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Title: Bird's eye view, Burlington, Iowa, Mississippi River, Des Moines County Courthouse, Des Moines County Court House
Description: Looking northeast at Burlington, Iowa business district with the Des Moines County Courthouse and the Mississippi River in the background. 1908 postmark. Number 12189.
Date Created: 1908
PID: grinnell:14162

Title: Bird's eye view, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Pottawattamie County Courthouse
Description: An aerial view looking east with the Pottawattamie County Courthouse on the left in the background. This second courthouse on South Pearl Street was built in 1888 at a cost of $141,800. It was later declared unsafe and was replaced with a Modernist structure in 1977. 1908 postmark.
Date Created: 1908
PID: grinnell:16977

Title: Birds-eye view looking Southwest, Dysart, Iowa
Description: Looking southwest at the town of Dysart, Iowa, which was platted in 1872. The town takes its name from Joseph Dysart, a farmer and founder of the town.
PID: grinnell:14661

Title: Birdseye view looking east, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Cedar Rapids Post Office and Federal Building, Cedar Rapids Business College
Description: Looking east on 2nd Avenue SE with the Cedar Rapids Post Office and Federal Building on the right and the Cedar Rapids Business College shown in the background. The post office and federal building was constructed in 1895 at a cost of $100,000 and renovated and enlarged in 1906 at a cost of $215,000 by James Knox Taylor, supervising architect of the United States Treasury. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The Cedar Rapids Business College was constructed in 1911 and located on the corner of Second Avenue and Fifth Street. 1915 postmark. Number 74.
Date Created: 1915
PID: grinnell:14138

Title: Birdseye view, Conrad, Iowa, Bird's eye view, Main Street, Phoenix Building, Conrad State Bank
Description: Looking northeast from South Main Street in Conrad, Iowa, with the Phoenix Building housing the Conrad State Bank and a wooden water tower in the background. In 1894, a fire broke out and destroyed nearly every downtown building. The town rebuilt immediately, replacing wood frame structures with brick buildings. Known for its rich black dirt, Conrad claims to be the "Black Dirt Capital of the World. 1916 postmark. Number 108.
Date Created: 1916
PID: grinnell:16986