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Title: Christian Church, Bedford, Iowa
Description: Looking at front entrance of a two-story brick church building from the street. The church was erected in 1900 at a cost of $15,000 and for many years was among the largest in point of membership in the city. Number 25230.
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:14206

Title: Congregational Church, Ames, Iowa, Ames United Church of Christ, United Church of Christ Congregational
Description: Looking at the church corner of Sixth Street and Kellogg Avenue. The Congregational Church in this photo was the second church built on this site in 1900 and has been renovated several times. The church adopted the name United Church of Christ-Congregational in 1957 when the national Evangelical and Reformed Church and the Congregational Christian churches merged. Located at 217 6th Street, Ames, Story County, Iowa. 1909 postmark.
Date Created: 1909
PID: grinnell:13618

Title: Congregational Church, Belle Plaine, Iowa, First Congregational Church
Description: Looking northwest at the Congregational Church which was built in 1870. Located at 1400 8th Avenue, Belle Plaine, Benton County, Iowa. 1907 postmark.
Date Created: 1907
PID: grinnell:13861

Title: Court Street, Bedford, Iowa, Bell Telephone Company, Bedford Commercial Historic District
Description: Looking northwest on Court Avenue with the Taylor County Courthouse appearing behind the trees in the background. The first building from the left was reportedly built in 1856 as a three-story buiding with the third floor removed in 1933. At the time of this photo, the drugstore was housed on the first floor and the Bell Telephone exchange was housed on the second floor. The Listed in the National Register of Historic Places under Bedford Commercial Historic District. Number 11.
Date Created: 1922
PID: grinnell:14577

Title: Court house, Atlantic, Iowa, Cass County Court House, Cass County Courthouse
Description: Looking northwest at the Cass County Court House. The fourth and final courthouse constructed of Indiana limestone and standing three-stories high cost $119,000. It was dedicated on December 26, 1934. It was one of 10 county courthouses built in Iowa during the New Deal Era as part of the federal Public Works Administration. Located at 5 West Seventh Street, Atlantic, Cass County, Iowa, Listed in the National Register of Historical Places. Number M-424.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13440

Title: Creamery at Artesian, Iowa, Artesian Co-operative Creamery Company, Artesian Cooperative Creamery Company, Artesian Creamery Company
Description: Started in 1887 by J.W. Matthias and Son, it became the Artesian Cooperative Creamery Co., in 1890 when 33 area farmers purchased the business from Mathias. this one-story stone building with large smokestack was located on US Highway 63. A motorcycle with sidecar is parked out front on left with chickens in the yard. Number 3.
Date Created: 1917
PID: grinnell:14240

Title: Cutting the new Nishnabotna, Avoca, Iowa, Nishnabotna River, East Branch West Nishnabotna River, West Nishnabotna River
Description: Dredging the Nishnabotna River. The east and west forks of the Nishnabotna River make up the third largest tributary of the Missouri River in Iowa. The name "Nishnabotna" comes from an Otoe (Chiwere) word meaning "canoe-making river". 1911 postmark. Number 2172. Series 2.
Date Created: 1911
PID: grinnell:13681

Title: Depot, Brighton, Iowa, Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Depot, Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Depot, United States Express Company
Description: Looking at a one-story wooden depot with a woman standing in front. The Brighton Depot was built in 1902 by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway. On the left corner of the building is a sign "United States Express Company", which operated from 1854 to 1914, and was a privately owned company that forwarded parcels and freight. The company served the northern states from New England west to Colorado. Title supplied by cataloger.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:14167

Title: Diving at Lake Okoboji, Arnold's Park, Iowa
Description: Children diving off of wooden diving board in Lake Okoboji. Boat in the background. Number 26.
Date Created: 1945
PID: grinnell:14241