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Title: Des Moines Municipal Airport, Des Moines, Iowa, Des Moines International Airport
Description: 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.
Date Created: 1965
PID: grinnell:16933

Title: Des Moines River, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking at the west bank of the Des Moines River. 1913 postmark.
Date Created: 1913
PID: grinnell:16134

Title: Down the Des Moines valley, Iowa, Down the Des Moines River valley, Iowa
Description: Looking at the Des Moines River Valley. 1901 postmark. Number 11488.
Date Created: 1901
PID: grinnell:16934

Title: Drainage Gates, Armco, the Iowa Culvert and Pipe Company, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: On verso: "Drainage Gates. Either automatic or screw type. Ask our man for information when you have a water control problem". 1941 postmark.
Date Created: 1941
PID: grinnell:16856

Title: Drive in Union Park, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: View of garden in Union Park which is located at 725 Thompson Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. 1912 postmark. Number 6417.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:18829

Title: Elbows for Special Locations, Armco, the Iowa Culvert and Pipe Company, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: On verso: "Elbows for Special Locations. We fabricate elbows in diameters from 6" to as large as you want them, to fit any special job you have, such as broken back culverts, drop inlets, or horizontal turns in alignment of the pipe. Submit your sketch and we will be pleased to make a quotation for any job of this nature you may have. Made and sold by Iowa Culvert and Pipe Co., Mason City, Des Moines, Cedar Rapids.
Date Created: 1939
PID: grinnell:16872

Title: Elks' Building, Des Moines, Iowa, Elks Lodge
Description: Looking at the entrance to a four-story brick and stone building. Number 1590.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:16157

Title: Entrance to Fort Des Moines, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking at the gated entrance to the Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School established in 1901 on 640 acres, several miles south of downtown Des Moines. In 1917 the first officer candidate class of African Americans in US military history, trained at Fort Des Moines, and received commissions. Also in 1917 a training camp for black medical personnel began, and in 1918 the fort was used for the treatment of World War I casualties. In 1933-34 it was used as a Civilian Conservation Corps camp. With the entry of the United States into World War II, the fort was used as a training center for women, for service in the Army's Women's Army Corps. After the war, the fort housed veteran soldiers for a time, and was turned over to the city in the early 1950s. Much of the original 640-acre base was sold off for development as the city grew. A number of the fort's buildings still stand, mainly on the southern and eastern edges of the parade ground. These buildings, including barracks, quarters, and stables, are now used for a variety of civic and commercial purposes. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Date Created: 1930
PID: grinnell:16850

Title: First Baptist Church, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking north at the building designed and built on 1894 by Eastman and McLelland. 1909 postmark. Number 41.
Date Created: 1909
PID: grinnell:18543

Title: Flower beds, Union Park, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: View of flower garden and walking trail in Union Park which is located at 725 Thompson Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa.
Date Created: 1915
PID: grinnell:16079