, Altoona, Iowa, Jess R. Perry, Drug and General Store
Description: Looking west on Second Street with the Citizens Bank (built in 1909) and the Jess R. Perry Drug and General Store (established in 1911) on the left. The bank was changed to Shaffer State Bank in 1915 and Perry sold his store to Clyde L. Wilbern of Sibley, Iowa, in 1913. Number 11. Title supplied by cataloger.
Date Created: 1918
PID: grinnell:14264

Title: City Library, Des Moines, Iowa, Public Library of Des Moines
Description: Looking northwest at the 1903 three-story Beaux Arts style building designed by Des Moines architects, Gutterson & Smith, and constructed of salmon pink Minnesota limestone. It was the project of the Works Progress Administration. The building originally featured a fountain and stone steps, which were removed in 1955. It is no longer a library, but was acquired by the World Food Prize and is being renovated to serve as a museum to recognize great achievements in agriculture, a convocation center that will hold the World Food Prize International Symposium, a home for the Global Youth Institute, an educational facility that will feature interactive displays on hunger and food security and a conference center and community hall. It is located on Locust Street and listed in the National Register of Historic Places. 1908 postmark.
Date Created: 1908
PID: grinnell:15676

Title: Coliseum building, Des Moines, Iowa, Des Moines Coliseum
Description: Looking north from East Locust Street. The Des Moines Coliseum was located across the street from the Des Moines Public Library on Locust Street and opened in 1908. It was used for large public events such as presidential speeches and Drake University basketball. The building was destroyed by fire in 1949. 1910 postmark. Number 1973. Series 252.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:18510

Title: Coliseum, Des Moines, Iowa, Des Moines Coliseum
Description: Looking northwest at the Des Moines Coliseum located across the street from the Des Moines Public Library on Locust Street and opened in 1908. It was used for large public events such as presidential speeches and Drake University basketball. The building was destroyed by fire in 1949. Number 13AT144.
Date Created: 1935
PID: grinnell:14682

Title: Crocker School, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking southwest at two children in the foreground with the Crocker School in the background. The school was built in 1870 and demolished ca. 1962. It was named after Marcellus Monroe Crocker, a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and prominent lawyer in Des Moines, Iowa. 1909 postmark. Number 48.
Date Created: 1909
PID: grinnell:16929

Title: Des Moines Botanical Center, Des Moines, Iowa, Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
Description: Looking northeast from the Des Moines River at the Des Moines Botanical Center which was built in 1979 at a total cost of $3,362,000. Located at 909 Robert D. Ray Drive, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa.
Date Created: 1980
PID: grinnell:14690