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Title: Davis School Teachers, circa 1920
Description: A black and white photograph of what we assume are Davis School teachers. The photograph includes seven women, who are identified on the back of the photograph, one of whom includes Lizzie Davis, the namesake of the school. From the left: Ethel Trotter, Ina Sprague, Bertha Smith, Vesta Atkinson, unknown, Ms. Daggett, Lizzie Davis.
Date Created: 1915
PID: grinnell:26624

Title: Des Moines Sunday Register Society and Clubs, Society and Clubs, Des Moines Sunday Register
Description: Society and Clubs page of the October 2, 1927, Des Moines Register featuring Henryetta Spaulding, Betty Jane Spaulding, Miriam Jane Spaulding, and Mrs. Mark C. Blair (Alice Spaulding) announcing the wedding of Henryetta to Edwin Stanton Van Gorder.
Date Created: 1927
PID: grinnell:5807

Title: Doris Durey and Ray George Wedding Party
Description: Photograph of Doris Durey and Ray George's wedding party on July 20, 1926. They were married on the farm where Doris grew up which was called Bide-A-Wee Farm near Manchester, Iowa. The man to the right of the groom was Herb Palmer, who was Ray's college roommate. Flower bouquets are hand-colored.
Date Created: 1926
PID: grinnell:11750

Title: Dorothy Tarleton outside Ben's Tire Shop
Description: Dorothy Tarleton sits inside of a Sieberling Cord tire outside of her father's tire shop, Ben's Tire Shop, in Grinnell, Iowa, in 1923 or 1924. Dorothy later married Philip Palmer.
Date Created: 1923
PID: grinnell:12033

Title: Dr. Edwin E. Harris as William Pine in "Passers-By"
Description: Dr. Edwin E. Harris, wearing a Za-Ga-Zig Shriner's hat, as the man-servant William Pine, in the December 14th, 1921, production of "Passers-By" performed by the Community Playmakers of Grinnell at the Colonial Theater in Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #100, Early Theater Productions.
Date Created: 1921
PID: grinnell:18918

Title: Edith Renfrow Eighth Grade Graduation
Description: Photograph of Edith Renfrow taken in 1929 upon the occasion of her graduation from 8th grade in Grinnell, Iowa.
Date Created: 1929
PID: grinnell:12197

Title: Eugene Henely
Description: Eugene Henely was superintendent of schools in Grinnell, Iowa, for 23 years, from 1905 until his death in 1928. Photo by Child. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-6, People.
Date Created: 1921
PID: grinnell:13081

Title: Fannie R. Buchanan
Description: Black and white photographic portrait of a smiling Fannie R. Buchanan (1875-1957), an active member of 4H and composer (along with Miss Lena Parish) of several nationally recognized 4H songs. In 1942 she received a citation from the USDA for outstanding contribution to rural culture. She was a 1984 Iowa Women's Hall of Fame Honoree for the music projects she conducted for the Iowa State College Extension Service which touched Iowans in nearly every county in the state.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:23263

Title: Farm Union Picnic
Description: Panoramic view of attendees at the Farm Union picnic at Arbor Lake in Grinnell, Iowa, on August 27, 1926. Possibly a branch of the Iowa Farmers Union.
Date Created: 1926
PID: grinnell:27203

Title: Fire at Fourth and State
Description: Fire at Fourth Avenue and State Street in Grinnell, Iowa, in 1925 which destroyed the J.W. Norris & Son Garage (1029 Fourth Avenue). Photo by Child. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-5, Views of Grinnell.
Date Created: 1925
PID: grinnell:12243