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Title: Band stand, Central Park, Charles City, Iowa
Description: Woman and child sitting on the Central Park bandstand. The third block (Block 9) from the river along Mill Street (now North Main Street) was envisioned by city planners, Joseph and Malinda Kelly to be the center of the city so he set it aside as the public square, and it has ever since remained open as public land and park. It is now named Central Park. Central Park is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the North Main Street Historic District. 1918 postmark. Number A-58774.
Date Created: 1915
PID: grinnell:14572

Title: Bank Buildings, Collins, Iowa, Exchange State Bank
Description: Looking south on Main Street at the Exchange State Bank on the left with a train passing through in the background. The Exchange State Bank was established in 1902.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:16260

Title: Bank and Masonic Hall, Danbury, Iowa, Hedrick, D.H., Danbury Trust and Savings Bank
Description: The Danbury Trust and Savings Bank was built in 1911 and housed the bank on the first floor, and the Masonic Hall on the second floor. D.H. Hedrick served as the first president and the bank had a capital of $25,000. 1911 postmark.
Date Created: 1911
PID: grinnell:16211

Title: Beautiful State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking east 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 P31092.
Date Created: 1965
PID: grinnell:16871

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: Bird's-eye view looking down Locust Street from the Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: Looking west from the stairs of the Iowa State Capitol building at Locust Street and downtown Des Moines in the background. 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 107839.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:16145

Title: Birdland at Union Park, Des Moines, Iowa
Description: A view from Birdland Drive near the Des Moines River. Number 6447.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:18828

Title: Birds' eye view, Iowa State Fair Grounds, Des Moines, Iowa, Iowa State Fairgrounds, John Deere Agriculture Building, Administration Building
Description: Looking southeast at the Agriculture Building on the left and the Administration Building on the right. The Agriculture Building was built in 1904 and is one of the best remaining examples of exposition-style architecture anywhere in the world. The Administration Building was built in 1908 and the original fountain still stands in the main lobby. The Iowa State Fair and Exposition Grounds Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 1915 postmark.
Date Created: 1915
PID: grinnell:16086

Title: Birdseye view from Rock Bend, Alpha, Iowa, Birds eye view from Rock Bend, Alpha, Iowa, Bird's eye view from Rock Bend, Alpha, Iowa
Description: Boaters on Crane Creek. 1918 postmark. Number 7082.
Date Created: 1918
PID: grinnell:13425

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