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Iowa Capitol Building and Governor of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa, Beardsley, William S.
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Description
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Photo of William S. Beardley, 31st Governer of Iowa, from 1949-1954. State Motto: 'Our Liberties We Prize and Our Rights We Will Maintain'. On verso: "William S. Beardsley, native Iowan, inaugurated January 13, 1949, as the 31st Governor of Iowa". Looking northeast the the Iowa State Capitol building which was completed in 1886 at a cost of $3,296,256, and, 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.
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Date Created
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1955
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PID
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grinnell:18754
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Title
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Iowa Home for Sightless Women, Des Miones, Iowa
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Description
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The Iowa Home for Sightless Women was established in 1915 after many years of fundraising efforts by alumni of the Iowa School of the Blind and by prominent women in Des Moines. Due to the increased number of applications, the home moved in 1934 and 1948. The original house is still located at 1424 West 30th Street, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa.
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Date Created
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1910
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PID
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grinnell:16146
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Title
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Iowa State Capitol Building and Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Des Moines, Iowa, Iowa Civil War Monument
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Description
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Looking northeast at the Iowa State Capitol building on the left which was completed in 1886 at a cost of $3,296,256, and is the only five-domed capitol in the country and looking at the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument on the right which is 135 feet tall and designed and completed by Harriet Ketcham in 1896. The building is located at 1007 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, and listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Number 6A-H1657.
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Date Created
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1936
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PID
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grinnell:16128
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Title
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Iowa State Capitol and Governor of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa, Wilson, George A.
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Description
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Photo of George A. Wilson, 1906 Grinnell College graduate and 28th Governer of Iowa, from 1939-1943. On verso: "The Iowa State Capitol was completed in 1886 at a cost of $3,296,256; in its construction, stone quarried in seven foreign countries and several different states was used. The world-famous 'golden dome' on the capitol building is real 22-carat gold." The building is located at 1007 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Series 11.
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Date Created
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1945
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PID
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grinnell:16077
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Title
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Iowa State Capitol by night, Des Moines, Iowa
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Description
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Looking east at the Iowa State Capitol building at night with the Pioneers of the Territory monument (1892) by Karl Gerhardt in the foreground. 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. 1927 postmark. Number 21030.
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Date Created
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1927
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PID
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grinnell:16876
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Title
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Iowa State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa
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Description
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Looking northeast at the Iowa State Capitol building which was completed in 1886 at a cost of $3,296,256, and, 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. Number R-57024.
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Date Created
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1935
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PID
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grinnell:16095
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Title
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Iowa State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa
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Description
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Looking northwest at the Iowa State Capitol building with a miniature Liberty Bell in the foreground presented to Iowa in 1950 by the Federal Department of the Treasury to thank the state for its efforts of the previous ten years in war-bond drives. This symbol of independence appropriately was dedicated on Independence Day by Governor William Beardsley. The bell, cast in Annery-le-Vieux, France, weighs 2,000 pounds. It is located at 1007 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Number P89196.
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Date Created
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1965
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PID
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grinnell:16089
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Title
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Iowa State Capitol, from the south, Des Moines, Iowa
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Description
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Looking south at the Iowa State Capitol with what appears to be scaffolding around the main dome in the center and on the left. The building was completed in 1886 at a cost of $3,296,256, and, 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. It is located at 1007 East Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Number 1.
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Date Created
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1912
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PID
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grinnell:18759
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Title
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Iowa State Capitol, from the southeast, Des Moines, Iowa
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Description
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Looking southeast at the Iowa State Capitol with a horse and buggy in the foreground. The building was completed in 1886 at a cost of $3,296,256, and, 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. Number 4.
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Date Created
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1912
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PID
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grinnell:18756
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Title
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Knabenshue Air Ship, State Fair Grounds, Des Moines, Iowa, Iowa State Fairgrounds, Knabenshue, Roy, Hamilton, Charles K.
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Description
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"Looking at an airship near its tent on the hill east of the fair's racetrack and north of the dining halls on Grand Avenue. Roy Knabenshue built the airship and Charles K. Hamilton piloted it. He did not accompany his balloon to the fair because he had not fully recovered from a fall into a lake the previous month. Knabenshue was not only an aeronaut of balloons and dirigibles, but was also a designer, building, and exhibitor of airships that were piloted by many pioneer aviators. He later became exhibition manager for the Wright brothers team." The Iowa State Fair and Exposition Grounds Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 1917 postmark. Number 520.
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Date Created
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1917
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PID
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grinnell:16085