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Crocker School, Des Moines, Iowa
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Description
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Looking southwest at two children in the foreground with the Crocker School in the background. The school was built in 1870 and demolished ca. 1962. It was named after Marcellus Monroe Crocker, a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and prominent lawyer in Des Moines, Iowa. 1909 postmark. Number 48.
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Date Created
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1909
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PID
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grinnell:16929
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Des Moines Center of Science and Industry, Des Moines, Iowa, Science Center of Iowa, Bergman Academy
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Description
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Verso says: Located in Greenwood Park, and features regular, public and school demonstrations in the Physical Sciences, Natural Sciences, Health Sciences, and the Sargent Planetarium. Also includes temporary and permanent exhibits including the Foucault Pendulum. This building was opened in 1970 at 100 45th Street, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. The Science Center of Iowa was moved to downtown Des Moines in 2005. Bergman Academy is now at this location.
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Date Created
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1980
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PID
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grinnell:14694
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Des Moines Municipal Airport, Des Moines, Iowa, Des Moines International Airport
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Description
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Construction of the airport began in 1932 and was completed in 1933 with several upgrades since then. The airport was renamed the Des Moines International Airport in 1986 to acknowledge the presence of a United States Customs Service office at the airport. Verso says: The new modern terminal building constructed at a cost of one million dollars is one of the finest in the United States. Located at 5800 Fleur Drive, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Number 70778.
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Date Created
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1965
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PID
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grinnell:16933
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Title
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Drive in Union Park, Des Moines, Iowa
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Description
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View of garden in Union Park which is located at 725 Thompson Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. 1912 postmark. Number 6417.
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Date Created
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1912
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PID
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grinnell:18829
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East Des Moines High School, Des Moines, Iowa, East High School
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Description
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Looking east at a four-story stone building built in 1911 and renovated in 2005. When the building first opened, the school board was unable to afford new furniture, because of the enormous cost of its construction. During the first spring of the building's existence, a number of students used whatever vehicles they could provide to haul the furniture from the old building to the new one. Located at 815 East 13th Street, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. 1915 postmark. Number 8913.
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Date Created
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1915
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PID
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grinnell:16158