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Title: Ina Sprague
Description: A studio portrait of Ina Sprague (1891-1979) as a teenager or young adult. She is wearing a long white dress with her hair pulled back with a large bow, seated in a chair with one arm on an armrest. Possibly a high school graduation photo.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:23235

Title: J.R. Steele Describes Union Twp., J.R. Steele Describes Union Township
Description: Newspaper article written by J.R. Steele and published in the Grinnell Register, on Monday, August 7, 1922, describing life in Union Township, Poweshiek County, Iowa, in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Also includes photos of the Steele home, Little Mount Baptist Church, and the J.R. Steele family including Mr. Steele, his daughter (Garnette Mae Steele Wheeler), and his wife (Ruth Mae Davis Steele). Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Pamphlet file. Poweshiek County (Iowa) -- History -- Union Township.
Date Created: 1922
PID: grinnell:13068

Title: Kathryn Louden Interview, American Beliefs and Cultural Values
Description: Kathryn Louden was born in Delaware County, Iowa, and grew up in Wichita, Kansas. She attended John Fletcher College in Oskaloosa, Iowa, for two years obtaining a teaching certificate, and then taught fifth and sixth grades in Newburg, Iowa. In 1942 she married Warren Louden, who farmed near Newburg; they had two children. She was active in her church, the Farm Bureau, 4-H, the Iowa Porkettes and many other organizations. Interview conducted as part of American Beliefs and Cultural Values, an American Studies class taught by Hanna Griff at Grinnell College in 1993.
Date Created: 1993
PID: grinnell:26711

Title: Lena Sprague
Description: Portrait of Lena Sprague, around high school graduation age, wearing a white, ankle-length dress with three-quarter length eyelet lace sleeves. She wears a bracelet and locket necklace while resting her hands on a podium.
Date Created: 1916
PID: grinnell:23210

Title: Looking East along Marvin Avenue
Description: Looking east along Marvin Avenue towards West Street in Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Martzahn City Planning Slides, p.16, slide 8.
Date Created: 2003
PID: grinnell:30291

Title: Looking East on Hamilton Avenue
Description: View looking East on Hamilton Avenue between High and East Streets in Grinnell, Iowa. A dirt road and a farmstead are visible. The name Winifred Almy Martin is written on the back of the photo. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-5, Views of Grinnell.
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:12221

Title: Looking North along Main Street
Description: Looking north along Main Street from approximately 330 Main Street in Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Martzahn City Planning Slides, p.15, slide 14.
Date Created: 2003
PID: grinnell:30280

Title: Looking North along the 800 Block of East Street
Description: Looking north along the 800 block of East Street in Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Martzahn City Planning Slides, p.15, slide 15.
Date Created: 2003
PID: grinnell:30281

Title: Looking South on High Street from Fifth Avenue
Description: View looking south on High Street from Fifth Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa. The street is dirt lined with trees and with sidewalks on both sides. The name Winifred Almy Martin is written on the back. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-5, Views of Grinnell.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:12241

Title: Lorene Alyce Pearce Morrison
Description: Recollections of Lorene A. Pearce Morrison who was born in rural Grinnell, Iowa, in 1925. The locations of many businesses in Grinnell are discussed. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Pamphlet file. Biographies.
Date Created: 2013
PID: grinnell:13067