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Title: Episcopal Church, Chariton, Iowa, St. Andrews Episcopal Church
Description: Two story large brick building with bell tower on the right. The building was located at 502 North Jackson Street, Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa. Number A-16350.
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:14106

Title: Grandview Park, Des Moines, Iowa, Grand View Park
Description: View of a walking bridge through the trees. The land purchase for Grandview Park was made in 1894. The park is a natural park that is approximately 98 acres in size. Located at 3230 Easton Boulevard, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. 1920 postmark. Number 3837.
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:18549

Title: Hazy view of Camp Dodge, Iowa
Description: Looking northwest at the long row of barracks. Original construction of Camp Dodge began in 1907, to provide a place for the National Guard units to train. In 1917, the installation was handed over to national authorities and greatly expanded to become a regional training center for forces to participate in the First World War. The name Camp Dodge comes from Brigadier General Grenville M. Dodge, who organized Iowa's first National Guard unit in 1856.
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:16879

Title: High school, Anita, Iowa
Description: Looking east at the Anita High School built in 1900. It was located on the southeast corner of 690th Street and Troublesome Creek Road, Anita, Cass County, Iowa. The town was named after Anita Cowles, niece of the surveyor of the town site.
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:14247

Title: Iowa State Quarry, Anamosa, Iowa, Anamosa Quarry, Weber Stone Company, State Quarry, Iowa Men's Reformatory, Dolomite Quarry
Description: Several laborers working the Anamosa Quarry. The quarry was opened in 1866 and was Anamosa penitentiary personnel quarried stone to be used in buildings, walls and terraces. Listed in the National Register for Historic Places. Number 40852.
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:13294

Title: Looking west from the Iowa State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking west from the steps of the Iowa State Capitol building with several men in uniform on the left and the city of Des Moines in the background. The building was completed in 1886 at a cost of $3,296,256, 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. Located at 1007 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, and listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Title supplied by cataloger.
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:18755

Title: M.E. Church, Anita, Iowa, Methodist Episcopal Church, United Methodist Church
Description: Looking at the Methodist Episcopal Church with horses and carriage in front. Number 34552.
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:13574

Title: Main Street, Ames, Iowa, Cooley & Jones
Description: Looking west on Main Street at street trolley tracks. Cooley & Jones Harness shop is on the left. Title supplied by cataloger.
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:13874