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Title: Herrick Chapel, Chapel, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking east from Park Street. Herrick Chapel was constructed in 1907, costing approximately $20,000. It was named for Stephen Leonard Herrick, an early settler in Grinnell who was a local merchant and trustee of the College. Number 3183.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13794

Title: Christmas Pageant
Description: Participants in the Sunday school Christmas pageant at the Malcom Methodist church in the 1950s.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:5703

Title: Marshall County Courthouse, County court house, Marshalltown, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast. Marshalltown, located in the heart of Iowa, has been called "The Natural Industrial Center of Iowa". This modern city with its many fine buildings and well-equipped schools, is noted for its wide pleasant streets and boulevards shaded with thousands of trees.--t.p. verso. Construction of the Marshall County Courthouse began in 1884 and was finished in 1886 costing $150,000. The courthouse is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Located at 1 East Main Street, Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa. Number 20200. Series 4.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13720

Title: Poweshiek County Courthouse, Poweshiek County Court House, Court house, Montezuma, Iowa
Description: Looking southeast. The Poweshiek County Courthouse was built in 1857 costing $21,928.15 and is one of the oldest courthouses in Iowa. Listed in the National Register for Historic Places. Number N-326.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13540

Title: Cowles Residence Hall, Cowles Dining Hall, Cowles Dining & Residence Hall, Cowles Hall, [Grinnell College], Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast from Park Street. Made possible by a gift from the Cowles Foundation in 1941, Cowles Hall was built in 1942 to accommodate the Officers' Candidate School. It was not available for civilian use until 1945. Number 15671N.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13369

Title: Dale Wolfe Early Life in His Own Words
Description: Autobiographical account of the life of Dale Wolfe from his birth in 1931 in Malcom, Iowa, until 1950 when he was released from the Army. He describes his life growing up during the depression and the various farm jobs he held before he entered the military. Others mentioned in the account are Virgil Taylor, Harold Wallace, La Vern Helm, Ray Puls, and Paul Thomson.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:17376

Title: Darby Gymnasium, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Darby was constructed in 1942 and razed in 2004. Cost was $125,000. Number 0C357.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:14554

Title: Quad Dining Hall, Dining room and women's dormitory, [Grinnell College], Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking south. Quad Dining Hall was built in 1915.N Number 642.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13671

Title: Dinner in the Malcom Methodist Church Basement
Description: Parishioners eating dinner in the basement of the Malcom Methodist Church, Malcom, Iowa, in the 1950s.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:5705

Title: Dormitories, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northwest from central campus. Buildings from left to right: Smith Hall, Langan Hall, Rawson Hall, Gates Hall, Clark Hall, Dibble Hall, Cowles Hall. Number 35103.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:14383